Motherboard conked.Suggestions for a new mobo/processor

[Scott Kitterman]

On Thursday 15 February 2007 11:18, िऩऩाद wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have the following system
> Intel P4-2.4ghz processor on a D845gvsr mobo
> 256mb RAM
> Samsung combo drive(CD-R +DVD)
> 2 40gig HDD.
> The whole system was assembled in Oct 2004
>
> Recently my pc stopped working and I was told that it is a motherboard
> problem and needs to be replaced.
> Now I am looking for a mobo+processor combo and many friends suggested
> AMD64 based processors.
> Points to be considered
> 1. My usage is limited to basic office applications, surfing, songs,
> videos, chat etc ie a desktop user.
> 2. I need to run some games on it for my kid and as such also need XP as my
> primary OS
> 3. Being a linux enthu most of my usage is on a Linux distro.
> 4. I also try out various new distros.
>
You can still get Intel D845 motherboards.  No need to replace your current 
config if you don't want to.  

If you are interested in a performance boost, I think you'd be better off just 
getting another D845 motherboard and spending the rest of the money that you 
were planning on spending on RAM.  256MB is not a lot these days.

I have a laptop with 256MB of RAM and I have to work to keep it from getting 
bogged down in swap.  More memory will probably give you more of a boost than 
a new mobo/CPU.

Scott K