Computer upgrade questions

[xBanzai89]

I have this HP Media Center PC m7350n and I'm looking to get a extra boost in performance out of it. Right now it has a Pentium D at 2.8 GHz and a regular 6800 card in it.

I'm looking to put these units in it for the boost:
575 watt PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
For a video card I'm thinking of either the ATI 3850 or the 8800 GT 256 version when they come out.

What I want to know is if at least the 8800 GT would be supported by this computers motherboard and if the C2D will give a nice boost over the current CPU? I got a little confused about the PCI-E x16 slot when it said 1(None). Is it saying it only has PCI for a video connector?

Thanks,
Banzai

 

[digital_exhaust]

The 8800gt will work fine with your board... take a look here, and as you can see, there is indeed a PCIe x16 slot on that board...

 

[xBanzai89]

Great thanks . So the max bus is 1066 eh? So that means I can go a bit higher on the cpu then?

 

[Dangman]

Don't ever skimp on the PSU. It powers your system and if it dies, it has the potential to kill your system as well. I recommend any of these PSUs instead:
Antec Earthwatts EA380 380W PSU - $50
XCLIO Stablepower 460W PSU - $50
XCLIO Goodpower 500W PSU - $60
Enhance ENP-5150GH 500W PSU - $68

And before you ask, yes the Antec 380W, and XClio 460W will provide enough power for your system.

Oh and i'm not too sure that your mobo BIOS will support the newer Intel CPUs since the CPU support list is:

Supports the following processors:

* Pentium D 800 series (Smithfield)
* Pentium 4 600 series (Prescott)
* Pentium 4 HT (Prescott)

Email HP and ask them if your mobo supports C2Ds.

 

[xBanzai89]

Will do. I was guessing that they just never updated the page is all.