Upgrade from P4 1.5G

eugenep · 9th Feb 2006, 06:14 PM

All Sifu

, I'm planning to upgrade my current PC setup to more faster or reliable CPU due to the crash recently(cannot boot up to windows and sometime not even BIOS, any idea?). would appreciate the feedback from you guys. Cannot really remember what is the specs

agak-agak as below
CPU : Pentium 1.5G
Motherboard : Azus (dunno what series)
RAM : 512

Plan to re-use items
1. HDD
2. Graphic card
3. RAM if possible
4. DVD writer
5. Monitor
6. mouse and keyboard

So, what can i do with these items? how much i need to invest? shall i assemble my own or get some1 do for me? BTW, i'm fine to AMD/Intel

The_YongGrand · 9th Feb 2006, 06:57 PM

Hmm,... let me think - if I'm not mistaken - P4 1.5GHz uses Socket 478 slot.

You can change the system into a Prescott ones - I have a MSI P4 series motherboard - and it has an AGP slot and two DDR400 RAM slots.

If you are a gamer, get a Pentium 4 with Socket 775. If you just want to do some normal work - Celeron is fine.

And for the AMD - Try getting the newer Socket 939 Athlon 64 ones. But I'm not sure whether they use the newer-PCIE slots or not.

Chai · 9th Feb 2006, 08:49 PM

What's your budget?

Max_87 · 10th Feb 2006, 04:30 AM

Is it going to be a gaming machine or just general use?

eugenep · 10th Feb 2006, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

What's your budget?

Thanks for all the feedback....really appreciate it. I hav no budget constraint however i'm just use the machine to download and surf internet. So, i won't need a very powerful machine. between, I dun play game so i can reuse the current graphic card oso...

Chai · 10th Feb 2006, 09:34 AM

P4 1.5GHz? Most likely a Socket 423 motherboard with RDRAM. Unfortunately, you won't be able to reuse back your RAM if that's the case. Other parts would not be an issue unless you are getting a PCI-E motherboard.

If you don't game a lot, you can consider both Intel and AMD, but I would take Intel if I were you since Intel has hyper threading.

eugenep · 10th Feb 2006, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

P4 1.5GHz? Most likely a Socket 423 motherboard with RDRAM. Unfortunately, you won't be able to reuse back your RAM if that's the case. Other parts would not be an issue unless you are getting a PCI-E motherboard.

If you don't game a lot, you can consider both Intel and AMD, but I would take Intel if I were you since Intel has hyper threading.

is tat meant i need to change motherboard, RAM and CPU? how much does it cost for these items? what is recommended? if Intel, i would say 2.8/3.0GHz will do since i'm not looking for performance PC. For RAM, i will take 512MB while motherboard i really hav no idea

Max_87 · 10th Feb 2006, 11:28 AM

Yeah, if it is Socket 423 you will need to change the mainboard. However I think it should be Socket 478.

You can use CPU-Z to identify what socket you are using now.

eugenep · 10th Feb 2006, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max_87

Yeah, if it is Socket 423 you will need to change the mainboard. However I think it should be Socket 478.

You can use CPU-Z to identify what socket you are using now.

cannot la...cannot even boot up the machine now

i guess will change the MOBO as well. approximate 1k enuf including the case and fan?>

peaz · 10th Feb 2006, 06:34 PM

Hi eugenep.

Are you the eugene from Sterlingpj.com?

Welcome welcome.

Anyways. IMHO, through my own experience, if the PC is pretty old already, it's better to just get a new set then to try adn revive old parts. It will just fail again from time to time.

A new AMD machine (Mobo, CPU, RAM) should not cost too much these days, especially since you don't demand a very powderful one.

9th Feb 2006, 06:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
eugenep Newbie Join Date: 9 Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Upgrade from P4 1.5G All Sifu , I'm planning to upgrade my current PC setup to more faster or reliable CPU due to the crash recently(cannot boot up to windows and sometime not even BIOS, any idea?). would appreciate the feedback from you guys. Cannot really remember what is the specs agak-agak as below CPU : Pentium 1.5G Motherboard : Azus (dunno what series) RAM : 512 Plan to re-use items 1. HDD 2. Graphic card 3. RAM if possible 4. DVD writer 5. Monitor 6. mouse and keyboard So, what can i do with these items? how much i need to invest? shall i assemble my own or get some1 do for me? BTW, i'm fine to AMD/Intel

9th Feb 2006, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
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10th Feb 2006, 04:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,446 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	Is it going to be a gaming machine or just general use? __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

10th Feb 2006, 09:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,127 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	P4 1.5GHz? Most likely a Socket 423 motherboard with RDRAM. Unfortunately, you won't be able to reuse back your RAM if that's the case. Other parts would not be an issue unless you are getting a PCI-E motherboard. If you don't game a lot, you can consider both Intel and AMD, but I would take Intel if I were you since Intel has hyper threading. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

10th Feb 2006, 11:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Max_87 h@x! Join Date: 11 Aug 2003 Location: the land of bandwidth cap Posts: 11,446 Reputation: 2090 Rep Power: 38	Yeah, if it is Socket 423 you will need to change the mainboard. However I think it should be Socket 478. You can use CPU-Z to identify what socket you are using now. __________________ Max_87 Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com Dell Studio 15 / P7350 / 3GB DDR2 / Radeon HD 3450 / 250GB 7200RPM / 15" @ 1920x1200 E8600 @ 4.4GHz 1.36v / Asus P5E3 Deluxe / 2x2GB DDR3 / Radeon X1800 / Barracuda 7200.9 120GB / 7200.10 320GB x2 / Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS / WD6400AAKS x2 / Dell 2007FP x2 / Silverstone ST56F

9th Feb 2006, 06:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Hyperactive Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,880 Reputation: 1187 Rep Power: 19	Hmm,... let me think - if I'm not mistaken - P4 1.5GHz uses Socket 478 slot. You can change the system into a Prescott ones - I have a MSI P4 series motherboard - and it has an AGP slot and two DDR400 RAM slots. If you are a gamer, get a Pentium 4 with Socket 775. If you just want to do some normal work - Celeron is fine. And for the AMD - Try getting the newer Socket 939 Athlon 64 ones. But I'm not sure whether they use the newer-PCIE slots or not.

10th Feb 2006, 06:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
peaz ARP Webmaster Join Date: 13 Oct 2002 Location: http://atpeaz.com/ Posts: 8,595 Reputation: 1673 Rep Power: 32	Hi eugenep. Are you the eugene from Sterlingpj.com? Welcome welcome. Anyways. IMHO, through my own experience, if the PC is pretty old already, it's better to just get a new set then to try adn revive old parts. It will just fail again from time to time. A new AMD machine (Mobo, CPU, RAM) should not cost too much these days, especially since you don't demand a very powderful one. __________________ Ken Ng Tech ARP Follow me at Twitter Blogs @ http://www.atpeaz.com/

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