My stuffty PC

[PixelKid]

A Phenom II. That is assuming that your computer is using a AM3 socket, you really need to give more details before you can get good help.

How would I figure out what socket?

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[pecon98]

How would I figure out what socket?

There are a few ways, but the easiest at the moment would be to tell us your current CPU type. Press winkey+r and type "dxdiag", then press run. When the DirectX diagnostics tool comes up, hit the "Save all information" button and send us the text file, it contains a lot of information about your hardware which we can use to determine some things for you.

[zackin5]

How would I figure out what socket?

Check your motherboard specs. But if you've got a 1.6 GHz CPU there is a pretty good chance you don't have any sort of modern socket.

I'd advise buying a whole new computer as Mulch said.

[pecon98]

I'd advise buying a whole new computer as Mulch said.

Or I'd advise building a new one while salvaging a few parts from the old one, which will result in a cheap, modern, and (hopefully) upgradeable computer.

[PixelKid]

There are a few ways, but the easiest at the moment would be to tell us your current CPU type. Press winkey+r and type "dxdiag", then press run. When the DirectX diagnostics tool comes up, hit the "Save all information" button and send us the text file, it contains a lot of information about your hardware which we can use to determine some things for you.

Attached file.

[PixelKid]

All the Magic ISOs are from my bro. He always plays stupid games with those.
EDIT: It started out as a Windows Vista Basic, but when it stopped working, my father changed it into Windows 7 and fixed it.

[Kumquat]

$200 Budget for pc
$300 budget for keyboard

does not compute.

[Ben Grapevine]

Ethan is best
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=173725.0#post_four

[pecon98]

Your processor is so far out of date...

You need all new hardware if you're considering upgrading. Want me to find some parts for you?

Ethan is best
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=173725.0#post_four

Also outdated.

[PixelKid]

$200 Budget for pc
$300 budget for keyboard

does not compute.

Didn't say it was a budget. I just thought the $300 keyboard suited me, and that a $200 PC would work fine.

[PixelKid]

Want me to find some parts for you?
Also outdated.

Suuuuuureeee......

[pecon98]

Suuuuuureeee......

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=173725.msg5890888#msg5890888
You can refer to these.

[PixelKid]

http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=173725.msg5890888#msg5890888
You can refer to these.

Which parts do I need the most?
Just CPU and RAM?

[otto-san]

...

You'd have a lot more money to spend toward a new computer that isn't absolute steaming alligator star fish droppings the size of a mouse if you just bought a keyboard that isn't probably more expensive than your current computer like a normal person.

and that a $200 PC would work fine.

I'm assuming you're trying to do gaming, since you wanted to get a 'gaming keyboard', so you'll probably want your budget to be a bit higher.

[pecon98]

Which parts do I need the most?

Motherboard, CPU, PSU, RAM. You probably can save yourself the harddrive by taking out the one from your old computer. You'll also need a case, you might be able to just gut out everything from your old computer and put in new stuff, but you'll want to be sure that it has a microATX form factor.

If you want to do lots of gaming, just remember that with $100 you can easily upgrade the $300 build to have a half-decent graphics card.