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 Nov 5 2009, 02:07 PM
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CPU = AMD Athlon 64 4000+ MB = ASUS A8N5X Video = Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT/GTO HD = WDC 320 GB DVD = HP DVD Writer 740 b Sound Card = Creative SB X-Fi Power Supply = 500 watt Case = Cooler Master Tower What I want to upgrade to is CPU = Intel Core i5 MB = ??? looking at another Asus Mem = DDR 6 Gb OS = Win 7 So I guess what my questions are can I re-use: Hard Drive Video Card DVD Case Power Supply Sound Card I don't think will be needed for anything? I do have a MS Side Winder joy stick. One more question, which version of Win 7? Confused with all the releases. Can you help a guy out please? |
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Nov 5 2009, 02:22 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 20-August 09 From: Ireland Member No.: 366,963 |
QUOTE(SunKing @ Nov 5 2009, 07:07 PM)  Ok I have a desktop I built about 4 years ago, and want to upgrade using as much as the hardware that I can. My current system has: CPU = AMD Athlon 64 4000+ MB = ASUS A8N5X Video = Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT/GTO HD = WDC 320 GB DVD = HP DVD Writer 740 b Sound Card = Creative SB X-Fi Power Supply = 500 watt Case = Cooler Master Tower What I want to upgrade to is CPU = Intel Core i5 MB = ??? looking at another Asus Mem = DDR 6 Gb OS = Win 7 So I guess what my questions are can I re-use: Hard Drive Video Card DVD Case Power Supply Sound Card I don't think will be needed for anything? I do have a MS Side Winder joy stick. One more question, which version of Win 7? Confused with all the releases. Can you help a guy out please? Hey! First off, with Windows 7, basically they are all the same except the professional and ultimate versions have some bonus software/extras in them, honestly they're not worth the extra cash; standard Win7 64 Bit Home Premium will work good! You can re-use the parts you listed, but a word of caution. the parts you want to re-use, namely the hard drive(not sure on the particular model you have there, what is it?), if it's 4 year's old, it's likely going to be a slow hard drive compared to what's available today! Also the video card is substandard(no offence). It's ok if you play games that are older I guess. But it's worth upgrading too if you want to play anything remotely new. Also, no reason to not use the audio card  CPU = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...5-215-_-Product MB = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813157172 Mem = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...1-193-_-Product OS = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...6-716-_-Product You don't really need 6GB of ram, if you went i7 instead of i5 I'd say get 6gb for tri chanell mode. -------------------- |~|i7 920-D0@3.9Ghz|~|Noctua NH-U12P|~|P6T Deluxe V2|~|OcZ 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz|~|PNY GTX 275 898MB|~|Enermax Rev85+ 850 Watt|~|Xonar Dx 7.1|~|Lian Li P80|~|Samsung T220|~|G9|~|G11|~|Intel SSD X25M:G2-80GB|~|Windows 7 Home Premium 64|~|SteelSeries Siberia White|~|
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Nov 5 2009, 02:28 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 17,544 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
FWIW: Agree about the Win 7 Home Premium...I would further suggest that you look into purchasing the upgrade edition and the family pack. Doing so is much cheaper than purchasing a single license.
I'd think about upgrading the PSU, also. I have an X2 4400 system and 500 works fine for it...but since you are upgrading equipment, why neglect the heart of the system? No juice, no use. Louis -------------------- Please do not send PMs to me re forum business. Many heads are better than one and I intend to give you the maximum opportunity for a resolution to your situation...by posting in the forum. Thanks :).
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Nov 5 2009, 02:46 PM
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The Hard Drive is a Western Digital Caviar® Second Generation WD3200JS 320 GB SATA II Hard Drive.
Is that not good enough? If not why? As for the sound card, I have really never used it and it just uses power. If I understand correctly the mother board chipset should be able to do anything I need. All I am running is 2.1 speakers. |
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Nov 5 2009, 02:47 PM
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QUOTE(hamluis @ Nov 5 2009, 01:28 PM) FWIW: Agree about the Win 7 Home Premium...I would further suggest that you look into purchasing the upgrade edition and the family pack. Doing so is much cheaper than purchasing a single license. Well that work. Currently on the HD I have win XP pro. This post has been edited by SunKing: Nov 5 2009, 02:48 PM |
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Nov 5 2009, 03:12 PM
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Upgrade the Video card and PSU. The i5 proc uses a lot of power. You might need some additional cooling in the case as well. i5 runs pretty hot.
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Nov 5 2009, 03:59 PM
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What is the difference between Upgrade and Full in Win 7?
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Nov 5 2009, 04:18 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 20-August 09 From: Ireland Member No.: 366,963 |
The upgrade edition requires that you have a previous installation on Windows on the computer you want to install Windows 7. If you have XP, it will do a full clean install wiping everything. If you have Vista you can choose to keep all the existing files and programs do you don't have to install them again.
The upgrade is ok, but I prefer the full retail one so you don't need to have another operating system installed. Also, the upgrade you get will have to be the same as the operating system you have installed. EG: If you have 32bit home premium Vista, you'll get 32 bit home premium windows 7 upgrade. I advise you to get the Full one. -------------------- |~|i7 920-D0@3.9Ghz|~|Noctua NH-U12P|~|P6T Deluxe V2|~|OcZ 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz|~|PNY GTX 275 898MB|~|Enermax Rev85+ 850 Watt|~|Xonar Dx 7.1|~|Lian Li P80|~|Samsung T220|~|G9|~|G11|~|Intel SSD X25M:G2-80GB|~|Windows 7 Home Premium 64|~|SteelSeries Siberia White|~|
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Nov 5 2009, 04:24 PM
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QUOTE(IrishGrimReaper @ Nov 5 2009, 03:18 PM) Also, the upgrade you get will have to be the same as the operating system you have installed. EG: If you have 32bit home premium Vista, you'll get 32 bit home premium windows 7 upgrade. I have XP Pro operating on a AMD Athlon 64 4000.If I change the HDD as suggested I understand I will have to plug in my XP CD to verify. Will that limit to 32 bit, or either 32 or 64? |
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Nov 5 2009, 04:41 PM
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Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 17,544 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Killeen, TX Member No.: 33,068 |
FWIW: I opened and installed one of my family pack purchases today.
The family pack contains two disks, one for 32-bit Win 7, one for 64-bit Win 7. The license covers whichever I choose to install. I am able to make 3 installs, the license is good for 3 installs (1 license key). The install took about 30 minutes and is pretty much offscreen...at times, it appears that nothing is happening .I have XP...on two separate hard drives (one is a clone/backup). I clean installed Win 7 32-bit on a different drive, no problems. Louis -------------------- Please do not send PMs to me re forum business. Many heads are better than one and I intend to give you the maximum opportunity for a resolution to your situation...by posting in the forum. Thanks :).
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Nov 5 2009, 05:10 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: 20-August 09 From: Ireland Member No.: 366,963 |
QUOTE(SunKing @ Nov 5 2009, 09:24 PM) QUOTE(IrishGrimReaper @ Nov 5 2009, 03:18 PM) Also, the upgrade you get will have to be the same as the operating system you have installed. EG: If you have 32bit home premium Vista, you'll get 32 bit home premium windows 7 upgrade. I have XP Pro operating on a AMD Athlon 64 4000.If I change the HDD as suggested I understand I will have to plug in my XP CD to verify. Will that limit to 32 bit, or either 32 or 64? I don't think you have to put you XP cd in during install(not 100% sure though). I don't see why you would need to. If you got an upgrade of that it would be Windows 7 Pro, and whatever bit you're operating on. In your system view menu it should tell you what bit it is, probably be 32 bit if it's older. -------------------- |~|i7 920-D0@3.9Ghz|~|Noctua NH-U12P|~|P6T Deluxe V2|~|OcZ 3x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz|~|PNY GTX 275 898MB|~|Enermax Rev85+ 850 Watt|~|Xonar Dx 7.1|~|Lian Li P80|~|Samsung T220|~|G9|~|G11|~|Intel SSD X25M:G2-80GB|~|Windows 7 Home Premium 64|~|SteelSeries Siberia White|~|
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