new motherboard processor memory , heatsink and fan wanted

loates123

my system is only a 1.3xp so looking to upgrade as pc is poor

to mostly surf internet and play pes5

so looking to keep costs down


my specs

184-pin DIMM DDR PC3200 memory 1 x 512 and 2x 256 already

5.1 sound card
580w psu

radeon 9800pro agp with 128mb 128bit ddr dram graphics card


was looking at this
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...?mbb-sp7285&P=1

what do u think will memory still be ok..................................


also i would like to wipe my 80gb hhd and start from clean, how would i do this?


all help welcome

banger9365

the motherboard bundle if i have it right will be fine for your needs and so will your ram ,sound card, psu and graphics card .hope fully nothing is surtain until you put i together
you will have to boot the xp disc of a dvd/cd drive to install xp from fresh
you will have to format your hdd using the xp disc that came with your pc ,
which basicly meen you have to delet the portion on C: and reinstall xp it will asked to format it before you install xp after you have deleted the portion

Omertron

One thing to check with your existing power supply is that it has the 4-pin ATX lead with it (most newer, i.e. <3years, power supplies do have it) as you will need this for pretty much all new motherboards.

The RAM you have is fine and should work with the md, however, the mb only has 3 slots and comes with one stick of 512Mb, so you'll have to e-bay the other 256Mb stick you have.

Assuming that you have a full copy of XP and not an upgrade version, when you boot from the CD there's an option to delete the current partion and reformat the hard drive.

loates123

yes i have xp disc

psu is only 3 mths old

my mate says that offer is poor
could someone give me some more advise , links would bve helpful too

thanks

banger9365

do not now where your mate gets the offer is poor ,I get £121.33 for some thing the same at my local shop,web shop (ccl,just down road to me )to your £139.35 incl delivery http://www.cclonline.com/basket/mycurrentbasket.asp?refresh=38840.0210185185&track=195Q1