Upgrading friends AMD Duron

Ag3n7 Fli · 12-18-2005, 01:14 PM

Well i promised to upgrade a friends AMD Duron. But ive only been given a budget of $150 US. I need to upgrade everything except Case and monitor. Really need help soon. If possible could you suggest good cheap input mouse and keyboard as well. It is needed for general use, like office processing, photo storage and some gaming.

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OS:Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CPU:AMD Duron, 750 MHz (7.5 x 100)
MoBo:Abit KT7(A)/KT7(A)-RAID/KT7E  (1 ISA, 6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM)
Ram:128 MB  (PC133 SDRAM)
Vga:S3 Graphics Inc. Savage4  (32 MB)
Optical Drive:LITE-ON LTR-52327S  (52x/32x/52x CD-RW)
HD: 20gb Seagate

Quick reply would be appreciated, as i have limited time and limited access to the internet. Thanks in Advance.

OS Dragon · 12-18-2005, 02:23 PM

These are the only components I could think of for that budget.
CPU: AMD Sempron64 2500+ 1.40GHz ($97.90)
RAM: AM1 DDR-SDRAM 400MHz PC3200 256MB ($37.40)
However, if your friend could stretch a further $20 then the Ram could be increased-
Other RAM: Lemel DDR-SDRAM PC3200 512MB ($71.50)

StrangleHold · 12-18-2005, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OS Dragon

These are the only components I could think of for that budget.
CPU: AMD Sempron64 2500+ 1.40GHz ($97.90)
RAM: AM1 DDR-SDRAM 400MHz PC3200 256MB ($37.40)
However, if your friend could stretch a further $20 then the Ram could be increased-
Other RAM: Lemel DDR-SDRAM PC3200 512MB ($71.50)

You cant put a Sempron64 on a socket A board ??

StrangleHold · 12-18-2005, 03:44 PM

Cant use to many processors on that board, only has a 100mhz FSB, think they made a duron that was a 950 and older athlons up to 1.4 ghz. that would work, needs more Ram and better video. Your not goin to play too many games with it, outdated!! plus you cant use the ram he stated, you have to use sdram pc100 or pc133, look here

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...asp?CatId=544&

Video cards here

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Recs=10&Nav=|c:318|&Sort=0

Hairy_Lee · 12-18-2005, 04:00 PM

its not really that feasible to make a worthwhile upgrade with that amount of money. well i dont think so at least, its a tough call, if you can find one look out for an old thunderbird core athlon, you could probably find one on ebay. that way you have money for more ram.

12-18-2005, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ag3n7 Fli Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 36	Upgrading friends AMD Duron Well i promised to upgrade a friends AMD Duron. But ive only been given a budget of $150 US. I need to upgrade everything except Case and monitor. Really need help soon. If possible could you suggest good cheap input mouse and keyboard as well. It is needed for general use, like office processing, photo storage and some gaming. Code: OS:Microsoft Windows XP Professional CPU:AMD Duron, 750 MHz (7.5 x 100) MoBo:Abit KT7(A)/KT7(A)-RAID/KT7E (1 ISA, 6 PCI, 1 AGP, 3 DIMM) Ram:128 MB (PC133 SDRAM) Vga:S3 Graphics Inc. Savage4 (32 MB) Optical Drive:LITE-ON LTR-52327S (52x/32x/52x CD-RW) HD: 20gb Seagate Quick reply would be appreciated, as i have limited time and limited access to the internet. Thanks in Advance. __________________ OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Chassis: Thermaltake Kandalf Silver CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice MoBo: Asus A8n-SLI Deluxe PSU: Thermaltake 430W RAM: (2x)512MB PC3200 400MHz Geil Video: Leadtek Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 450/625 MHz HDD: WD 200GB SATA II + WD 120GB PATA Optical Drives: Pioneer DVR-110 DVD-RW Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 THX

12-18-2005, 02:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
OS Dragon Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manchester Posts: 732	These are the only components I could think of for that budget. CPU: AMD Sempron64 2500+ 1.40GHz ($97.90) RAM: AM1 DDR-SDRAM 400MHz PC3200 256MB ($37.40) However, if your friend could stretch a further $20 then the Ram could be increased- Other RAM: Lemel DDR-SDRAM PC3200 512MB ($71.50) __________________ Just Google it... Knowledge Is Power

12-18-2005, 03:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,180	Cant use to many processors on that board, only has a 100mhz FSB, think they made a duron that was a 950 and older athlons up to 1.4 ghz. that would work, needs more Ram and better video. Your not goin to play too many games with it, outdated!! plus you cant use the ram he stated, you have to use sdram pc100 or pc133, look here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...asp?CatId=544& Video cards here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Recs=10&Nav=\|c:318\|&Sort=0 __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show Last edited by StrangleHold; 12-18-2005 at 03:56 PM.

12-18-2005, 04:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 26 Posts: 2,553	its not really that feasible to make a worthwhile upgrade with that amount of money. well i dont think so at least, its a tough call, if you can find one look out for an old thunderbird core athlon, you could probably find one on ebay. that way you have money for more ram. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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