Old parts project

[Silver Knight]

Like i somewhere said, my father was into PC's some time ago, building them and playing with them, but he stopped doing it when he started using laptops around 2006. 

 

I found an old Mobo, CPU and GPU, and i think they should work, but i'm not sure, and i've been planning on doing a weak pc for watching stuff on TV (it'll be at my grandma's place, so there's no way i'll use it for something else...). I already have some DDR 1 RAM (at least i think this is a DDR 1 Mobo), DVD reader, and an old case at my cousin/brother's place (i already have a ton of old, working keyboards, mice, HDD's, some old 1280 x 1024 monitor's and an OS (i do have an old XP CD, but should i use Linux )), i only need a PSU (i can easily get it, used, very, very cheap), so, should i try and make some kind of a PC from it.

 

 

This is the mobo:

 

 

This is the GPU:

 

 

And on the CPU it's written:

 

INTEL '04

Celeron   D

 

331 sl98V Malay

2.66GHz/256/533/04A

L613F053

 

 

So, what do you guys think, and could you please tell me what socket is that Mobo, and which GPU is that

[Shd0w2]

Isn't the Celeron D like some sort of High tech one?

[Solrix]

I think it will be a cool project. I enjoy messing around with old PC stuff and trying to find new uses. Good luck!

[Silver Knight]

After researching a little, i noticed that this is 775 Mobo (like @DEcobra11 said), and that it's compatible with core 2 CPU's

 

I'll see if i can find any cheap, if not, i'll stick with this one. In the next few days i'll visit my cousin/brother to see if he also has DDR RAM, if not, then i'll have to wait till i'm back home to build it. I'll also test it with a PSU (which he should have, so see if everything works I'll also need to buy some thermal paste for the cooler...

 

All in all, this project will take some time, but i'll build a pc, that's for sure

 

So, does anyone know anything about GPU

[Silver Knight]

The socket does even support 4 core cpu...

but you must check mb CPU compatibility tho... (I think this mb was only up to Pentium 4 with HT(1 core))

GPU: Riva TNT2

That's "a lot" older than the other parts... the onboard GPU is going to be better

I see, i didn't even know that CPU had onboard graphics. Well, as long as it can play 720p movies/tv shows, then it's fine

[Silver Knight]

It's on the MBs chipset...

I didn't even know that there can be an onboard GPU on the chipset... well, we learn new things everyday

 

Also, how good would be Nvidia GeForce MX 440SE for watching movies/tv shows I found online a few very cheap, used GPU's, and this one costs 3,5$...

[Silver Knight]

Had it (FX 5200, don't modify that fast ) and I've a Radeon 9250 too... I won't go 720p.

FIND A GF 6600 !!!!

Sorry, but the guy said FX 5200, but on the picture it said mx 440SE...

 

I also found GeForce 6200 in working condition for around 8$~ Can that play