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help upgrade my computer plz
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Posted by: Kibbles'n'Bits
i have about 600 mhz and 128 mbs of ram, i want to upgrade my computer so that its.... well... faster. Need a better video card, anyone know a place or anything to buy.... also need anything else that will help computer run fast. HELP!! 
Posted by: INeedHelp
yeah, but first, there are plenty of posts that deal with this thing, so you should really look through the forum before posting the same question, all you have to do is type "upgrade" in the search space then hit search
'cause what happen is, people will get sick of answer the same questions over and over again, then in the end, you might get no reply at all
but anyways, i got all my parts from www.newegg.com and you'll find most of the board member recommend that site, as to what kind/brand of hardware is best, that's totally and solely depend on your budget, you get what you paid for
as to what makes computer run faster, i'd say... um... more ram..., a fast processor, a fast video card will give you better graphics..., eh... know's how to optimize your computer software-wise, that's the obvious, i'm not really a computer techie myself
but yeah fo sho man, 600MHz and 128Mbs wouldn't get you any where these days, i use to have a penitum 3 733MHz, 384mb ram, nvidia geforce 4 mx420 and all that low end stuff
i can't say the computer i have right now is very good and i end up paying some what too much for the computer it, so... it's best to plan your buget accordingly, and know what to get, 'cause what's famous is not always the best, weight the sacrifices and gains, so you know what not to get or to get a lower end component so you can use the extra buck from that into another higher end component
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Originally posted by Superfly3176
I'd go with if you totally plan to go all out money not an option. An Asus mobo with AMD Athlon 64 FX-51, Radeon 9800 XT, Kingston ram 1 gig or better. And Western Digital Raptors 10,000 Rpms less seek time.
And AMD new 64 bits blow intel out of the water with gaming performance. So they run slightly slow on office apps. Go with AMD you'll get bang for buck.
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this is what you might want to aiming for
Posted by: The-AoD
Ok here's the lowdown...
Processors speed up basically everything you do, except for mainly loading times. A 600mhz is well, not to be rude, next to being dead. 
More ram increases loading times (to a small point) and also allow much more information to be stored "off" the hard drive. This causes a major performance gain if you're running a low amount. 128 isn't bad, but to todays standards, you'll want at least 512mb.
Video cards are great for gaming.. The are the best performance gain in gaming you can buy. The better the card, the smoother the graphics, and the higher the framerate (but if your processor is very slow, your video card may not have much of an effect)
Fast hard drives reduce alot of loading time, game loading, starting windows... loading a program. Hard drive speed is definetly a factor to look at. The speed here is measured in RPMS, todays standard is 7200rpm, which isn't bad, but is nowhere near the best.
As Ineedhelp said you need to wiegh the sacrifice and gains. A better video card is 90% of the time (If you're looking at game performance) a heavier sacrifice than processor speed. I'll give you an idea of a basic decent running system for todays standards.
Pentium 4 2.4ghz or Athlon XP 2600+
GeForce 4 or FX - Radeon 9500 - 9800
Always at least 512mb of ram
40gb 7200rpm hard drive
Now if you're wanting to build your own system, I'd definetly do some researching about different things. Right now the cheapest bang for your buck is a midrange intel platform such as if you're only wanting to spend around 4-500 bucks. Say an Intel P4 2.4ghz with a GeForce 4 and 512mb of ram with a small 40gb 7200rpm hard drive. You could easily have that for cheap. Buying from a prebuilt company has it's costs, but they also come with "Easy" tech support. Meaning they'll warranty(usually) thier entire system, instead of having different warranties for different parts, and they'll also repair any problems you have while under warranty. If I was in your shoes, I'd go around looking at my options. Keep a notepad document of what you learn, and the prices you come up with. Soon enough you'll know what you're looking for, and you'll be on your way to having an "upgrade" system.
And as for your current one, there's not much you could do other than boost it to whatever it's motherboard can handle.. Which I would probably guess wouldn't be much more than a 1ghz processor and a GeForce 4. I hope this helps you out.
AoD
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