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| Thread ID: 145972 | 2018-03-20 08:03:00 | The desktop upgrade myth | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1447532 | 2018-03-28 00:44:00 | Yesterday I upgraded my old desktop with a SSD and graphics card. Wow, what a difference! I also added another 1 TB hdd (not a SSD) for backup. I built my desktop over 7 years ago: AMD quad core, 8 Gb RAM, onboard graphics. The incentive to upgrade was that Windows 10 no longer supported the onboard graphics so that it would not go in Sleep mode, and the old C drive disk along with poor graphics meant that it took a long long time to boot up. Without Sleep mode or Hibernation I simply left my PC on day and night, occasionally rebooting but not often. I am not a gamer so the new graphics card only cost about $130 and allows 3 monitors (using 2 now). Cloning C drive to the SSD was simple using Easeus free. |
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| 1447533 | 2018-03-28 08:21:00 | Nice one, Strommer. That machine will go well, now. The SSD is a nice add-on, eh. | linw (53) | ||
| 1447534 | 2018-03-28 17:58:00 | Another thing to keep in mind is that with the prices of GPUs and memory nowadays, buying a pre-built system is becoming a realistic option based purely on pricing. I am a firm believer in custom builds but with the way prices are, there is a strong case to go the pre-built route. This of course will require a little more research but there are many great options out there from decent system builders and if you shop around enough it is quite possible to get a decent system at a competitive price with a little room to upgrade key components down the track.... I have recently started looking at getting a high-end gaming laptop to replace my desktop system which is about 5 generation behind from a CPU perspective, GPU and SSD keep it functional but I am in need of upgrading the processor. Cheers, |
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