friends possiable upgrades?

[GrimReaper23]

Hi I sold him my old computer a 1.33 Ghz T-bird socket a cpu and he was looking into upgrading it he has around 300 USD for a cpu mobo and a video card and maybe value ram help me out please

 

[Shumway]

$300 for a cpu mobo and a vid card and wanting ram too?? won't get nothing much for that

 

[mgoldb2]

A sempron 2600+ skt 754 $65
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104226
ASUS K8N Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce3 250 $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131512
Patriot 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) $46
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220027
GIGABYTE GV-R96X128D Radeon 9600XT 128MB $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125124

Total: $266

 

[Shumway]

Jeez i forgot how cheap you guy's get stuff in the state's,I paid $200 just for my cpu and board

 

[Arumuni]

Jeez i forgot how cheap you guy's get stuff in the state's,I paid $200 just for my cpu and board

I paid 400+. Anyway's, it not cheaper in the states, it's just different currency value.

Regarding your topic, you won't get a high end system for 300 bucks. Don't expect high performance from it either.

 

[GrimReaper23]

well I knew it wouldn't be good because my mobo and cpu was about 300 usd LOL more then his computer but I was thinking something along the lines of like a 2800+ newcastle/winnie and a mobo haven't decided and the cheapest 512 (pc 3200) stick out there and hmm vid card I have no clue