HP Upgrade (Hardware)

[rartuin270]

Here are the specs on my computer. HP a705w Specs I just wanted to know what I can do to speed this computer up hardware wise that would be around $100-200? New processor? More memory? What can I do?

 

[Xiggy]

get like a pentium 4 or dual core 3.0ghz and 512x2mb ram would be much faster!

 

[freestyler105]

Upgrade to some RAM like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145439

That should speed it up considerably. Just remove the old RAM and pop these in, it's a quick, cheap upgrade that will help a lot. I don't know if it would really be worth upgrading your processor...

 

[rartuin270]

Upgrade to some RAM like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145439

just bought it

 

[lhuser]

Actually, you have PC2700 and if it messages at PC2100, then your memory you bough probable will be bottlenecked due to it. I'd suggest buying a low end Soket 775 motherboard and CPU.

 

[CompMan]

or a better socket 478 processor, like a p4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116027

that would speed it up alot!

 

[Taylor1]

Actually, you have PC2700 and if it messages at PC2100, then your memory you bough probable will be bottlenecked due to it. I'd suggest buying a low end Soket 775 motherboard and CPU.

ok, so his comp has prob been bottlenecked the time. itd cost too much than he mentioned to get a new cpu and mobo.hed probably have to get a new videocard too.

 

[Celegorm]

hed probably have to get a new videocard too.

not nessisaraly. I'm more than willing to bet that the on-board will out do any pci card he might have installed after teh system was built (seeing as how he has no AGP) If he is using onboard video, then a new proc and mobo might be more cost-effective than just getting new RAM. Keeping in mind tho that odds are you would have to re-do windows for the different drivers with the motherboard.

 

[lhuser]

or a better socket 478 processor, like a p4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116027

that would speed it up alot!

Or a better S478 motherboard. He'll just need a Micro ATX, because his HP is MATX factor.

The P4 will speed up, but the motherboard bottlenecked the RAM at PC2100...so I don't think it will EVEN support that CPU.

I'd get this board:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138262
$47 and dirt cheap. With that P4, and new RAM, there will be a major speed increase.

 

[rartuin270]

bottlenecked? Im guessing that means that its not going to let the memory run as good as it should. Am I correct?