computer question...help

[brendan_121212]

I guess it depends on what comp you are trying to load XP on to. Mine is a dell 4300, from 2001.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i think it matters if you are trying to use a restore CD or an actual XP disk obtained from Dell.

 

[jimmclrk1 10+ year member]

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wrong.

What is?

 

[brendan_121212]

yeah...well i am just trying for a cheap solution until i go to college next fall...i just want to be able to play games...maybe ill just get a geforce 5500 for reg pci

I don't know if that would help you or not. With a celeron, i doubt it (not to be rude) The video card is only as good as your processor.

 

[Chevillac 5,000+ posts]

From dell you have to request the XP install disc, theyll give it to you after you ask a few times.

 

[brendan_121212]

i think it matters if you are trying to use a restore CD or an actual XP disk obtained from Dell.

I just look at my CD and it says its a Reinstall CD, I guess your right. Good show!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Mugen 10+ year member]

The problem with the 5500 is it was already a sucky GPU, but the PCI version has practically zero bandwidth, so it's less powerful than most modern integrated chipsets.

 

[andar 10+ year member]

well right now i have onboard graphics. i have 1.25 gig ram. it meets my daily needs, surfing the web and such, but i want the ability to play games. the mobo doesn't have agp either

 

[brendan_121212]

well right now i have onboard graphics. i have 1.25 gig ram. it meets my daily needs, surfing the web and such, but i want the ability to play games. the mobo doesn't have agp either

What is your processor speed with the celeron? If you put a bad *** card in there it won't get its maximum potential until you have a bad *** processor. But if you but a bad *** card in there you could always move it to a new computer in the future, as long as it doesn't become outdated in the mean time.

 

[andar 10+ year member]

the celeron is a 2.4ghz

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

not worth the hassle, sell the dell and build a different pc

the PS probably isnt strong enough to handle a nice video card anyway

 

[andar 10+ year member]

yeah...idk i just wanted to try and play WoW...i installed the demo and its actually not that bad...i might get a geforce 5500 from a friend for free or really cheap just to see if it works any better than onboard..

i want a new computer but i can't afford one...my parents are going to buy me a new one for college next year...i want something like this..Toshiba Satellite 17"

i played with one of these last night and the kid who had it had a excellent setup and it really seemed to work out well...hopefully when the time comes, prices will have dropped

 

[jimmclrk1 10+ year member]

yeah...idk i just wanted to try and play WoW...i installed the demo and its actually not that bad...i might get a geforce 5500 from a friend for free or really cheap just to see if it works any better than onboard..
i want a new computer but i can't afford one...my parents are going to buy me a new one for college next year...i want something like this..Toshiba Satellite 17"

i played with one of these last night and the kid who had it had a excellent setup and it really seemed to work out well...hopefully when the time comes, prices will have dropped

If you can get that CPU onto another motherboard, get a decent graphics card (nVidia 7-series or better), a new power supply, and a gig of some decent memory (even Corsair ValuRam).... you could hypothetically overclock the processor a bit, overclock the GPU a bit, and run current games at medium/medium-high settings.

I pretty much just told you to build a new computer.... go figure.

 

[luvinthebass 5,000+ posts]

heh yeah, i thought it was harder then that to build a CPU