Motherboard upgrade ?

Pentium(R) D 3.0 duel core intel

what motherboard can I up grade to?

I would like to part out my dell and build a system.

I have a nvida 7800 oem graphics card but the mother boad i have is not able to mount 2 graphics cards.

do i need to use the same type card in a 2nd slot ? (nevida 78000

looking at a corsair case and psu

Can i get some ideas to look into...... like what to look for ?
I belive I need to go ATX. and would like to add more then 4 gig ram slots.....

 

First and foremost, how much moolah do you have? You really should not 'upgrade' your motherboard as that will give you nothing, you may as well get yourself a quad, RAM and a new motherboard if you're willing to spring for a new mobo now. You can transfer your video card to the new mobo if it's PCI-E. Forget about getting a second 7800, just get a new video card.

 

Agree with augiedoggie. Quadcore is the way to go.

1) You do need to use the same card type. That's a pretty old card you have. Seriously just scrap it. There's a chance it won't work with the new MBs. I had a lot of problems when I put an older card in the system I built. You're better off getting a newer card. If it's powerful enough you won't need another one.
2) Not a fan of corsair cases. You're better off with Thermaltake, Cool Master or Antec. There are other ones out there. I'm assuming you're building for gaming so get a case that's made for that.
3) MB suggestions: Gigabyte, Asus, AMD. Generally I've found them to be the most reliable.

Also, if you're looking to put more than 4 gb of RAM, you need to make sure you run an OS that can recognize that. Windows7 32-bit only recognizes 4gb. Tell us how much you're willing to spend on this, and everyone will be able to suggest more.

 

Honestly, I am not looking to completly build a new system I would like to get rid of the dell mother board and powersupply ( which is bad and needs replacing.)

I figure I can save by not going top end with the newest stuff and reusing anyting i can from this system.

As far as quad core I belive the motherboards that use duel can go to a quad upgrade ( ?) maybe future

I am looking at like $200.00 and still am waiting for the corsair vertical modular conections for this power supply I bought from a calaifornia ripoff company to see if it works which is why was thinking corsair case because I have the PSU 650w but it doesnt fit the dell case i have very well.

I figure i can get a intel pentium D board for less because its not the i7 board........( under $100.00)

as well could find one for a duel graphics card setup (Future)
I am happy with the duel 3.0 for the preasent.

still an upgrade from what i have.

sound card is fine
hard drive works ok
dvd and cd rw are crap maybe cause of the PSU ????
I have them disconnected as the pc doent shut off because of overheating PSU with them disconected but has jsut started to shut down again so its nearing its death ( the PSU )

 

Hi

You would be much better off saving a few more dollars and going with an AMD-based system. AMD gives you more bang for your buck, and as you don't NEED a "top end" system, I believe would be the way for you to go.

Here's a few compatible parts that won't set you back too much:

Motherboard

Processor

6GB of RAM -or- 4GB of RAM

Power supply

Case (sorted by best rating... obviously the look of the case matters, too!)

You don't need the ability to install two graphics cards... you'd be best off using the one you have until you can afford a better single card. You can get a decent ATI graphics card (which would work best with an AMD system anyway) with more bang for your buck than an Nvidia card, as well. The only thing is, if your current video card is an AGP card, it won't work in most new motherboards (AGP is old technology).

Suggestion for a new graphics card

 

the duel graphics card MB was an option when i bought the pc 4 years ago.
I figured it would be cheep now.

not that important as well i didnt understand about more then 4 gig ram recanition either. not important.

Important Getting away from dell
lol

 

Yes, motherboards with two graphics card slots aren't that expensive, but I was going for a budget build for you... it would probably run you $30+ to get a motherboard with dual graphics card slots. Unless you're trying to play Crysis or some other majorly graphics intensive game, single graphics cards do the trick.

 

Call of Duty

 

Black Ops?

EDIT: Even CoD's latest game, Black Ops, can be played with the graphics card I suggested (it's well beyond the minimum requirements).

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-Minimum-PC-Requirements-Revealed-161866.shtml

 

I just found out why I was having problems with the corsair cables for my power supply.....

They sold me a antec power supply with a corsair sticker over the antec label in the case.


e- tech sillicon valley

 

Sorry. I definitely misunderstood. I was under the impression you wanted to build an entirely new system. Definitely try to get a new PSU. That's the one thing in a PC that can short out all your other hardware. Are you talking about the processor for dual -> quad? If you are, make sure the MB you're looking at can support a quad core processor upgrade. You can get an i5, which is still pretty decent and priced cheaper than the i7's. Also, the newer MBs don't require a sound card because they have it built in. One less chip to worry about

You can pretty much get any newer case that's bigger. You don't necessarily need to get the same brand as the PSU. I have a Corsair PSU in a Thermaltake case and it fits fine with room to spare. What I said about the RAM, I mean that some operating systems are not able to recognize more than 4GB of RAM. I have 6GB on my system. I needed to get W7 64-bit because it can SEE more than 4GB of RAM. Otherwise you're just wasting your money because the system won't utilize all the RAM, so it is important that you take into account which operating system you will be using. Hope I helped.

 

I desided to just get what i needed for this at this time thakyou for your help .

another PSU and will strat putting together parts for a new build .

 

That's what I did. I've replaced my hard drive, DVD drive, graphics card (though my motherboard has a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, so that helps), power supply, and case. All I have left to upgrade is the motherboard, CPU, and RAM, which I'll be doing as soon as I get my tax return (I'll be getting another hard drive or two as well, possibly an SSD).

 

Ya, I think you went the right way, Most folks don't need quads or even duos. I can surf just fine with a P!!!