Upgrade Advice Please!

[Gazza]

Hey all,
i was after some upgrade advice Please!!

OK- so ive had this pretty basic system for a few years now and am getting alot more serious about uses for my computer. I can use a computer no probs! BUT am very limited in knowledge of its hardware components. A bit of a n00b.

Well i need to do alot of video editing soon and am looking at getting some resource hogging games. I know ill be going to make the switch to Vista (prob Home Premium).

So at the moment i have the following: (please ask me to provide more ifo specifically if you need it)
So the motherboard is QDI P4I845GVM Pro
Intel Celeron 82 2.4ghz/128/400
256mb RAM (SHRIEK!) NCP-NC669 DDR PC2700
Phoenix BIOS Pent IV
I have a 80gb harddrive whacked in there
CDR/RW writer. (will need to get a dvd writer for upgrade)

hmm, dont know how ive lived so long with such crap RAM!?!
OK- so thats the basics ay?? Any other info you need, please tell me!?

So i am wondering basically if i should upgrade parts, buy a whole new motherboard, or just go all out get a whole new system and customize from there. Cost is an issue though...

Whats my options?? ANY HELP would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks!

[belikethat]

If ur motherboard supports PCI-E u can still survive, just get a good graphic card and add some RAM.

else get a new computer

[Gazza]

PCI-E as in PCI express?

all i got from looking directly at the board is a code written near it, 3c08817e
eh ill look pci-i up on QDI's support site

thanks for ur reply, keep em coming guys

[Adrian Wong]

This should be your motherboard - http://www.qdigrp.com/qdisite/eng/pr.../P4I845GVM.htm

Looks like it doesn't have an AGP port for you to add a 3D card upgrade.

IMHO, maybe it's best you upgrade to a new system.... But if you have limited budget, the best (in terms of value for money) upgrade you can get is RAM. Get at least 1GB of RAM.

[Gazza]

i see
well thanks for the reply...

i am yet to decide what im going to do, but i think that i will just "build my own" as they say

im thinking really up to date components and newer technology (starting with DDR2 or DDR3 RAM)

whats anyones thoughts on the P35 chipset by intel or similar?

[belikethat]

Originally Posted by Gazza

PCI-E as in PCI express?

yes

do check how much RAM ur mobo can support

but i say go get a new comp

quad core 8800gt

[evilizlan]

fyi, therell be a new amd phenom processor n nvidia mcp72 which supports hybrid sli coming in d near future.. (in 1-2mth if x mistakn).. futhermore, d new nvidia gpu oso in d subs bench warming up now... so, u btr wait 4 d new tech 2 arrive... if x buying d top of d line, then wait til they comes out n buy d system u wantd @d time... ull get a cheaper yet pwrful rig...

[evilizlan]

Originally Posted by Gazza

i see
well thanks for the reply...

i am yet to decide what im going to do, but i think that i will just "build my own" as they say

im thinking really up to date components and newer technology (starting with DDR2 or DDR3 RAM)

whats anyones thoughts on the P35 chipset by intel or similar?

p35 or x38... only supports xfire... if u wantd 2 use d ati gpu, then its ok... or perhaps 2800xtx2? quad gpus?

but as we all know, nvidia offers d most outstanding gpus n theyr xperimenting x2 rite now... quad gpus in d near future 4 sure... (as they did 2 7950) so optd 4 an sli mobo shud b handy...

n dis is a smily showing dat d red comp wantd something fr green team... maybe d x2 tech? --->

[Chai]

Unless you can afford 2 8800 Ultras, there's no point in getting dual GPU setup.