My budget for this is $200. It is my girlfriends computer and I want to upgrade it so her son can use it to play games. I want to meet requirements for current games so I would like to go for a quad core.
Here are the specs
Brand
Gateway
Series
DX Series
Model
DX4200-09
Type
Processor
AMD Phenom X4 9100e(1.8GHz)
Processor Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor
4 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory
4GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive
640GB SATA II (7200RPM, 16MB Cache)
Optical Drive 1
18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, Up to 256MB of Shared Video Memory
Power Supply
300W
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard
Chipset
AMD 780G
CPU
CPU Type
Phenom X4
Installed Qty
1
CPU Speed
9100e(1.8GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU
4 x 512KB
CPU Socket Type
AM2+
CPU Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor
I was thinking about this ati 7750 video card. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PowerColor-...973?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item19e672d9ed
Will this cpu work? Any advice on other cpu that would work? http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Phenom-...sor-/161172999108?pt=CPUs&hash=item2586a8cbc4
Here are the specs
Brand
Gateway
Series
DX Series
Model
DX4200-09
Type
Processor
AMD Phenom X4 9100e(1.8GHz)
Processor Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor
Cache Per Processor
4 x 512KB L2 Cache
Memory
4GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive
640GB SATA II (7200RPM, 16MB Cache)
Optical Drive 1
18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, Up to 256MB of Shared Video Memory
Power Supply
300W
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard
Chipset
AMD 780G
CPU
CPU Type
Phenom X4
Installed Qty
1
CPU Speed
9100e(1.8GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU
4 x 512KB
CPU Socket Type
AM2+
CPU Main Features
64 bit Quad-Core Processor
I was thinking about this ati 7750 video card. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PowerColor-...973?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item19e672d9ed
Will this cpu work? Any advice on other cpu that would work? http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Phenom-...sor-/161172999108?pt=CPUs&hash=item2586a8cbc4
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