[b]well basically ive got a computer running on a basic windowsXP, but its qiute dated!! can anyone tell me what to do.... what do i need to make it abit faster aswell do i need a new processor.Ive heard bout the new AMD 5.6Ghx but i aint got the right other components. anyway i will be most gratefull for any help thank you!!

graky

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups.mspx

Expert help would be there I'm guessing... Get more ram to make it faster??

You need to think about what stuff you use your computer for before you think about what to upgrade. (e.g. do you do a lot of gameing, video editing etc.)

YEA sorry i forgot to mention that hmmmm i play alot of games ... ever heard of counterstrike !! THAT so yea n i do qiut alot on msn n internet browsing ... not much work realy

If you play CS, just get any computer with not the biggest card, if you're playing CS: Source then it's another story.

naa jst counterstike anymore advice ..... i realy want to buy something for my computer!! i jst need it abit faster and more reliable .... and whilst im on the subject have any of you got any websites that i could buy components from??? thanks.

www.tigerdirect.com www.tigerdirect.ca www.ebay.com

tho tiger direct jewed me for my rebate

Try this for games http://www.theorica.net/gamexp.htm

also instead of tigerdirect try www.ncix.com

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i realy want to buy something for my computer!! i jst need it abit faster and more reliable ....

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have any of you got any websites that i could buy components from???

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oh right sorry, hmmm here they are .....

Processor Intel Pentium 4 1992MHz
Display Card SiS 650/651/M650/M652/740 series
Memory 256MB
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Free Disk Space 25.87GB
Display Card Memory 16MB
Display Driver Version 6.13.10.2081
DirectX Version 9.0c
Optical Drive N/A
Sound Card C-Media Wave Device

Nice -- that computer is a great candidate for some upgrades.  You currently have a relatively fast processor (2GHz) that is seriously hampered by not enough RAM and, for games, a woefully inadequate graphics card.  Addressing both of those won't make it quite as good as a brand new computer you could buy today, but it could make a huge difference and be like a new computer to you.

How much RAM you add is up to you, just make sure you get the right type.  You can use CPU-Z to identify the type of memory and it might be a good idea to open your computer and see how many empty slots you have (although CPU-Z might tell you that as well).  If you only have one empty memory slot, then an economical upgrade might be adding a single 512MB module, to get to 768MB.  If you have more than one slot, you might want to add more.

Any recent AGP graphics card from Nvidia or ATI will outperform the 5-years-old SiS piece of junk you have.  When deciding how much to spend on that, keep in mind that if/when you buy a new computer or upgrade the motherboard in this one, it will probably use PCI-E instead of AGP and you won't be able to reuse the card you buy now.

what so all i really need a new RAM and a new graphics card? and by the way thanks for the link that http://www.cpuid.com/ thing is really good!

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so all i really need a new RAM and a new graphics card?

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oh right thanks, is that $200 for the RAM and graphics card......
Any other sugestions on graphics cards and which ones to get?

try http://www.staticice.com.au/ for computer parts.

Nice comp! I would suggest, on top of all the other stuff you're getting, a decent DEFRAGMENT.

btw, how many drives have you got? (CD/DVD/HDD etc.)

hmmm only got 1 drive .... CD/DVD RW