Would you.....

[saint_hades]

How can I find the board specs (for when the computer arrives).
But the person on ebay said "Intel 965 and 975X socket 775 Motherboards" only. Mines an alienware PCI Express Motherboard with Intel 925XE Chipset
And what makes a processor good. GHz, Cache or somthing else.

[saint_hades]

I emailed a computer friend of mine and he said, that I wont need to upgrade my processor because it will play most games/ programmes, how it is.
Is this right.
Cause, I don't want 3ds max 6 or half life 2 being slow, when I'm using them.
And what's good in a processor, cause everyone seems to go of topic when I ask
Thanks

[Calum]

Get a dual core, the Pentium 4 is still fine but a dual core will make a massive difference.
What's good in a CPU: more cache helps, more GHz or clock speed helps, a higher FSB helps if you have the motherboard to back it up, and dual or quadcore is also good.
Basically, if you're buying a new processor now, look for Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad, or the Pentium Dual Core series.

[saint_hades]

How can I find the board specs (for when the computer arrives).
But the person on ebay said "Intel 965 and 975X socket 775 Motherboards" only. Mines an alienware PCI Express Motherboard with Intel 925XE Chipset

Thanks Calum, so if more GHz helps, than doesn't that make mine a, better processor, than the E6600, or do you need good everything else, cause the E6600, beats me on cache and I think everything else.

O' (reason I put the quote in), will the Intel core 2 duo E6600, work in my computer, or will I have to wait till the computer comes before I can know

[Calum]

A faster clock speed is only an issue if the processors are from the same series.
So a 3.4GHz Pentium 4 is faster than a 3GHz from the same line.
However, a Core 2 Duo E6300, for example, at 1.86GHz is much faster than either of the example Pentium 4s.
You will need a different motherboard - you have an older chipset so the Core 2 Duo will not work in it.

[saint_hades]

Would this do, for a new motherboard and processor
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BUN-INTEL-6-0Ghz-Pentium-Dual-Core-16XPCI-E-Mobo_W0QQitemZ120154704393QQihZ002QQcategoryZ131530QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And do you think I should get a new graphics card or, a new processor/ motherboard

[saint_hades]

And are motherboards and processors easy to install and fit.
Or do you think I should just the a computer person to do it.

[Calum]

That processor isn't good, it's Pentium D and is wrongly advertised as Pentium Dual Core.
They are fairly easy to fit, but if in doubt get an expert to do it. 
You don't want to get it wrong and destroy them, they're pretty expensive parts.