OFcGaming

Right, so i had a word with clane about this and i wanna be 100000% sure so i dont get mugged off again

Current PC
Dell Dimension 4700 http://www.webmadeeasy.net/ComputerDocs ... /specs.htm
Intel P4 3.2ghz CPU

Had a look on my motherboard and just next to my processor/heat sink theres a little engraving

LGA755


right so the question

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... =CP-251-IN

gonna fit in my pc?

and is there anything else i should know?

they both say LGA775 so i presume that means it shud be ok?

also i just updated my BIOS from A05 to A10 (does that mean anything to anyone?)

Looks about right . Intel socket 775.
Heres a wiki page clicky
LGA775 - also known as Intel Socket T, used by some Pentium 4, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Celeron Dual core, Pentium Dual-Core.

Legato wrote:...they both say LGA775 so i presume that means it shud be ok?...

It'll FIT... but it will only work if the motherboard/bios is compatible.

Ok after the FAIL of that

i now have a new CPU and GFX card on the way, and the CPU wont work in my motherboard

(see this post: http://forums.techguy.org/hardware/7887 ... ost6404092)



SO - Im thinkin of not letting this go to waste, and getting my head stuck into work and earning a bit of moola to get this little bumber together, obv using the GFX card and CPU i have coming already and RAM i already have from my current PC which is upgraded and is good RAM (2gig)

PSU
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... 380W%20PSU

HDD
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... SATA%208MB %20Cache%20-%20OEM%20(MHY2250BH)
Is there no way i can use the HDD from my current Dell pc? or am i better off just using a new one?

Case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... (No%20PSU)


Motherboard:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...%20Motherboard



Total costs wud be round the $350 from start to finish, and i think its not too bad a PC, obv better than the one i have now

So what you think?

Highway pointed me to this HDD which is the same price but seems to have better specs
HDD
I think you did what I did , bought a few parts to upgrade and they didn't all work with the old kit so you upgraded most everything .
Thats your subconcious mind making you buy a whole new PC.

make sure the ram you currently have will work in your new mobo.

if its ram from a mobo that was about when P4's were still the thing to be getting then you may find that the new mobo your planning to get wont support it.

nah the RAM is brand new and recent.. which is frustrating really

as the CPU and GFX card just arrived today all shiney and new.... back in the box they have to go