Upgrading an old motherboard !!!!

[Decibel]

Hello everybody...

I would like to upgrade my old mobo which is quite old, 2002 and pratically unknown (Nec Computers)...I was thinking to buy the Asrock motherboard ConRoe1333-D667 ..I already made some modifications (memory and graphic card) but this mobo cannot take more gears...I got the pentium 4 ...Because i love games i want to upgrade with a new cool mobo not very expensive but that eventually take more ram and eventually an higher video card and cpu....What do you think about this choice!!!Thanks a lot for your inputs.. :wink: :D

[djpc]

I am getting the asus p5kc whick is a great board for the money if you have the money you can even get ddr3 ram if you want to go down that path. :wink:

[system7]

I run a very similar motherboard to the 945 chipset budget Asrock ConRoe1333-D667. Only issue I had with it, is it needed latest Realtek HD sound driver to cure a crackle on gaming sound.

It has 20 pin power connector, and takes a 33% overclock with ease. By Asrock standards it's getting long in the tooth now, and current models have 24 pin power connector, which is theoretically more stable.

Various overclocking reviews here of similar boards:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=articles#4

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L with DDR2-800 memory will do a 50% overclock with, say, an E2180 and a better heatsink:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-G31S2L

These newer boards need a SATA hard drive to work. The old CD can go on the single IDE ribbon connector.

[Decibel]

I run a very similar motherboard to the 945 chipset budget Asrock ConRoe1333-D667. Only issue I had with it, is it needed latest Realtek HD sound driver to cure a crackle on gaming sound.

It has 20 pin power connector, and takes a 33% overclock with ease. By Asrock standards it's getting long in the tooth now, and current models have 24 pin power connector, which is theoretically more stable.

Various overclocking reviews here of similar boards:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=articles#4

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L with DDR2-800 memory will do a 50% overclock with, say, an E2180 and a better heatsink:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-G31S2L

These newer boards need a SATA hard drive to work. The old CD can go on the single IDE ribbon connector.


Hi there thanks a lot...As i said in another topic i am new to this wondeful cyber world, so i would like to understand more about overclocking, if you really do not mind explain it to me. :oops:

It could help me in the future to be more knowledgeable and familiar with mobo specs...Thanks again :D

Thanks all of you for you ideas and adavices i am greatly thankful.. :D :wink:

[TheMadDutchDude]

The Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L with DDR2-800 memory will do a 50% overclock with, say, an E2180 and a better heatsink:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-G31S2L

Haha I got a 66% ;) I might try to push it a bit further, but I see no point as my RAM latencies are too loose! I can't tighten them up or my system won't boot :(

[system7]

The point about overclocking, decibel, is that Intel don't make a single CPU that is not capable of running at 3GHz these days. Even though they advertise some models as being 2GHz.

Because I know the Asrock ConRoe1333-D667 bios, I can tell you that if you buy a £50 2GHz E2180 CPU, and 2X 1GB of Corsair VS DDR2-667 and a better CPU heatsink/fan to go with it, like this cheapie: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?TT-A4020 , then with about a half dozen changes in the bios, it will run at 2.66GHz. Which is 33% extra performance for little outlay. On a par with £100 processors.

How cool is that? :P

[TheMadDutchDude]

I wouldn't go for that Steve, I have one.. VERY noisey. Go the extra mile and go for the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 PRO, it is a beaut to keeping CPUs cool, keeps mine which as you know Steve from 1.6 to 2.66 and only runs around 3 - 5°C higher on idles (at the most) and about 2 - 4°C higher on max temps, well worth it.. spend the extra little bit and go for it, it is very quiet too, the only fans I can hear now are my case fans!