no excuse for 32 bit

**=DdogG=** · 03-10-2005, 02:25 PM

ok... If anyone is in the market for a new computer, there is no reason to not take the plunge to 64 bit.

there are motherboards that have both 754 and 939 sockets onboard
a 32 bit sempron 754 will work in a 64 bit mobo for now if money is really tight
most of your existing parts work with the new setup

I just put together a Athlon 64 3000+ socket 754 computer with a Geforce FX 5200 128 meg dual crt video, 1024 meg DDR pc2700 memory, 40 gig 7200 rpm drive, 52x32x52x16x cdrw/dvd combo drive, 7-in-1 media card reader, Mid tower case, 350 watt ps, firewire add-on card all for 462.00. most of us have the majority of these parts, so......

motherboard refurbished from newegg. 29.00 Gigabyte w/ via k8t800 chipset
cpu refurbished retail from newegg. 125.00 still has 3 yr warranty

memory rosewill cas2.5 pc2700 512 x2 45.00 each
40 gig seagate barracuda refurb 28.00
rosewill cdrw/dvd combo 38.00 new
7-in-1 card reader 17.00 new
mid tower case 9.99
firewire add on card 10.00
350 watt ps 16.00
video card refurbished 58.00
421 plus shipping............

and I skimped on a lot of parts here, but what it will be used for, It is more than enough everywhere.

most of you could have 64 bit computers for under 160.00......

**Tempus** · 03-10-2005, 03:10 PM

Interesting... If I take my old hardware out of my p4 2.0, and buy a case with mobo and chip and memory, I can put in my old HDDs and vid card and sound card and DVD and that's all I'd need to do?

Won't XP freak out if I did such a thing?

**kormendi** · 03-10-2005, 03:13 PM

Yes you can and yes it would. You would need to reinstall the OS.

You may be able to reuse the old memory if its DDR

**=DdogG=** · 03-10-2005, 03:34 PM

the casea nd powersupply might also make the transition.....

=Sarc= · 03-10-2005, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kormendi

Yes you can and yes it would. You would need to reinstall the OS.

You may be able to reuse the old memory if its DDR

It's just a repair install too so you don't have to reformat and such. It should be an easy transition to 64-bit.

03-10-2005, 02:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,773	no excuse for 32 bit ok... If anyone is in the market for a new computer, there is no reason to not take the plunge to 64 bit. there are motherboards that have both 754 and 939 sockets onboard a 32 bit sempron 754 will work in a 64 bit mobo for now if money is really tight most of your existing parts work with the new setup I just put together a Athlon 64 3000+ socket 754 computer with a Geforce FX 5200 128 meg dual crt video, 1024 meg DDR pc2700 memory, 40 gig 7200 rpm drive, 52x32x52x16x cdrw/dvd combo drive, 7-in-1 media card reader, Mid tower case, 350 watt ps, firewire add-on card all for 462.00. most of us have the majority of these parts, so...... motherboard refurbished from newegg. 29.00 Gigabyte w/ via k8t800 chipset cpu refurbished retail from newegg. 125.00 still has 3 yr warranty memory rosewill cas2.5 pc2700 512 x2 45.00 each 40 gig seagate barracuda refurb 28.00 rosewill cdrw/dvd combo 38.00 new 7-in-1 card reader 17.00 new mid tower case 9.99 firewire add on card 10.00 350 watt ps 16.00 video card refurbished 58.00 421 plus shipping............ and I skimped on a lot of parts here, but what it will be used for, It is more than enough everywhere. most of you could have 64 bit computers for under 160.00...... __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

03-10-2005, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tempus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Age: 38 Posts: 8,252	Re: no excuse for 32 bit Interesting... If I take my old hardware out of my p4 2.0, and buy a case with mobo and chip and memory, I can put in my old HDDs and vid card and sound card and DVD and that's all I'd need to do? Won't XP freak out if I did such a thing?

03-10-2005, 03:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
kormendi Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Fairfax, Virginia Age: 27 Posts: 2,173	Re: no excuse for 32 bit Yes you can and yes it would. You would need to reinstall the OS. You may be able to reuse the old memory if its DDR

03-10-2005, 03:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
=DdogG= Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ennis, TX Age: 31 Posts: 1,773	Re: no excuse for 32 bit the casea nd powersupply might also make the transition..... __________________ Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

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