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shaun316
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 17:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a Gateway 500s and need some upgrades i wanna replace the mb,processor and ramn and probly wanna run vista i have an exsiting pc with xp on it, heres what i came up with:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144151

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131230

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116036

Ive already have liteon dvdrw drive,and a liteon cdrw drive, 160,40 gb hardrive

I wanna use an existing case i have its a Gateway 500s case, dont wanna spend too much but dont wanna be too cheap either. mailly wanna use if for converting video to dvds with convertxtodvd,ect and some multitask without just doing one thing.
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sammorris
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 17:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
CPU and RAM are ok, motherboard is a bit naff, use this one instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128088
If you're doing lots of DVD conversion and video editing though, you might want to consider 2GB of RAM, and a faster CPU like these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145590
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029

For what it's worth, you may as well get a decent cooler like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
and then overclock the CPU. It's dead easy on Gigabyte motherboards, and with either the CPU you listed or the E6750, you could achieve a good overclock.
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shaun316
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 18:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks will these items be fines to run windows vista like vista ultimate? I dont dont do too much video conversion but when i do i want it to be a lil faster as what it can do now basically. And i dont do any gaming at all.
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sammorris
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 18:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
They will, but for performance I recommend going with Windows XP.
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PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
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shaun316
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 18:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks forgot to edit another question, Will the current case i have be ok to install it in? and what do u reccomend a video card fairly inexpensive but good to add on?
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sammorris
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_ 		16. March 2008 @ 18:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you're going to add a new graphics card, you'll probably need to change the power supply, so this is where it gets difficult, because the means by which you attach one may be specific to the Gateway Power supplies.
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PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
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