Processor & Motherboard Upgrade..Need Answers Please..

[NorthJack ENT.]

Whats up Ill Fam?

Hey I got a question for u guys that are good with computers and know a lil sumthin about computers....i have a Pc now its a pentium 3 the Dell u would buy for a college student...Well Mygrandma is ging me her Dell like the one they advertise on T.V. The regular size one (Like ur average PC) Well it has a pentium 3 processor in it And I was wondering if I would be able to upgrade just my Motherboard along with the processor with at least a Pentium 4 Processor Nothin Major jus sumthin to run Fruity Loops 7 with a few Vst's and Adobe Audition 3...Anyone recommend doing this cause I think it would be a watse of time to build a whole new one wen I can jus upgrade the little things but im only doing little things on my computer ya know?....

Can Any of my ill Fam Help Me?

 

[DJ Redrum]

There should'nt be to much of a problem in changing the motherboard from your current one. Do you happen to know which model you have?

 

[NorthJack ENT.]

There should'nt be to much of a problem in changing the motherboard from your current one. Do you happen to know which model you have?

I dont know the exact model but I do know that it is a regular size computer jus like if u were to go to bestbuy and buy a pc it would be one of those size Pc's but the current one I have now is a smaller size (Skkinnier)....If that helps...

 

[DJ Redrum]

You should be able to switch the motherboard over ok, but if i was you i would just have a search on google first to see how other people have tried to update one from dell.

As alot of the pre-made computers which you buy from some of the main companys they tend to leave out some features which limit the amount you can change with them wanting you to go back a few years later to buy a new one from them.

 

[Steel Side]

Honestly, if you replace the motherboard, all that you are keeping is the case, hardware, and peripherals. And possibly RAM. I assume you'll be uprgrading the CPU as well since u wanna go from PIII to P4. First thing to do is to look at how much RAM you have for the current machine. Do you know how much you have?
BTW I'm Dell DCSE cerified, so this is right up my alley. I don't recommend them however.

You should be able to switch the motherboard over ok, but if i was you i would just have a search on google first to see how other people have tried to update one from dell.

As alot of the pre-made computers which you buy from some of the main companys they tend to leave out some features which limit the amount you can change with them wanting you to go back a few years later to buy a new one from them.

This is absolutely true!!

 

[dacalion]

Honestly, if you replace the motherboard, all that you are keeping is the case, hardware, and peripherals. And possibly RAM. I assume you'll be uprgrading the CPU as well since u wanna go from PIII to P4. First thing to do is to look at how much RAM you have for the current machine. Do you know how much you have?
BTW I'm Dell DCSE cerified, so this is right up my alley. I don't recommend them however.




This is absolutely true!!

co-sign with Steel Side 100%, Eventhough FL7 is a relatively simple program it chews up some RAM and just replacing the motherboard won't do you a whole lot of good IMO. Find out how much RAM you can use and I wouldn't go with no less than 1gig minimum. If it won't support that much RAM, I'd look into selling them both for enough to purchase a new pc that will.


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