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John Cross
I currently have a Duron 700/ECS mobo/384MB RAM, 40GB HDD
Motherboard is old (i.e bits now held together with glue). With a clean
install of Windows XP the system is great, but over time slows down (untill
a new install of windows is made)
I am looking for a CHEAP upgrade to replace the mobo and improve speed. I
only use the system for Internet/Excel/Word
A quick look at Ebuyer suggests.
a) keep case/HDD (I have a 40GB and a second spare 60GB unused
boxed)/Graphics Card Radeon 7500
b) replace Mobo with basic Socket A board (something such as PC Chips 811LU)
c) Processor to somthing such as Athlon XP
d) 512MB DDR RAM
e) New Processor cooler -
Is the AMD the most cost effective way to go? What processor speed would be
recommended?
Any recommendations for a cheap mobo?
Anthing else to think of?
Thanks
Motherboard is old (i.e bits now held together with glue). With a clean
install of Windows XP the system is great, but over time slows down (untill
a new install of windows is made)
I am looking for a CHEAP upgrade to replace the mobo and improve speed. I
only use the system for Internet/Excel/Word
A quick look at Ebuyer suggests.
a) keep case/HDD (I have a 40GB and a second spare 60GB unused
boxed)/Graphics Card Radeon 7500
b) replace Mobo with basic Socket A board (something such as PC Chips 811LU)
c) Processor to somthing such as Athlon XP
d) 512MB DDR RAM
e) New Processor cooler -
Is the AMD the most cost effective way to go? What processor speed would be
recommended?
Any recommendations for a cheap mobo?
Anthing else to think of?
Thanks