Anusha
10-21-2006, 09:14 PM
Had to upgrade it because the it was aging. It was supposed to be an upgrade, but eventually it will get all new parts. Currently, I'm looking at 5 crucial parts, and 3 not so crucial parts (at least for now).
This is what I have now:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz = stock
Intel DG965RY motherboard (no overclocking support :angry: - but the only affordable one for the money I had at the time of purchase)
1GB DDR-II 667 Kingston at 5,5,5,15 timings (2x512MB)
320GB Maxtor Diamondmax 10 7200RPM, SATAII, 16MB cache with NCQ
500W Server PSU from the old setup + new ATX case
I use the monitor, keyboard, mouse & speakers from the old PC. The upcoming upgrades are,
2 sticks of 1GB DDR-II 667 to bring the total RAM amount to 3GB
19" LCD monitor (because I can give the current CRT to dad to use with the old PC)
DirectX10 video card, when they are available. Not easy to run Vista on this integrated graphics chip and games run very badly on it
ADSL Router - because my current ADSL modem 's driver support is pathetic and there's a 100% probability that it won't get a signed Vista 64bit driver, as I'm looking forward to moving into 64-bit computing
IDE to USB converter - so I can use my 160GB IDE drive as a portable drive
The not-so-crucial parts are,
Audigy X-Fi class soundcard + good 5.1 speakers
This is what I have now:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz = stock
Intel DG965RY motherboard (no overclocking support :angry: - but the only affordable one for the money I had at the time of purchase)
1GB DDR-II 667 Kingston at 5,5,5,15 timings (2x512MB)
320GB Maxtor Diamondmax 10 7200RPM, SATAII, 16MB cache with NCQ
500W Server PSU from the old setup + new ATX case
I use the monitor, keyboard, mouse & speakers from the old PC. The upcoming upgrades are,
2 sticks of 1GB DDR-II 667 to bring the total RAM amount to 3GB
19" LCD monitor (because I can give the current CRT to dad to use with the old PC)
DirectX10 video card, when they are available. Not easy to run Vista on this integrated graphics chip and games run very badly on it
ADSL Router - because my current ADSL modem 's driver support is pathetic and there's a 100% probability that it won't get a signed Vista 64bit driver, as I'm looking forward to moving into 64-bit computing
IDE to USB converter - so I can use my 160GB IDE drive as a portable drive
The not-so-crucial parts are,
Audigy X-Fi class soundcard + good 5.1 speakers