Upgrade Ideas??

[SHRED]

*My current system:*

Windows 2000 Pro
Antec Case
Thermaltake 430W PS
2.53ghz Intel P4
D845PEBT2 Intel AGP Motherboard Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
1 gig RAM
80g Seagate SATA ST3808110AS
80g Seagate SATA ST3808110AS
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS 256mb AGP
Plextor 716A
Santa Cruz (Turtle Beach) soundcard
Samsung Syncmaster 216bw (21.5" flat panel)

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*UPGRADE:*

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$94.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128059

EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$164.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130084

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model
BX80557E6850 - Retail
$279.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115028

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
$54.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231098

Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
- OEM
$42.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822135106

Subtotal:
$637.95


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I will have XP Pro already.
If not add about $140.
I will use my Monitor, Antec case, PS, Plextor DVD burner, old HD's for
storage, etc..
I am assuming this would be a HUGE improvement over my current system?
Any advice?

 

[SteveH]

*My current system:*

Windows 2000 Pro
Antec Case
Thermaltake 430W PS
2.53ghz Intel P4
D845PEBT2 Intel AGP Motherboard Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
1 gig RAM
80g Seagate SATA ST3808110AS
80g Seagate SATA ST3808110AS
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS 256mb AGP
Plextor 716A
Santa Cruz (Turtle Beach) soundcard
Samsung Syncmaster 216bw (21.5" flat panel)

---

*UPGRADE:*

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$94.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128059

EVGA 256-P2-N761-AR GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express
x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$164.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130084

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz LGA 775 Processor Model
BX80557E6850 - Retail
$279.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115028

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual
Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
$54.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820231098

Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard
Drive - OEM
$42.99
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822135106

Subtotal:
$637.95


===

I will have XP Pro already.
If not add about $140.
I will use my Monitor, Antec case, PS, Plextor DVD burner, old HD's
for storage, etc..
I am assuming this would be a HUGE improvement over my current system?
Any advice?

Oh yeah, the improvement will be big. But it depends what you're gonna do
with it. I get the impression from what you've chosen you're not a big
gamer, so you could even go down to the 6750 CPU and save some money.

Also does your old PSU have all the right connectors for the new kit?
And (just out of interest), why such a small new HDD? Hard drives are so
cheap now, that for a bit more money you could have a much bigger drive.

SteveH