Upgrading Desktop

[wfems05]

I am upgrading my desktop and want to use Windows 7. I was thinking of upgrading the motherboard, video graphics card, and memory. I already place a 500BG hard drive. Could anyone give me suggestions on which of the above items would be best to operate in Windows 7? The computer will not be used for gaming. It will be used more for Photos, Videos, document processing and will need multiple windows open.

[angelicvoices]

You want to upgrade the motherboard but keep the CPU? Mm.. can't think of many situations where that's a wise use of money. Maybe if you tell us what components you currently have and also your budget.

[wfems05]

No, I know I have to replace the processor. I know some places do bundles, at least where I am.

[angelicvoices]

Again, it's hard to make suggestions without knowing what you already have and what your budget is. If you have any other goals other than "run Windows 7" we need to know those too. Windows 7 doesn't require a dedicated graphics card, for example, but it might be helpful for other things you may be thinking about doing.

[K-TRON]

Originally Posted by angelicvoices

You want to upgrade the motherboard but keep the CPU? Mm.. can't think of many situations where that's a wise use of money. Maybe if you tell us what components you currently have and also your budget.

I can,
I upgraded from an ASUS workstation motherboard to a TYAN Workstation motherboard. On the two-way processor motherboards, I am getting upwards of 27% more performance with the same processors. I am assuming this is why ASUS workstation boards are cheaper, they just cant do what a TYAN can.


Back to the thread. I am confused too.
You can install windows 7 on a pentium 4 if you wanted to. Windows 7 is just an operating system.
Sure a faster processor, faster harddrive and more memory will speed up the system, but as noted we dont have any idea what those specs are.

K-TRON

[wfems05]

The first computer I want to work on is old. I would say at least 5 years old. It was my Dad's old one. I am basicly using it for the shell, So I can't say exactly what is in it. I basicly want to start from scratch. That is why I am asking what are the best parts. Eventualy when I have the time and all I would love to buy a tower and start from the ground up, but for now I just want to rebuild the one I have. So for Computer 1 I just want to start from scratch.

Computer 2 which I would love to tweak a little has the following:

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+ 2.00GHz
3006MB RAM
32 Bit Operating System (Windows Vista Home Premium)
250GB Internal Hard Drive
500GB External Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 6150 LE
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

It also has an all in oen memory card bay, DVD R/W and Blu Ray R/W