Hello Thomas, Belarc reports this info under Multimedia heading:
Standard Game Port
Unimodem Half-Duplex Audio Device
VIA AC"97 AudioController (WDM)
What sound card do you recommend?
stephen r stanfield
Thomas Mayer wrote:
> Yes, based on your intended uses and desires. Remember to check to
> make sure you can reuse your RAM with the new motherboard.
>
> You did not mention a sound card in your existing system. Yet you
> mentioned you listen to music and have Bose speakers. If you don't
> have a good sound card to reuse, put one on the list. Unless you are a
> music aficionado, it does not have to be top end. In fact, you might
> try the onboard sound first and, if not good enough for you, you can
> later add a sound card to the system. I use onboard sound fed through
> my stereo system and it works very well. Of course I'm also tone deaf
> and try to avoid making judgments on sound quality.
>
> There was at least one other response to your inquiry that you may
> want to consider. There are lots of ways to upgrade a system.
>
> Tom Mayer
>
> srs wrote:
>> I was told motherboard would not accept a higher upgrade cpu from the
>> people that built this system. So all you think i need is new
>> motherboard and new cpu? thanx for input
>> stephen r stanfield
>>
>> Thomas Mayer wrote:
>>> I would plan to reuse everything and just upgrade CPU if possible.
>>> You gave enough details except for the motherboard and RAM. If the
>>> MB can not handle an upgraded CPU or not enough of an upgrade to
>>> satisfy your desires, you will need a new motherboard and CPU. Then
>>> you will have to check your existing RAM specifications to determine
>>> if they will work with the new motherboard. Also, a new motherboard
>>> may only have two RAM slots and you may need to replace the two
>>> existing 256 sticks with a new 512 stick to retain a total of 1024
>>> RAM. I assume you have a fairly standard case that will easily
>>> accept a new motherboard.
>>>
>>> Try TigerDirect.com to start as they have a good selection of CPU's
>>> and motherboard/CPU combinations (some with memory) to chose from.
>>> Since you are not looking to build a high performance game machine,
>>> the selection is wide open. You might want to give preference in
>>> your selection to reviews by other users. TigerDirect prices are
>>> normally very competitive, but once you make a choice, you might
>>> want to check prices against other retailers such as NewEgg.com. If
>>> you like AMD, stay with it. They are competitive in performance to
>>> Intel (except very high end) and they are normally cheaper for
>>> similar performance. However, I've run into a problem in the last
>>> two days getting my AMD machine to play nice with two recent
>>> non-critical Microsoft updates. I've had to uninstall the updates to
>>> have Windows XP successfully load in normal mode. There may be a
>>> problem with other components rather than the CPU. I have not dug
>>> into it yet.
>>>
>>> My opinions.
>>>
>>> Tom Mayer
>>>
>>> srs wrote:
>>>> Hello All, I would like to build a pc. I don't play games but I
>>>> would like it to be fast (processor speed). I do some photo from
>>>> digital camera. Some programs from MS Word, business applications,
>>>> writing leases, but nothing that requires a lot of space. Mainly
>>>> used for surfing net and e-mailing. I also like to listen to music.
>>>> Present pc: windows XP Home SP2, 1.73ghz AMD Athlon XP, 128kb
>>>> primary memory cache, 256kb secondary memory cache, 81.94 Gb Hard
>>>> Drive with 64.29 free space, Samsung CD-R/RW SW-252F CD-ROM drive,
>>>> 3.5" format floppy drive (never used hardly) Bus Clock 133 mghz,
>>>> 1024 Mb Installed memory(512, 256, 256), connected to a HP
>>>> Officejet 6210 series all-in-one, Bose speaker system, Logitech
>>>> Keyboard and Logitech optical mouse, 17" lcd monitor. I would like
>>>> to get latest technology with upgrade capabilities. I just
>>>> replaced the hard drive about six months ago. Can I still use it?
>>>> Also what other items could I re-use? What type of motherboard and
>>>> processor? Any and all suggestions are welcome. I have liked AMD
>>>> and read a little about 64 bit processors, but not clear on
>>>> advantages and disadvantages.
>>>>
>>>> thanx,
>>>> stephen r stanfield
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