1. G058 - Lecture XX Example Upgrade Mr C Johnston ICT Teacher www.computechedu.co.uk

2. Mr Js PC Mr J has a PC with a Pentium 4 505J chip running at 2.66GHz with 1MB cache. The motherboard in his computer is a gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2P G41 Socket 775 with 2 x DDR3 sockets, Onboard VGA, 7.1 Channel Audio mATX form factor. He has a 1TB SATA HDD, and 2x2GB DDR RAM. There are no other expansion cards currently being used. He wants to upgrade to 8GB of memory, a HD graphics card and a multi core processor. Produce him an upgrade spec for the new components - he has requested not to replace the motherboard.

3. Steps to upgrade……Processor Find out which processors the motherboard supports….. Visit the vendors / manufacturers site

4. Shopping List IntelCore™ 2 Quad Q9650 3.00GHz 12MB Cache Yorkfield 45nm

5. Steps to upgrade……RAM Find out which RAM type the motherboard supports….. Visit the vendors / manufacturers site

6. Shopping List IntelCore™ 2 Quad Q9650 3.00GHz 12MB Cache Yorkfield 45nm 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333MHz DIMMS Lots of different brands at different prices – use review / benchmark sites to help choose

7. Steps to upgrade……GFX Card Find out which expansion slots the motherboard has….. Visit the vendors / manufacturers site All are free so the x16 full length PCI-e slot is the best to use.

8. Shopping List IntelCore™ 2 Quad Q9650 3.00GHz 12MB Cache Yorkfield 45nm 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333MHz DIMMS HD graphics card with good memory and resolution to fit in a full size pci-e slot

9. Topic Task Complete task c of the assignment, Present your upgrade in a table similar to the one below with screen shots to support your recommendations. Once finished explain the limitations of the upgrade and any further upgrade / configuration which can overcome them. New Component Specificatio n PriceJustificationLimitationsInformation Sources