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Technology and Gaming Help and Support
#1

I am slowly saving up to buy a new rig, one piece at a time, in order to get rid of horrible Dell-nes. I was planning on buying a mobo first, then a CPU, and power supply, and re-using my video card and hardrive and maybe ram.
Current specs are:
Basically a standard Dimension 9150, with an 9800gt and some extra ram.
CPU: Intel Pentium D 915
Mobo model: 0fj030
mobo chipset:i945P
Video card: 9800gt
Ram: 2.5gb

That’s pretty much all I know. I wasn’t sure if the mobo info was relevant, but that’s all cpu-z told me that seemed useful. If you’re going to post a link to an online shop, make sure they deliver to Ireland (Newegg do not). Also, current savings is at 125 euro, so plox try to keep it under that.

#2

You really should wait untill you’ve got a big enough budget to buy everything at once. Otherwise you run the risk of either having an outdated (possibly incompatible) component, or you can get that component cheaper a few months later.

I suggest around 750 EURO should be enough to buy a decent game rig.

EDIT: You don’t have to buy a MOBO chipset, it’s part of the MOBO :stuck_out_tongue:

#3

^I agree.

#4

^I concur

#5

If possible, I’d suggest going for a better processor - at least a Core 2 Duo. It’d be a shame to choke your rig with a low FSB.

#6

I know. Also, I cannot save 750 euro. I just can’t.
Besides, if I buy them one at a time, I can just attach my old parts to the new ones.

#7

I’d suggest doing a lot more research before starting to build your own computer, especially after seeing your last statement.

#8

I know that they may well not all be compatible ok?
I’m not a fucking retard.

#9

You COULD just buy a new graphics card, that Radeon 9800 is very old. Provided your MOBO supports PCI-X you could probably find a decent Radeon HD3000 for around 100-120 EURO.

Also make sure your PSU has got enough juice to feed a new card, though the new cards are probably a lot more power-friendly to make do with your current PSU.

2.5GB of RAM is still decent enough, so just a new graphics card should provide a noticeable boon to your gaming experience :stuck_out_tongue:

#10

9800 GT is not ATI. That’s an Nvidia card.

#11

^This, and I don’t plan on changing that.

#12

Ah, I was wondering why I never heard of this GT suffix :expressionless:

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