Right, Ive never done this before (only ever added memory), I have always bought PC's straight from a store, however I havent really got the money to buy a brand new PC so Im hoping to keep hold of some components and adding better ones to create a better PC.
Here is the computer Ive got at the moment:
Advent T9208
COMPONENT - DESCRIPTION
CPU - Intel® Pentium® D 945 processor (3.4 GHz)
Motherboard - MS-7187 (Intel® 945G)
Memory - 3GB DDR2 (2 x DDR PC2-5300 & 2 x DDR PC2-5200)
Hard Drive - 250GB SATA hard drive
Hard Drive - 250GB SATA hard drive
CD / DVD Drive - Dual layer DVD±RW
Card Reader - Flash Memory Card Drive (8 in 1)
Video / Graphics Card - GeForce 7300SE PCI-E 64MB (up to 512MB with Turbocache)
TV Card - Creatix 7131E Analogue/Digital TV tuner (CTX953)
Sound Card - C-Media AC'97
Modem - Creatix CTX 609 SoftModem
Network Card - Intel® Pro/100 VE ethernet
Disassembly - Advent T9x08 case information
Keyboard - Advent USB keyboard
Mouse - Advent USB optical mouse
Now the main things I was hoping to replace were the CPU, motherboard, maybe the memory (would like to upgrade to 4gb) and hard drives (maybe replace the two with one hard drive) and the graphics card (Nothing exceptional just a decent one). Hopefully I will still be able to use my existing monitor, cd/dvd drive, card reader etc with the new motherboard? Will I also need a new case? The less I would need to replace the better but if it means a much improved PC then I will be willing to have a look into it.
If someone could advise I would be more than greatful.
Thanks
Here is the computer Ive got at the moment:
Advent T9208
COMPONENT - DESCRIPTION
CPU - Intel® Pentium® D 945 processor (3.4 GHz)
Motherboard - MS-7187 (Intel® 945G)
Memory - 3GB DDR2 (2 x DDR PC2-5300 & 2 x DDR PC2-5200)
Hard Drive - 250GB SATA hard drive
Hard Drive - 250GB SATA hard drive
CD / DVD Drive - Dual layer DVD±RW
Card Reader - Flash Memory Card Drive (8 in 1)
Video / Graphics Card - GeForce 7300SE PCI-E 64MB (up to 512MB with Turbocache)
TV Card - Creatix 7131E Analogue/Digital TV tuner (CTX953)
Sound Card - C-Media AC'97
Modem - Creatix CTX 609 SoftModem
Network Card - Intel® Pro/100 VE ethernet
Disassembly - Advent T9x08 case information
Keyboard - Advent USB keyboard
Mouse - Advent USB optical mouse
Now the main things I was hoping to replace were the CPU, motherboard, maybe the memory (would like to upgrade to 4gb) and hard drives (maybe replace the two with one hard drive) and the graphics card (Nothing exceptional just a decent one). Hopefully I will still be able to use my existing monitor, cd/dvd drive, card reader etc with the new motherboard? Will I also need a new case? The less I would need to replace the better but if it means a much improved PC then I will be willing to have a look into it.
If someone could advise I would be more than greatful.
Thanks