Considering an upgrade to my main PC

Matblack · 10-04-2007, 13:39

I currently have a mobile chip running at 2Ghz in my main rig, I specifically got it because it was supposed to run cool and should be OK for a media box which my PC effectively is these days. The rig used the on board graphics from the AOpen i915GMm which uses the Intel 915GM graphics chip.

However I am finding that this hasn't got the umph to decode HD stuff and I'm getting stuttering which isn't much fun.

A replacement board will have to be a micro ATX and have on board graphics, the case I have is a pig to put a graphics card in and needs a riser which I don't have, its a nice case though and I would prefer to keep it as it fits in my HiFi unit.

The rest of the kit is two 250Gb HDs and to be honest thats about it, the wireless network is via USB and everything else is fine, memory will need to be upgraded too and I'm thinking 2 Gb would be best.

I'm thinking

Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H iG965, 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, uATX, VGA£69.68
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, Socket 775, 2.13 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail£137.70
2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12£119.43

Mainly because the graphics chip is OK for Vista.

Anyone got any recomendations?

MB

10-04-2007, 13:39	#1
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Considering an upgrade to my main PC I currently have a mobile chip running at 2Ghz in my main rig, I specifically got it because it was supposed to run cool and should be OK for a media box which my PC effectively is these days. The rig used the on board graphics from the AOpen i915GMm which uses the Intel 915GM graphics chip. However I am finding that this hasn't got the umph to decode HD stuff and I'm getting stuttering which isn't much fun. A replacement board will have to be a micro ATX and have on board graphics, the case I have is a pig to put a graphics card in and needs a riser which I don't have, its a nice case though and I would prefer to keep it as it fits in my HiFi unit. The rest of the kit is two 250Gb HDs and to be honest thats about it, the wireless network is via USB and everything else is fine, memory will need to be upgraded too and I'm thinking 2 Gb would be best. I'm thinking Foxconn G9657MA-8EKRS2H iG965, 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, uATX, VGA£69.68 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, Socket 775, 2.13 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, Allendale Core, 2MB Cache, Retail£137.70 2GB (2x1GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12£119.43 Mainly because the graphics chip is OK for Vista. Anyone got any recomendations? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

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