Recent content by silveracura

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    Upgrading from Pentium 4 to i3

    I see that you can get a good i3 machine for $400-500. I was hoping to make max use of the existing parts and perhaps spend couple hundred at the most and make the most machine. But it seems like I will be throwing away the case, motherboard, memory, HDs ... might as well get a new machine if...
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    Upgrading from Pentium 4 to i3

    I have a Pentium 4 machine with Abit's SRX-8X MOBO. I am thinking of upgrading to i3 processor. Several questions come to mind - 1. Will my existing mobo support i3? 2. If I upgrade the mobo, will my existing case support mobo? i.e. outputs line up right? 3. If 1 and 2 works, will my DDR2 fit...