major upgrades

shootmeagain · 06-10-2006, 07:56 PM

My current desktop is a Dell 2400 :

PENTIUM 4 -2.66ghz MMT5
1024MB DDR SDRAM AT 333MHZ
ATI RADEON 9250 -256MB 128BIT PCI(NOT EXPRESS)
40GB 7200RPM ULTRA ATA DI
48X MAX CD-RW DRIVE DIM
INTERGRATED ADI 1885 AUDIO

My question is, can i up grade my motherboard to a PCI EXPRESS motherboard and still us all my other components. I have the max. on video card and memory on the current motherboard. I know i may have to upgrade other components like the power supply and cooling system. My bugget is about $500, Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

AMD gs player · 06-10-2006, 08:00 PM

i have a 9250 had no idea they had 256 mb models mine runs surprisingly well and i play guild wars on max so wonder what yours would be like

shootmeagain · 06-10-2006, 08:04 PM

It plays Half Life 2 very well, but i can't play alot of the new game like Ghost Recon 3, Battlefield 2. The graphics of the new games are very demanding.

mrbagrat · 06-10-2006, 08:13 PM

Chances are you can't. Unless you're willing to get a new case and PSU as well, because Dell literally welds their mobos to the case. Also the PSU is probably proprietary. But you could do that and keep the drives, RAM, and processor.

holyjunk · 06-10-2006, 09:53 PM

You could upgrade the gpu. Probably your best bet being that you can't upgrade mobo probably is to go agp if you have agp. Like the Nvidia 7600gs. Also, you can upgrade the sound to lets say a x-fi to get better fps in games.

shootmeagain · 06-10-2006, 10:39 PM

It's a PCI slot. I read that AGP cards are being phased out. That's why i want to upgrade to a PCI EXPRESS. I put in the ATI radeon 9250, about 6 months ago, and added 512mb of memory. I didn't know that much about video cards at the time. I wouldn't have wasted the money on it, if i had known it was going be obsolete in 6 months.

06-10-2006, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
shootmeagain New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: fulton,ms Posts: 3	major upgrades My current desktop is a Dell 2400 : PENTIUM 4 -2.66ghz MMT5 1024MB DDR SDRAM AT 333MHZ ATI RADEON 9250 -256MB 128BIT PCI(NOT EXPRESS) 40GB 7200RPM ULTRA ATA DI 48X MAX CD-RW DRIVE DIM INTERGRATED ADI 1885 AUDIO My question is, can i up grade my motherboard to a PCI EXPRESS motherboard and still us all my other components. I have the max. on video card and memory on the current motherboard. I know i may have to upgrade other components like the power supply and cooling system. My bugget is about $500, Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks __________________ MICHAEL

06-10-2006, 08:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
shootmeagain New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: fulton,ms Posts: 3	It plays Half Life 2 very well, but i can't play alot of the new game like Ghost Recon 3, Battlefield 2. The graphics of the new games are very demanding. __________________ MICHAEL

06-10-2006, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	You could upgrade the gpu. Probably your best bet being that you can't upgrade mobo probably is to go agp if you have agp. Like the Nvidia 7600gs. Also, you can upgrade the sound to lets say a x-fi to get better fps in games. __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! *family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so.

06-10-2006, 10:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
shootmeagain New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: fulton,ms Posts: 3	It's a PCI slot. I read that AGP cards are being phased out. That's why i want to upgrade to a PCI EXPRESS. I put in the ATI radeon 9250, about 6 months ago, and added 512mb of memory. I didn't know that much about video cards at the time. I wouldn't have wasted the money on it, if i had known it was going be obsolete in 6 months. __________________ MICHAEL

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06-10-2006, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
AMD gs player banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: embrun ontario Age: 18 Posts: 475	i have a 9250 had no idea they had 256 mb models mine runs surprisingly well and i play guild wars on max so wonder what yours would be like

06-10-2006, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
mrbagrat banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: See above Posts: 1,237	Chances are you can't. Unless you're willing to get a new case and PSU as well, because Dell literally welds their mobos to the case. Also the PSU is probably proprietary. But you could do that and keep the drives, RAM, and processor.