Help me update my PC

[techking_dinesh]

Hello,
I would like digitians 2 help me update my PC

To be very frank, due to recent engineering exams i have lost touch with recent updates in tech field and so i m here at digit

I will be going to mumbai on 7th for some personal work and so i thought of buying my stuff from there itself

My Situation:

Hp Pavillion m7360in Desktop PC.. It was bought approx 4 years back and so all guarantee warranty is over and i can change d parts i guess..

I Currently dont have a good budget to change the entire PC Assembly
Current Budget: 10K
I Would just like to update my pc for better performance in graphics , and gaming :

I know i will have to change a lot of things like RAM ,GFX , Hard Disk, Etc Etc

So Considering my budget plz help me in updating my pc to its best at the moment

Current PC Config:

As shown by Speccy

CPU
		Intel Pentium 4 524
			Cores	1
			Threads	2
			Name	Intel Pentium 4 524
			Code Name	Prescott
			Package	Socket 775 LGA
			Technology	90nm
			Specification	Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
			Family	F
			Extended Family	F
			Model	4
			Extended Model	4
			Stepping	9
			Revision	G1
			Instructions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, EM64T
			Bus Speed	133.3 MHz
			Rated Bus Speed	533.2 MHz
			Stock Core Speed	3066 MHz
			Stock Bus Speed	133 MHz

RAM

RAM
		Memory slots
			Total memory slots	2
			Used memory slots	2
			Free memory slots	0
		Memory
			Type	DDR2
			Size	1024 MBytes
			Channels #	Single
			DRAM Frequency	266.5 MHz
			CAS# Latency (CL)	4 clocks
			RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD)	4 clocks
			RAS# Precharge (tRP)	4 clocks
			Cycle Time (tRAS)	11 clocks
		SPD
			Number Of SPD Modules	2

Slot #2
	Type	DDR2
	Size	512 MBytes
	Manufacturer	Transcend Information
	Max Bandwidth	PC2-4300 (266 MHz)
	Part Number	TS64MLQ64V5J      
	Serial Number	0001F4B6
	Week/year	52 / 05
	SPD Ext.	EPP

Motherboard
	Manufacturer	ECS
	Model	Asterope
	Version	0qm0114RE101ASTER00
	Chipset Vendor	ATI
	Chipset Model	RS400/RC400/RC410
	Chipset Revision	01
	Southbridge Vendor	ATI
	Southbridge Model	SB400
	Southbridge Revision	80
		BIOS
			Brand	American Megatrends Inc.
			Version	3.24
			Date	01/18/2007

Hard Drives
		WDC WD800JD-60LUA0
			Manufacturer	Western Digital
			SATA type	SATA-II 3.0Gb/s
			Device type	Fixed
			ATA Standard	ATA/ATAPI-7
			48-bit LBA	Supported
			Serial Number	WD-WMAMD2924766
			Interface	SATA
			Capacity	78GB
			Real size	80,026,361,856 bytes

Graphics
		Monitor
			Name	HP mx705 on NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE TurboCache
			Current Resolution	1024x768 pixels
			Work Resolution	1024x738 pixels
			State	enabled, primary, output devices support
			Monitor Width	1024
			Monitor Height	768
			Monitor BPP	32 bits per pixel
			Monitor Frequency	85 Hz
			Device	\\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
		NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE TurboCache(TM)
			GPU	NV44
			Device ID	10DE-0162
			Revision	A2
			Subvendor	ASUStek Computer Inc (1043)
			Technology	110 nm
			Die Size	110 nmІ
			Transistors	77 M
			Release Date	2005
			DirectX Support	9.0c
			DirectX Shader Model	3.0
			OpenGL Support	2.0
			GPU Clock	350 MHz
			Memory Clock	500 MHz
			Driver	nv4_disp.dll
			Driver version	6.14.10.7779
			BIOS Version	5.44.02.37.10
			ROPs	2
			Shaders	Vertex 4/Pixel 4
			Memory Type	DDR
			Memory	256 MB
			Bus Width	64 Bit
			Pixel Fillrate	0.7 GPixels/s
			Texture Fillrate	0.7 GTexels/s
			Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s

I have given the detailed config coz i m interested in buying ddr3 ram , so experts need to know my detailed cpu config..
Sorry for the long post..

I would like to update my RAM to minimum of 4gb and den the other essential stuff like gfx card or Hard disk in priority order whatever fits in my budget

Expecting help from all my buddies..
Any other advice or suggestion will be appreciated..


Thanks

Dinesh

My current 80gb hard disk has Preloaded xp media center on it and other HP installed stuff.. I am even confused so as how can i add up a new hard disk without loosing anything of my old hard disk ?? Is it possible to use both the hard disk ?

 

[techking_dinesh]

Shall i leave the gfx card for the moment and go just with RAM and Hard disk ?

 

[Reaper_vivek]

your proccy is OK but not good enough to play games that have been released in the last 3 years(I had the same)..
you cannot use DDR3 on that...no way..for DDR3 you will have to buy a new motherboard which means a new proccy as well..

You can get a 1TB HDD SATA for around 2.8k
make sure that your board has SATA ports..mine did but it was not the same case with my friend's..
your PC can handle anything except games and heavy rendering so...You should save up and make a new purchase later or buy a console(after a bit saving)
or if you want to buy DDR2 and HDD let us know..

 

[skeletor]

Your motherboard manufacturer's site says that your motherboard only supports Pentium 4, Pentium D and Celeron D processors. All of them are outdated and it makes no sense to go for them. It doesn't mention whether it supports Core 2 Duo processors but I think it will. And you can't use DDR3 RAM with your motherboard.

Here is my suggestion:

Extend your budget to ~15k and we'll try to suggest you a brand new CPU (motherboard, processor, cabinet, PSU, DDR3 RAM and Hard Disk). Sell your current CPU.

 

[techking_dinesh]

Hmm k

I m actually going mumbai for techfest 2011
I will be back and then consider selling this cpu and buying a new one around @ approx 25k
( just the cpu )

mannnnn i have been waiting since long !!!

 

[skeletor]

yup, you can get a decent CPU for around 25k. [NOT including monitor, keyboard etc.]

 

[Piyush]

@OP
yup
thats the good idea to sell ur old setup
and in 25k u'll be able to fetch a decent gaming rig(only cpu and stuff)