computer upgarde help

[Cyber]

OK folks here goes,

I would like to turn my PC into a gaming PC,

How do i know if my motherboard is compatible with my graphics card, my processor and ever thing will fit into my case??

Sorry for the question if you dont know you dont know

I have the following ( But these are getting upgraded)

Amtec 900 Gaming case ( which will stay)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
System RAM 2gb
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Thank you all

[vehelpfulguy]

You have left out the most importanmt information, your motherboard make and model number.

Whatever motherboard your have (or are getting) will define almost everything else.

The documentation that comes with the motherboard will tell you what CPUs it can take, what sort of memory it will take and how much it will take, what graphics card "slot" it has and so on.

The motherbord is the heart of the system and you start with that and build everything round it (or you buy the CPU you want first and then find which motherboards it fits in).

[vehelpfulguy]

In terms of fitting in the case.

Well a "full size" motherboard is called ATX size, and if it is a full size case it will take an ATX size board.

You can buy smaller motherboards with a size Micro ATX (mATX) and these will fit in all but the smallest cases.

The only other thing you need to worry about fitting in the case is the graphics card. Some graphics cards are huge and you need a large case to fit them in.

If you have more questions it may be worth you asking on a specialist gaming forum.

[vehelpfulguy]

MicroMart have a good web site and some good forums

Here is the main web site

http://www.micromart.co.uk/default.aspx?conten tid=6e85e67f-fa5f-4a9d-a36e-bce611f3b253

Here is the forum web site

http://forum.micromart.co.uk/

You need to register (free) but once registered you can ask on the "Gaming" forum or the "System Builders and Upgraders" forum.

[Cyber]

Thank you very much,

Can you please tell me if i use NVIDIA� GeForce� 9800 GX2 graphics cards will it give me better results than using one NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 graphics card,

Thank you

[VHG]

Sorry, not too clued up on Graphics cards.

Ask on the Micro Mart forum.