wat do u suggest

[JAY__JAY_]

i want to make my computer fast. as fast and well running as and if not better than the consoles. this is wat i have(not too good at moment plays game but is slow and skippy):
CPU Type : 367 MHz GenuineIntel Celeron
6 6 5
RAM : 128 MB Total
Virtual RAM : 496 MB Total
Operating System : Windows XP Service Pack 1 5.1.2600
Display Info
Current Mode (Primary) : 800x600 32
Primary display device

Description : ATI Technologies, Inc. 3D RAGE PRO AGP 2X
Manufacturer : ATI Technologies, Inc.
Secondary display device

Description : NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
Manufacturer : NVIDIA
Video Memory : 1 MB
Sound, Video and Game Controllers
Description : YAMAHA Native DS1 WDM Driver
Manufacturer : Yamaha
Description : XBox Controller HID Minidriver, XID
Driver : HID-compliant game controller
DirectX Info
Version : DirectX 9
Drive Letter C
Volume Name :
Type : Fixed
File System : NTFS
Total Space : 3.00 GB
Drive Letter D
Volume Name : DATA
Type : Fixed
File System : NTFS
Total Space : 1.96 GB

now i dont know wat much of that means but any help in helping me upgrade it would be awesome, my dads a computer dude so he can install it all but he knows nothing about games, hoping one of you do??? i would like to have more games on my comp. can only have about 1 or two crappy games on a ta time so...
k thanks in advance
james

[alexboom]

If you don't wanna spend money on buying hardware to update your computer, you still can get NBA Live 2000 which would run pretty smoothly on your computer. But here, it seems that your computer doesn't have the minimum required to run NBA Live 2004.

[JAY__JAY_]

yeah i get that. i dont have good enough cpu is all thats wat the info thing said anyway. i need at least a pentium 3 wiht 600mhz. but i want to spend money and make my computer better than my xbox cause there are so many advantages with computer. so any help with all the technical mumbo jumbo (like wat i need, how much and where to get it) would be very much appreciated
thanks
james

[bishibashiboy]

Holy crap your computer is ancient!

If you want to have a computer that's equal or better than your xbox you better be willing to spend a decent amount of cash since xbox games are actually quite impressive (anyone play the new Ninja Gaiden?)

Here's what I think is a good deal right now:
CPU: AMD Athlon xp 2500+ (very cheap right now and decently fast)
Memory: At least 1GB of DDR333 or DDR400
Motherboard: Preferably any motherboard with an nforce2 chipset or higher
Hard Drive: at least 120GB
Graphics card: ATI Radeon 9800pro

This is pretty much what you need in terms of core parts.
The parts I listed above will go for around $900CAD so around $650US.
I'm sure a system liek this should handle just about anything you throw at it at the moment and can hold a hell of a lot more games than 1 like yours right now

[JAY__JAY_]

thanks man

[JAY__JAY_]

should i buy new or off ebay for example

[JAY__JAY_]

and with the cpu do i need a heatsink and fan???

[JAY__JAY_]

Features:-


Socket 462 for AMD K7 Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron processor
FSB 333/266/200 MHz
VIA® KM400 & VT8235CE
North Bridge: VIA KM400
South Bridge: VIA VT8235CE
Onboard Integrated S3 UniChrome 2D/3D Graphics OR use your own 8x/4x AGP card
USB 2.0 - 6 ports; 4 rear panel ports and onboard 2 x header
1 x 8x/4x AGP,2 PCI slots, 1 x CNR Slots
Support DDR333/266 up to 2 GB
Realtek ALC655 6-Channel audio CODEC, Compliant with AC'97 2.3 specification
Supports Ultra DMA133/100/66
Micro-ATX Size 244 x 220mm
10/100 Realtek Chipset NIC $11

found this 4 89 on ebay s that good for memory??? is it even the right thing i have no idea. help with places to buy 4 cheap prices would be good 2:D thanks for any help
james

[oboeguy]

Try the Ars Technica system guide. Good read.