Need some advice
August 4th, 2016
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name NEW-76DD8B1F7F9
User Name Becca
Motherboard:
CPU Type 2x Intel Xeon, 2656 MHz (20 x 133)
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard
Motherboard Chipset Intel Placer E7505
System Memory 2048 MB (PC2100 Registered ECC DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Compaq (10/05/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X (64 MB)
Video Adapter Quadro NVS with AGP8X (64 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA Quadro4 NVS with AGP8X
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (17091)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Intel 82801DB ICH4 – AC’97 Audio Controller [A-1]
Storage:
IDE Controller Intel(R) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller – 24CB
SCSI/RAID Controller Adaptec AIC-7902 – Ultra320 SCSI
SCSI/RAID Controller Adaptec AIC-7902 – Ultra320 SCSI
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive FUJITSU MAX3036NP SCSI Disk Device (33 GB)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status Unknown
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 34726 MB (11197 MB free)
Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse HID-compliant mouse
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Network:
Network Adapter Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet (192.168.1.66)
Peripherals:
Printer Hp Photosmart C14180 All-in-One
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 – USB Controller [A-1]
USB1 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 – USB Controller [A-1]
USB2 Controller Intel 82801DB ICH4 – Enhanced USB2 Controller [A-1]
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
i no i need to update the motherboard to support pci express gfx cards but is their 1 that will support my 2 xeon cpus? or is their any really good agp gfx cards out their?
Well Xeon CPU’s are mainly only used as Server CPU’s… Anyway What is your budget?
well atm its �80 but i will proberly get a motherboard first but is thier any around that price range? i was thinking about this deal i saw in maplin for �150 6000 x2 athlon cpu + motherboard foxconn a6vmx and ati 4350 512mb graphics card
And then you need ram?
also i was thinking of just updating the gfx card to a ATI Radeon Hd3650 512MB
would this be a good choice whats the best option 1 upgrade the mother board to pci express note i have already got 3gb of ram to add to this already and a 8400gs which isnt really that good but i will upgrade this over time
2 just update the graphics card to a higher spec agp gfx card Ati 3650 512mb
3 upgrade completely �150 6000 x2 athlon cpu + motherboard foxconn a6vmx and ati 4350 512mb graphics card
Thanks Russell
You can find good RAM for cheap. I’m not living in the UK, so my prices will be in USD.
Crucial 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR3 PC3-10600 CAS9 Kit – $88.99, Crucial
And then you need ram?
i have got 3gb of ram already
whats the best option
1 upgrade the mother board to pci express note i have already got 3gb of ram to add to this already and a 8400gs which isnt really that good but i will upgrade this over time
2 just update the graphics card to a higher spec agp gfx card Ati 3650 512mb
3 upgrade completely �150 6000 x2 athlon cpu + motherboard foxconn a6vmx and ati 4350 512mb
graphics card
Thanks Russell