Need to Upgrade old PC. HELP!

[anaselg]

Hello Everyone!

I got an old PC that I'd like to Upgrade, it's a Pentium 566Mhz I believe with 256MB of RAM. basically what I want to do is get a new (Strong) processor, something that runs at 1800Mhz or so, and a New Graphic card, and possibly upgrade the RAM to 512.

do you guys think that's possible (and will it make the PC more robust), or do i run the risk of completly ruining the computer and wasting money while doing it?

I would really really appreciate your help on this!

 

[Elbatrop1]

Do you want to use your existing hardware? Or, do you want to start from scratch? Also let us know what kind of budget you have.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

You will be replacing the motherboard and CPU for sure, the ram, the power supply most likely, almost a new PC.

 

[anaselg]

Well, I want to use my current hardware, Budget is pretty tight that's why Im not thinking about buying a new computer...

after looking at the prices, I might go for the AMD Duron 1800 S-A, 1,80GHz, 64KB, 266MHz FSB

cheers

 

[anaselg]

why the Power Supply ?

 

[Elbatrop1]

You cant just take that CPU and plug it into the slot where your Pentium is. If it is a Pentium II, then maybe you could get a PIII and upgrade that way. I think the highest frequency you could get a PIII was 1GHz(could be wrong).

 

[Elbatrop1]

why the Power Supply ?

He meant if you get a whole lot of new parts, they would need extra power.

 

[CreditSolutions]

if it were me, i'd buy a cheap socket 478 mobo and slap a 2.4gig celeron in. Probably looking at about 200 bucks right there.

 

[m3trj]

To be honest you'd be better off buying a new computer rather than upgrading. It would probably be a better investment in the long run.