Can This Old Thing Take A New Cpu?

[i_am_a_noob]

I was wondering if this computers motherboard can take a new CPU? After about a year I can further upgrade with a new motherboard that will fit in that case? I know it will need more stuff then just a CPU but I gotta start somewhere.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documen...mp;lang=en#N397


Those are the specs.

 

[Javacat]

You might be able get a 1.4Ghz Pentium III in there, but that's the best. You could probably pick one up quite cheaply, second hand from somewhere.

If you swap the motherboard later on you will need to also swap the processor, and probably also get new RAM. It's also likely that you would need to buy a seperate graphics card.

 

[sam fisher]

You might be able get a 1.4Ghz Pentium III in there, but that's the best. You could probably pick one up quite cheaply, second hand from somewhere.

If you swap the motherboard later on you will need to also swap the processor, and probably also get new RAM. It's also likely that you would need to buy a seperate graphics card.

This may work...

 

[i_am_a_noob]

Darn, that's what i thought. I basicly have to start from the ground up. Don't have that kind of money though.

 

[Javacat]

How much money do you have to play with?

 

[i_am_a_noob]

$200-300, i'm scrounging ebay for motherboards+CPUs. I can always buy a 64 mb video card in the beginning :/

Edit:Not Euro/Pounds

 

[Javacat]

You could actually build quite a nippy computer for that much.

This should work:
Casecom KL-828 Black ATX Middle Tower Case With 350W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...oduct_uid=88473
£17.99

Foxconn NF4XK8MC-RS socket 939 bundle with OEM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ and foxconn c...
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/110725
£129.95

CRUCIAL 1GB DDR PC3200 400MHz 184-PIN UNBUFF 128MX64 Memory Modules
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/65719
£59.27

Sapphire ATI Radeon X1300 256M HyperMemory PCI-E VGA / TVO / DVI-I
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/105753
£44.00

Maxtor 6G160E0 160GB 7200 RPM SATAII/300 8MB Cache - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/111854
£39.94

NEC ND3550A 16x DVD±RW Dual Layer Internal IDE (Black) - OEM
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/98443
£22.24

£313.39

Edit: Gah, just seen your comment about it not being pounds

 

[i_am_a_noob]

Ya that sucks doesn't it <_<

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Pentium-D-820-2-8G...1QQcmdZViewItem

$210
No pci xpress 16, but it's not that bad

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813135007


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819116001

$183

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[Javacat]

I've got a yank I know to price up a PC for you.

HDD - http://www.pcdirect.com/product.asp?promo=...ku=HDWD800BB-RC - $36.50
DVD - http://www.pcdirect.com/product.asp?promo=...ku=DVDRTS-H552B - $35.99
RAM - http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=586 - $39.00
MB + CPU - http://www.smksuperstore.com/catalog/viewitem.asp?ID=13671 - $132.99
GFX - http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info....roducts_id=4822 - $19.99
Case + PSU - http://www.cmicomputer.com/cgi-bin/quiksto...p;affiliate_id= $23.00

$287.47

You might need to add a fan to the case, but that should be more or less everything.

 

[i_am_a_noob]

Awesome, that works perfectly!!! I might have to do more considering but it's a great start! The only question is, was there a sound card thrown in there?

 

[Javacat]

It's built into the motherboard.

If you have a bit more money to play with you may want to consider a larger hard drive, or even giving SATA hard drives a go. If you have enough money in the future you could also get a better graphics card (although the motherboard only takes AGP) and also add more RAM.

 

[i_am_a_noob]

A better graphics is a defenite, along with more ram. But I don't need more then 80 gigs. I don't do much multimedia and i only have 3 or 4 games i really like to play.

 

[i_am_a_noob]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814102031


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814133125



Will the top one work?

The second ones a joke

 

[Javacat]

Yeh, that graphics card will be a lot better. I'd told the person that was putting the price together to make it as cheap as possible

 

[OMars]

I don't want to brag, but I have a new Sony Vaio with a 3Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 21 inch screen.... :rolleyes:

 

[i_am_a_noob]

Soon I will surpass that!!!!(give it 1-5 years)lol

What does the monitor have to do with anything?

 

[DemonStar55]

I don't want to brag, but I have a new Sony Vaio with a 3Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 21 inch screen.... :rolleyes:

planning on building something along the lines of http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9061 soon, just need a source of income :/