Computer Upgrade with budget $300

[Sakura11]

Hi

I want to have my old computer upgraded so that i can connect to a tv monitor and play media files. Im planning to have the following items to the new system:

-AMD Sempron 3000+ CPU: Desktop FSB333 SKT 754 64 Bit Retail w/fan $88.00
-Corsair CM2X512-5400C4 512MB XMS2-5400 240-pin DDRII (PC-5400)
$132.00
-Gigabyte K8VM800M Athlon™ 64 S754 K8M800 M-ATX AGP8X DDR400 2SATA RAID All in one $69.00

All adds up to $289.00

Im a newbie to computers. My questions are:

- does the above items work with eachother?
- once set up, would it be able to have windows xp installed and play media files such as avi movies around 700mb?

thanks!!

 

[diduknowthat]

1) You need DDR400 ram, not DDR2 ram
2) What graphics card do you have? You'll need one with S-video output in order to connect it to a TV.
3) How old is your old computer? Is the case still compatible?

 

[Sakura11]

thanks
I will get the ddr 400 memory as what you said.
The motherboard is all in one so i assume the video card is attached. The case is alright also. The current (old) computer i have can actually attach to a TV monitor and play media files, the only problem i have with it, is that it lags all the time. Therefore i want to give it an update so that it can play media files smoothly.

Any input would be appreciate. Cheers

 

[g33 m4n]

hmmm $300 dollars wont get you much these days what are you going to use it for?

 

[TheChef]

How does this look. I'm not srure if you want to order online or not, but these prices are much better.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 Better Processor for 75, not 88.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127001
Better Motherboard for 58, with 6100 Graphics

And sticking with XMS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145420
for 56.


All that saves you 100 dollars to put towards whatever you want.

 

[Sakura11]

Hi Guys

I should state that im paying australian dollar for these parts, which is bit more than USD, plus things here in australia are much more expensive and we pay 10% GST on everything we buy.

Anyway, main reason for the upgrade is that i can use the computer to play media files eg avi and rmbv files.

 

[TheChef]

OK. Well then, yeah, your computer should be able to play movies.