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A Reluctant Guy
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Joined: Feb 21 2005
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Location: NC
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 Post subject: Wanting to upgrade/rebuild my old computer
Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:03 pm
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Hello,
I am trying to salvage my old computer(Gateway Performance 2000) and don't really need to build a new one from scratch, just add some needed components with a new P4 processor being a BIG priority. (I have a P3 733 MHz now) I'm pretty sure that I'll need a motherboard as well to accomodate the procesor.
I have a general idea of what I need to get by doing some online comparison shopping:
Motherboard - Intel "D865PERLL" I865PE Chipset motherboard for Intel socket 478 CPU
Processor - Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 630 3.0 GHz 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache Processor w/ Hyper Threading technology
All the other accessories will be from my old computer. BTW - I do quite a bit of 3d digital animation and gaming (Doom 3 to be specific)
Any help on this?
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CaptnPATS
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Joined: Feb 08 2005
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Location: Missoula Montana
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:16 pm
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You will most likely have to buy new ram with the new motherboard. Also you might want to look into a new video card if you value graphics.
Patrick
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Adam
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Joined: Jun 15 2003
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Location: New York
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Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:54 pm
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Welcome to computersOC! 
Most likely you will only be able to save the CD-drives, floppy drive and hard drive. Backup your hard drive data before you move it to the new computer.
-Adam
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rossthedon
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Location: scotland
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Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 1:14 pm
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| good choice of cpu, i have one of those babies in my comp an its doin great for me. i upgraded from the P4 2.6 and its performing great. now im lookin to swap my old P4 for a bigger hard drive or another memory stick.
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