Hi so my mobos max ram right now is 2 gigs, i have a beast video card but i still get low frames in old games like combat arms. I figure the ram is the bottleneck, and to a lesser extent maybe the cpu, which I can upgrade with the mobo that I buy. I would prefer a micro-axt form. This is what I'm looking at: Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138314 Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 My rig: Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz socket LGA 775 ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series - Video Memory 1.00 GB 1.5 gigs PC3200 ram XP Professional crap emachines mobo a good 600w PSU 1. So what hardware do you guys think I should get? I'm on a budget. 2. Will my P4 single core work with this mobo? it says "CPU Type: Core 2 Quad/Duo / Pentium Dual-Core / Celeron" in the newegg specs.
It's not worth upgrading that machine. It would be far better to source quality second hand components and construct a dual or quad core system. A single core CPU is a real relic and it's simply not worth spending any money on such a system. Here's a thread to inspire you in the right direction! http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=204670
