Is s**t Compaq Presario 5000 standard ATX case w/ a good enough power supply?

[Lowndsey]

Good luck finding a board that'll support a P3. Best off just buying a new computer.

He already said he is getting a new case, CPU, PSU and Mobo

Not overly sure about the mobo. I assume it was proprietary..they weren't made to be upgraded back then. Mine died a few years back ...was using it as a spare computer for a while then I just dumped it. Caused me nothing but trouble.

 

[freestyler105]

To be honest, you might as well build a whole new computer. You're already gonna be replacing almost all the parts, so for an extra $100 you'll have a whole new computer.

 

[4fingerninja]

Re: Is shit Compaq Presario 5000 standard ATX case w/ a good enough power supply?

hahahahaha I used to own that exact same computer. Had windows ME on it..ME was a dog. From memory the PSU was only like 200 or 250W and no 4pin 12volt connector so would be no good for a P4 or above capable mobo.
Not sure about mobo size but I know that the risers were actual lugs which were part of the case so it's probably a wise choice not to use it as there are no other holes in the case to screw new risers into if they don't line up.

same here until i switched out the psu and burnt it out

 

[umakemebetter]

they were running a celeron...and yes it was shit

Hey, my friend has a shit computer.

A Compaq Presario 5000, something liek 800mhz P3, 128MB RAM, 20GB HDD, pretty crap.

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[01001010]

Hey, my friend has a shit computer.

A Compaq Presario 5000, something liek 800mhz P3, 128MB RAM, 20GB HDD, pretty crap. Looks like this.

That's probably why you should always purchase a computer through their business division. You don't get this type of crap.

 

[Lowndsey]

@ umakemebetter...mine had a celeron something like 880Mhz

 

[i want a laptop]

OK. I am forgetting the old computer. I will use its hard drive (maybe) its psu (maybe) it's floppy drive, and its DVD drives.

So I am wondering if this will fly.

Motherboard-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186129
CPU-http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116039
I might overclock the CPU.

As for overclocking, I am thinking maybe picking up one of these, it looks decent.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835119092

And of course some arctic silver 5.

But the CPU FSB is 800mhz and the mobo is only 533...will this be a problem?

 

[Celegorm]

Yes, the CPU and motherboard will be an issue. If it was the other way around, it'd not be a big deal but the CPU will not be able to down-clock itself to match the motherboard.

 

[umakemebetter]

@ "Iwant a laptop" ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Spend the extra $30 and get a Pentium Dual Core E2160. Those celerons are a SERIOUS NO-NO! DONT GET A CELERON. PLEASE. ITS A STUPID PURCHASE, the Dual-Cores are almost the same price (just ask Google "shopping") get one of those.

i know celeron's have improved greatly, but they still don't stack up at all to a Pentium Dual Core (and no i dont mean PD, i mean the new Pentium-Dual Cores, which are basically underclocked/stripped down Core2Duos).

Heres an E2160 at $55.
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=E2...1e06de254cca65c22f6a2145c77a3d6a2a9319e08c530

If you really wanna overclock, you're gonna need a better mobo and ram (probably), but if you do indeed do that, you'll see the E2160 is one HELL of an overclocker (it can beat an E6700 when its at 3.2).

even if you dont overclock, screw the Celeron - and get the Dual-Core.

 

[i want a laptop]

Check 2 posts down, new mobo/cpu I posted

And will SATA 1.5GBps hdd's work with SATA 3gbps motherboards?