Q. I have a pc with a P4 cpu and outdated AGP type gpu. Its around 6 years old. I want to build a new rig with a e5200 and with more modern but still economically priced hardware. it should cost around $400. I don't want to dish out money for a core i7 setup yet until after college. Is it worth building a new pc around a e5200? how much better is it than the P4 i am using?
A. I would keep the P4 and
1. put 2gig pc3200 RAM in the system
2. Run Win XP Pro.
3. And get a good AGP 8x vid card.
This card will run your games pretty well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161284
This one is decent also.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143069
1. put 2gig pc3200 RAM in the system
2. Run Win XP Pro.
3. And get a good AGP 8x vid card.
This card will run your games pretty well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161284
This one is decent also.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143069
I am a frequent player of FSX and my current computer is very bad. Can i buy an I7 proccesor on ebay.?
Q. I seen a box on ebay that was an I7 desktop for only £100. If I buy this will i be satisfied or will it not be any good.
A. Listen to Joseph ;)
The better option may be to just get a new video card as that is the likely culprit, just make sure your powersupply can handle it before you buy one. Unless you are doing heavy Photoshop or working with video an i7 is probably not what you need, an i5 or AMD Phenom II would likely handle your needs without a hitch and save you some money. Now on to the i7 subject...
The i7 is a great cpu, and you would love it. I just built an i7-950 pc... and I did weeks of research to make sure it would be reliable and reviewed every piece of equipment I was looking at, I must have changed my parts list 20 times. The equipment I went with ran me just over $1,000 (no monitor) and this is not a gaming rig so the video card is not good (yet) with a decent video card I would have spent closer to $1,150-$1,200. You could buy the parts from ebay I guess but I would not advise it (return policy? customer support?), it would be better to go with a reputable company that offers good support such as newegg, they are top notch, or tigerdirect.
If you are buying a new processor such as the i7 you will probably have to do a ground up build. The i7 chip will require you to get a new motherboard to accommodate the socket type of the cpu (socket 1366 or 1156, 900 series i7 is 1366 and 800 series i7 is 1156). The i7 is also a power hog so you will likely need to upgrade to a higher power supply. You will want to go triple channel ram for the 900 series or dual channel ram for the 800 series (2 or 3 sticks of ddr3 depending on which series you get). If your video card is old you will likely need to upgrade that as well which will increase power consumption even more meaning an even better psu (power supply unit). The heat generated by the new i7 and video card will likely be substantially more than what you are producing now... newer equipment runs hotter than old because of higher power consumption (especially when gaming) so a well ventilated case would be ideal as poor ventilation could lead to system instability and shorter life of components. If you have an old hdd (hard drive) and dvd drive they might use pata connectors and a new mobo (motherboard) may only have sata connectors so you would either need a converter (not suggested) or a new hdd and dvd drive, some mobos have both types of connectors. Then, you need an operating system... 64 bit windows 7.
Lengthy answer. In short, If you want an i7 to game with, be ready to research a ton and plan to spend around $1,100+ (US currency) if you build it yourself, spend more and get less if it's pre-built.
My Setup:
CASE-ANTEC 300 (3X120MM INTAKE/1X120MM & 1X140MM EXHAUST)
CPU-i7-950
MOBO-ASUS P6X58D-E
RAM-CORSAIR DDR3 (6GB 1600MHZ/CAS9)
PSU-CORSAIR TX650
HSF-COOLER MASTER HYPER212+ (2X120MM FANS PUSH/PULL CONFIG)
HDD-1TB SEAGATE SATA 7200RPM
VID-EVGA GEFORCE 210 (UPGRADING SOON TO GTS 450 OR BETTER)
OS-WIN7 64BIT
The better option may be to just get a new video card as that is the likely culprit, just make sure your powersupply can handle it before you buy one. Unless you are doing heavy Photoshop or working with video an i7 is probably not what you need, an i5 or AMD Phenom II would likely handle your needs without a hitch and save you some money. Now on to the i7 subject...
The i7 is a great cpu, and you would love it. I just built an i7-950 pc... and I did weeks of research to make sure it would be reliable and reviewed every piece of equipment I was looking at, I must have changed my parts list 20 times. The equipment I went with ran me just over $1,000 (no monitor) and this is not a gaming rig so the video card is not good (yet) with a decent video card I would have spent closer to $1,150-$1,200. You could buy the parts from ebay I guess but I would not advise it (return policy? customer support?), it would be better to go with a reputable company that offers good support such as newegg, they are top notch, or tigerdirect.
If you are buying a new processor such as the i7 you will probably have to do a ground up build. The i7 chip will require you to get a new motherboard to accommodate the socket type of the cpu (socket 1366 or 1156, 900 series i7 is 1366 and 800 series i7 is 1156). The i7 is also a power hog so you will likely need to upgrade to a higher power supply. You will want to go triple channel ram for the 900 series or dual channel ram for the 800 series (2 or 3 sticks of ddr3 depending on which series you get). If your video card is old you will likely need to upgrade that as well which will increase power consumption even more meaning an even better psu (power supply unit). The heat generated by the new i7 and video card will likely be substantially more than what you are producing now... newer equipment runs hotter than old because of higher power consumption (especially when gaming) so a well ventilated case would be ideal as poor ventilation could lead to system instability and shorter life of components. If you have an old hdd (hard drive) and dvd drive they might use pata connectors and a new mobo (motherboard) may only have sata connectors so you would either need a converter (not suggested) or a new hdd and dvd drive, some mobos have both types of connectors. Then, you need an operating system... 64 bit windows 7.
Lengthy answer. In short, If you want an i7 to game with, be ready to research a ton and plan to spend around $1,100+ (US currency) if you build it yourself, spend more and get less if it's pre-built.
My Setup:
CASE-ANTEC 300 (3X120MM INTAKE/1X120MM & 1X140MM EXHAUST)
CPU-i7-950
MOBO-ASUS P6X58D-E
RAM-CORSAIR DDR3 (6GB 1600MHZ/CAS9)
PSU-CORSAIR TX650
HSF-COOLER MASTER HYPER212+ (2X120MM FANS PUSH/PULL CONFIG)
HDD-1TB SEAGATE SATA 7200RPM
VID-EVGA GEFORCE 210 (UPGRADING SOON TO GTS 450 OR BETTER)
OS-WIN7 64BIT
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