Potential rebuild of Current PC

AW_3_3 · 03-19-2008

I was looking at a cheap rebuild of my current PC, built around the current CPU (Intel Pentium 4 630), Power Supply (HiPro 305watt), HDD (Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA). This is what i was thinking.

CPU- Intel Pentium 4-HT 630 (overclocked to ~4Ghz)
Motherboard- Newegg.com - Foxconn 945P7AA-8KS2 LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
RAM- Newegg.com - OCZ Value Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Graphics Card- Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100236L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
Case- Newegg.com - GIGABYTE iSOLO GZ-AA1CB-SNB Black Aluminum Front Panel/ 0.7mm SECC Housing ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Additional----
Power Supply- HiPro 305Watt ATX12V Power Supply Unit (yes it is powerful enough)
Harddrive- Western Digital Caviar WD2500JD-22HBB0 (7200RPM, 8MB, SATA150, 250GB)

Newegg.com - Thermaltake CL-P0372 92mm Enter CPU Cooler - Retail
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM

The biggest improvement will be the Memory, and the additional 1Ghz (possibly more) out of the processor. And yes, im aware it would still not be a great computer. =D Comments/thoughts/critiques

GaRHaR · 03-20-2008

Not a bad PC - and if it's better than the one you've got - it's an upgrade

However, your 305watt PSU might be powerful enough, but how old is it?
You're OCing your CPU which uses more power, and if it's a year or more old, take 5% off it's total wattage for each year you've had it.

The PSU is the one component you don't want to cheap out on.

AW_3_3 · 03-20-2008

I know, Its the stock power supply that came with the gateway. Its worked great for the past 3 years, it has stable voltages (12v stays above 11.80v, +5v stays above 4.98, 3.3 stays constant at 3.27, etc) so i am going to keep it. I am building it because i want a motherboard that i can overclock, because the gateway is not possible to change any settings in BIOS really.

GaRHaR · 03-20-2008

i know you know what you're doing, just making sure

03-19-2008	#1
AW_3_3 System Builder Guru Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ballston Spa, New York Posts: 2,492 PC Experience: PC Guru	Potential rebuild of Current PC I was looking at a cheap rebuild of my current PC, built around the current CPU (Intel Pentium 4 630), Power Supply (HiPro 305watt), HDD (Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA). This is what i was thinking. CPU- Intel Pentium 4-HT 630 (overclocked to ~4Ghz) Motherboard- Newegg.com - Foxconn 945P7AA-8KS2 LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail RAM- Newegg.com - OCZ Value Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Graphics Card- Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100236L Radeon HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail Case- Newegg.com - GIGABYTE iSOLO GZ-AA1CB-SNB Black Aluminum Front Panel/ 0.7mm SECC Housing ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Additional---- Power Supply- HiPro 305Watt ATX12V Power Supply Unit (yes it is powerful enough) Harddrive- Western Digital Caviar WD2500JD-22HBB0 (7200RPM, 8MB, SATA150, 250GB) Newegg.com - Thermaltake CL-P0372 92mm Enter CPU Cooler - Retail Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM The biggest improvement will be the Memory, and the additional 1Ghz (possibly more) out of the processor. And yes, im aware it would still not be a great computer. =D Comments/thoughts/critiques __________________ Useful Programs Prework Speedfan GPU-Z CPU-Z AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition SiSandra System Information/Benchmarking Tool Last edited by AW_3_3; 03-20-2008 at 09:18 PM.

03-20-2008	#2
GaRHaR Tech Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 6,061 PC Experience: Elite PC Guru	Re: Potential rebuild of Current PC Not a bad PC - and if it's better than the one you've got - it's an upgrade However, your 305watt PSU might be powerful enough, but how old is it? You're OCing your CPU which uses more power, and if it's a year or more old, take 5% off it's total wattage for each year you've had it. The PSU is the one component you don't want to cheap out on. __________________ < Prework \| PSU Calculator \| PCHF Rules \| Microsoft Knowledge Base \| Guru 3D \| Toms Hardware \| Blackle.com - Spread the word! >

03-20-2008	#3
AW_3_3 System Builder Guru Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ballston Spa, New York Posts: 2,492 PC Experience: PC Guru	Re: Potential rebuild of Current PC I know, Its the stock power supply that came with the gateway. Its worked great for the past 3 years, it has stable voltages (12v stays above 11.80v, +5v stays above 4.98, 3.3 stays constant at 3.27, etc) so i am going to keep it. I am building it because i want a motherboard that i can overclock, because the gateway is not possible to change any settings in BIOS really. __________________ Useful Programs Prework Speedfan GPU-Z CPU-Z AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition SiSandra System Information/Benchmarking Tool

03-20-2008	#4
GaRHaR Tech Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 6,061 PC Experience: Elite PC Guru	Re: Potential rebuild of Current PC i know you know what you're doing, just making sure __________________ < Prework \| PSU Calculator \| PCHF Rules \| Microsoft Knowledge Base \| Guru 3D \| Toms Hardware \| Blackle.com - Spread the word! >

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