if you read my other thread Here

you'll see that i've raised the budget from about 600 to 1,000-1,100 because unless I find a way around it, I need a new copy of windows and a new monitor.

My current monitor is max 1280 x 1024 resolution by 60Hz, and I absolutely cannot do 60Hz, it drives me insane. I thought it was a higher rsolution and that is could do higher than 60Hz at that resolution, which would've looked fine on a 17" monitor

[QUOTE="brainiac24"]or you could just use your current hard drive with XP on it already....markop2003

i had a thread on doing this before and apparently it won't work, i'ld still have to re-install windows

Using the HD I have now won't work?

There is no SATA on my current motherboard, unless my HD has SATA and IDE then no it's not SATA.

I just want the monitor for games really, but color is important too

Will connecting my HD and DVD drive as stated above slow my pc down much?

even if it slows my DVD drive down like stated before, I really don't use a DVD drive much, just for installing and burning of course.

But, will not upgrading the HD to a fast seagate drive slow my rig down? If I can use my current HD effectively then all that's left is to get a monitor so I'm getting close... was still set on buying a fast HD though, and I need input on whether 1440 x (something) resolution is enough to upgrade my monitor to, or if I should stick with my 1024 x 768

or you could just use your current hard drive with XP on it already....brainiac24

that's what I'm saying, my current HD is IDE. My DVD drive and HD are BOTH IDE and the new motherboard only has 1 IDE slot.

-Anyone know a way around this problem?

-And will NOT getting the seagate HD slow my whole system down?

-Still waiting to see if I should stick to my 1024 X 768 monitor.

When I settle those things I'll be good

Also of note is that I found I don't own a copy of windows, just restore discs. :roll:

So now I'm not sure what to do to avoid buying a new copy of windows, I guess buying an IDE/SATA adaptor or buying a new dvd drive that's sata would be cheaper, since the mboard only has 1 IDE slot and both my HD and DVD are IDE.

My whole thing is falling apart

The resolution on that isn't much higher than my monitor now.

How bad is it using this great computer at 1024 x 768 resolution?

Considering if I have to get a monitor with at least 1600 something resolution this rig might not be so great anymore

Using this computer on my HDTV seems like a good idea of course, but the whole keyboard and mouse thing doesn't work so great

Anyone else think the same about the ram?

Just realizing the max resolution on this monitor is 1280 x 1024 with 60hz refresh, and I can't handle 60Hz it drives me nutty.

So how do I go about fitting a new monitor into the budget? Might as well make it LCD..

Anyone know of a good.... CHEAP monitor? lol