dun understand this part...

Core Duo only appeared in laptops...

for desktops, after Pentium D, it's Core 2 Duo...

they are different...

Pentium D is basically 2 Pentium 4 slapped together, while Core Duo is based on Pentium M with some radical changes compared to Pentium 4... the most significant of all, the shared L2 cache...

juz change... Pentium D is hot and slow... 130W TDP...

change to new CPU and mobo...

i suggest Athlon II with Socket AM2+ AMD 780G or 790GX mobo... u can re-use the otehr stuff...

no pt going for LGA775 or waiting for Core i3...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 19 2009, 11:43 PM

ah well, it would be best if u can start fresh...

Phenom II x4 FTW!!!

not really...

sometimes u'll be surprised at wat old computers can do...

i ve once got a Pentium M to boot faster than a Pentium 4...

well, i would say the spec of ur laptop is pretty decent if not for the GPU...

Core Duo 1.73GHz should be around the lvl of a Pentium Dual Core...

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Added on November 19, 2009, 11:58 pmactually i enjoy optimizing computers as well...

i guess i am better in squeezing out performance instead...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 19 2009, 11:58 PM

super hot over here today...

juz sit there do nothing also sweat like crazy..

quite like the weather in Singapore...

shanghai food is known to be oily and heavier in terms of taste...

solution: go look for Crystal Jade restaurant.. .

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Added on November 20, 2009, 5:42 pmChina everything also got jack la...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 20 2009, 05:42 PM

and where's chiam also???

is his desktop officially dead???

GTX - hardcore class: x60-x95
GTS - performance class: x50-x59
GT - mainstream class: x20-x49
G - value class (include integrated): x01-x19

where x = generation number...

note that GTS 260M is a special case, as there is GTX 260M as well... these are the only 2 models in Nvidia's product line to overlap the model number..

try replace x with 1, 2, 3 and so on...

as for GTS 260M and GTX 260M, they are 2 different cards with different GPU and spec, despite having the same model number...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 20 2009, 06:24 PM

refer back to the table...

GTX - hardcore class
GTS - performance class

GeForce is for gaming wat...

yup, GTS 260M and GTX 260M are totally different, thus it really beats me why Nvidia want to give them the same model number...

copy cloud's setup...

Athlon II x4, but i suggest Socket AM3 AMD 785G or 790GX mobo...

replying from Singapore...

hi guys...

evo... want cheap rig for sure AMD liao...

the integrated HD3300 and HD4200 are actually not bad for light gaming... give them some oc if u want more...

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Added on November 22, 2009, 12:24 amwell, a bit sleepy, since it's suppose to be 3.30am in Australia now... guess will need to take some time to adjust back... 1 night at the very least...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 22 2009, 12:24 AM

HD3300 confirm has 128MB SidePort memory... but that is optional for HD3200 and HD4200...

yup, HD3200 and HD4200 would need to share RAM in most models of mobo...

i ve seen a few rare ones which have SidePort as well...

but it really depends on if u re going to use the integrated graphic or not... if u re not, which Radeon u use doesn't make much diff...

well, iirc my HD3300 only has 32-bit, as opposed to 64-bit on HD2400...

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Added on November 22, 2009, 1:01 ambtw, i see GPU-Z added support for G 310M...

This post has been edited by astria: Nov 22 2009, 01:01 AM

well, HD2400 has got 128MB and 256MB versions...

but the bit is gonna limit wat HD3300 can do, but heck, given only 40SP, i doubt u can really see the difference...