Processor Upgrade

[ForburyLion]

I've come to the conclusion that it's time to upgrade my processor and add more memory in order to better use MSTS and prepare for MSTS2.
Buying a new PC just isn't a cost effective option and I can't afford it anyway.

My current PC Specs are

Abit KT7/KT7-Raid Motherboard (Socket A Based)
Athalon 1.1GHz processor
46Gb Hard drive
128Mb Geforce FX graphics card
12x DVD Rom
8x CDRW
384Mb PC100/PC133 SDRAM
Creative Live Soundcard
Floppy drive
PC Case
4x USB 1/1.1 ports

Anyway, What I'm struggling to figure out are:

1. What speed processor I should go for?
2. Will I need a new motherboard? - The manual for my KT7 says it's for AMD Socket A Athalon and Duron CPU's
3. PC100/PC133 SDRAM..... I'm not sure which I have, PC100 or PC133 or whether PC100/PC133 is the same....Will I need to dump this or can it be carried over?

As far as my thinking goes, I reckon I can get away with, At most buying:

A new processor
A new motherboard
New memory

I'd appreciate any feedback.... If anyone doesn't want to admit to being a geek then they can PM me and I will keep their name to myself.

Thanks in advance.

[class40]

I've come to the conclusion that it's time to upgrade my processor and add more memory in order to better use MSTS and prepare for MSTS2.
Buying a new PC just isn't a cost effective option and I can't afford it anyway.

My current PC Specs are

Abit KT7/KT7-Raid Motherboard (Socket A Based)
Athalon 1.1GHz processor
46Gb Hard drive
128Mb Geforce FX graphics card
12x DVD Rom
8x CDRW
384Mb PC100/PC133 SDRAM
Creative Live Soundcard
Floppy drive
PC Case
4x USB 1/1.1 ports

Anyway, What I'm struggling to figure out are:

1. What speed processor I should go for?
2. Will I need a new motherboard? - The manual for my KT7 says it's for AMD Socket A Athalon and Duron CPU's
3. PC100/PC133 SDRAM..... I'm not sure which I have, PC100 or PC133 or whether PC100/PC133 is the same....Will I need to dump this or can it be carried over?

As far as my thinking goes, I reckon I can get away with, At most buying:

A new processor
A new motherboard
New memory

I'd appreciate any feedback.... If anyone doesn't want to admit to being a geek then they can PM me and I will keep their name to myself.

Thanks in advance.

You will most likely need a new M/B, I think the only standard Athlon CPU that you can still buy is a 1.3 GHz, after that they go onto the MP and XP range.

As for your memory there are some Asrock http://www.asrock.com (Asustek) M/Bs that will take your old memory and also take DDR memory two of them being the K7VM2 & K7VT2 take a look at
http://www.pcindex.co.uk for prices and information.

Regarding CPUs - the world is your oyster! Most of the Athlon XP range will fit the above mentioned M/Bs.

If you can afford it I would recomend going for the Asus A7N8X Deluxe M/B, http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socketa ... erview.htm I bought one two months ago and fitted it with a Athlon XP 3000+ running at 2.17 GHz and 1.5GB DDR ram and it is as sweet as a bird.

If I can be of any more help - please let me iknow.

Tony.

[anakha]

If you are a bit wary of getting a new MB, processor, memory etc. as individual items and putting them together, you can get complete motherboard kits built and tested from Watford Electronics.

They are at:

http://www.savastore.com/watford/Default.asp

I'm sure there must be other suppliers who'll plumb everything together and deliver it ready to go if it's an option that appeals to you.

[LucaZone]

pc100 and pc133 memory is defo too slow, and sadly to get any better u will need a new M/B Bst money can buy is RD Ram, though the majority and best option is normally DDR pc2100 Ram.