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| Thread ID: 73273 | 2006-10-13 21:09:00 | Time for an upgrade ?? | cowboy stu (7021) | Press F1 |
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| 491176 | 2006-10-13 21:09:00 | My aging pc seems to need a boost. Running XP sp2 on a Celeron 2.0 with 512 mb ram. All peripherals okay, used as home office etc not gaming, 40 gig hard drive half full just what would you do without major impact on power supply etc or chuck away and start again ? Your views aprpreciated as my local pc man has moved. |
cowboy stu (7021) | ||
| 491177 | 2006-10-13 21:17:00 | If it does everything you want to do with it "used as home office etc not gaming", then I wouldn't do anything. Though in saying that, some extra RAM would offer a bit of a performance boost, for relatively little cost. | somebody (208) | ||
| 491178 | 2006-10-13 23:22:00 | for home office extra ram proberly won't do a lot. find what cocket your motherboard has a nd find a p4 to fit in it. why are you looking to upgrade, is it a bit slow doing certain things? |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 491179 | 2006-10-14 03:04:00 | You don't need new hardware. Just clean all the clutter out of WIndows. Thats all it will need. Even better, do a fresh install. Then it should last you another 30 years or so. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 491180 | 2006-10-14 03:14:00 | yeah I hopped on a friends new pc running the same software and it zipped along quite a bit better. I've considered a fresh reinstall but prob need a few tips to get there trouble free. Thanks for help.. not sure what motherbd will take .. where do I look |
cowboy stu (7021) | ||
| 491181 | 2006-10-14 03:40:00 | www.majorgeeks.com everest will tell youy info about your pc. the other thing i forgot to mention is hardrive speed. check what model hardrive you have. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 491182 | 2006-10-14 04:39:00 | :eek: Celeron 2.0Ghz? You think that comp run new games? My old P4 is struggling with new games already and Celeron is problably worst. Even a cheap game like 18 Wheels of Steel wouldn't run well. :rolleyes: For my suggestion is get a new PC if you want it for gaming with at least Dual Core. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
| 491183 | 2006-10-14 05:12:00 | :eek: Celeron 2.0Ghz? You think that comp run new games? My old P4 is struggling with new games already and Celeron is problably worst. Even a cheap game like 18 Wheels of Steel wouldn't run well. :rolleyes: For my suggestion is get a new PC if you want it for gaming with at least Dual Core. Umm.. he/she specifically said that they didn't use it for gaming, and didn't intend to use it for gaming. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 491184 | 2006-10-14 05:21:00 | What does this tell you ?? Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID 62-1226-009999-00101111-040201-SiS645$1SIS645_A6737SMS V1.0 122602 Motherboard Name MSI 645 Combo (MS-6737) Front Side Bus Properties: Bus Type Intel NetBurst Bus Width 64-bit Real Clock 100 MHz (QDR) Effective Clock 400 MHz Bandwidth 3200 MB/s Chipset Bus Properties: Bus Type SiS MuTIOL Bus Width 16-bit Motherboard Physical Info: CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket 478 Expansion Slots 6 PCI, 1 AGP RAM Slots 2 SDR DIMM, 2 DDR DIMM Integrated Devices Audio Form Factor ATX Motherboard Size 230 mm x 300 mm Motherboard Chipset SiS645 Motherboard Manufacturer: Company Name Micro-Star International Product Information www.msi.com.tw BIOS Download www.msi.com.tw |
cowboy stu (7021) | ||
| 491185 | 2006-10-14 05:45:00 | Umm.. he/she specifically said that they didn't use it for gaming, and didn't intend to use it for gaming.Ok. I don't think I wanna upgrade that computer if I were you. ;) I think I'll take Speedy advice this time. When you upgrade it it can't make much difference. |
PedalSlammer (8511) | ||
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