Little bit of PC advice please guys

[MunkeyKungFu]

Ok guys so currently my PC is playing up loads, keep getting "system failed cpu test" voice come up at random intervals.

Currently have 1gb corsair DDR400 ram, amd sempron 2800+ and a Asus a7n deluxe motherboard.

Basically I am taking this opportunity to upgrade my system, i.e. a new motherboard and processer.

Got a quote on ebuyer.com for some new gear.


1 x Gigabyte (GH-ED821-MF) NeonCooler 8-Pro £6.18
1 x AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Socket 939 San Diego OEM Processor £39.01
1 x ECS KV2 Lite Socket 939 AGP LAN 6 channel audio ATX £25.52

Carriage £0.00
Subtotal £70.71
VAT £12.39
Order Total £83.10

So first question.

Is this a good deal.

Secondly if i buy this and take out my motherboard and processer and replace them, do I have to fart arse about with reinstalling windows or can I just plug in all my hard drives and other components to the motherboard and go about as normal?

Cheers

Munkey

[Blind Fool]

Looks like an OK deal but I'm out of touch on PC costs since I only run on a laptop now, so someone else might know more, although just shop around is a good way to see if its a good deal.

***I havent looked to check the parts all work together, so thats up to you***

However, I don't really see the need to upgrade your PC from the specs you gave unless you game a lot on it and are experiencing problems with that. The voice you are saying coming up puzzles me, because no software I know can check the CPU in windows and certainly not as a background task causing a message to come up.

Best guess it sounds like spyware or something similar causing the issue you are describing.

If you do go ahead (and I bet the "issue" isn't resolved) then you might or might not need to reinstall, some people get away with plug and play even on a new motherboard, others dont. I prefer a clean install anyway because of preventing driver issues as well.

[MunkeyKungFu]

Looks like an OK deal but I'm out of touch on PC costs since I only run on a laptop now, so someone else might know more, although just shop around is a good way to see if its a good deal.

***I havent looked to check the parts all work together, so thats up to you***

However, I don't really see the need to upgrade your PC from the specs you gave unless you game a lot on it and are experiencing problems with that. The voice you are saying coming up puzzles me, because no software I know can check the CPU in windows and certainly not as a background task causing a message to come up.

Best guess it sounds like spyware or something similar causing the issue you are describing.

If you do go ahead (and I bet the "issue" isn't resolved) then you might or might not need to reinstall, some people get away with plug and play even on a new motherboard, others dont. I prefer a clean install anyway because of preventing driver issues as well.

The problem is some sort of bios problem apparantly and I really cannot be arsed with messing about with the bios.