Trumpy,

I don't know how it is over there, but we have local Computer Shops that regularly participate in "Shows" where many Venders have tables side by side and they can be very competitive in their pricing. If you are making a major Upgrade you may be better off buying a complete system from them ( or a place like www.Dell.com ).

To start with, if you have a older Pentium now you may have an older style case which would not accept the newer Motherboards. A Motherboard/Processor upgrade will also involve new Memory purchase, and better Video card (unless included on the MB) You may also have to upgrade the OS to make all of this work properly and finally the Hard Drive because you need more space (and want to take advantage of the faster technology)

Just some things to think about. You can keep the MousePad. [Linked Image]

Bill

Bill