I have a computer problem.?

Question

My computer is kinda old. I want to make it faster and able to hold more memory and applications. Where can I take my computer so they can upgrade it? Or is it even possible to do this?

Answer 1

Depending on the age of the computer and the specifications of the motherboard, you may be able to put a faster CPU, or more RAM in the system. You can also either add a secondary hard drive, or have a larger primary hard drive installed.

If you had listed the speed and other specifications of your system, I could make more personalized recommendations

Answer 2

Depending on how old the computer is and what type of upgrades you want, it should be possible. Determine the specification of your system as of now, decide which hardware upgrades you are willing or able to afford to make, then look at if you need to upgrade your operating systems for your hardware upgrades to work.

As noted, you can take your computer to a variety of companies to have them make these evaluations. Depending on what they suggest, take some time to search online to confirm that the hardware upgrades and the software upgrades are as required as they suggest.

As an alternative, you could attach an external hard drive (if your current configuration supports such), move non-application data (i.e. no executable programs) to this supplemental memory, and defrag the hard drive to consolidate memory. Using this option, you may not even need to contract with a third party support company.

Answer 3

depending on age, snvffy is pretty on the mark. ie if your computer is 2 years old or more, even a $300-400 cheapie celeron based dell will blow it out of the water.

RAM is pretty cheap these days if you can't afford the above. Assuming you have a win2k/winxp operating system, additional RAM will increase performance greatly .. the more the better. Anything prior (ME, 98SE, 98, 95A/B/C) won't really benefit much from anything over 128mb.

Again, if it's an older computer, you can look up the max capacity processor that your motherboard can handle. You could then find a used parts store in your local phone directory and get an upgrade that way for cheap.

Answer 4

Get it checked from some computer engineer, tell him that you dont want to invest money on this old system. If he can do some adjustment on 'as it is basis'. (if a minor upgradation is required its okay).

But If your system requires major upgradation, then its highly recommended that you buy a new one. Best if you go for the most economical model if you are working with a budget. Dell has some good offers, a desktop around 450 - 500 bucks.

Answer 5

Everything is possible. You just need to find the right memory for your application. You can also change the internal harddrive and install new application. It's more like buying a new computer, but it's cheaper.

Answer 6

depends on exactly how old it is and what type usually if you have a tower pc (upright box) u should be able to upgrade but if you have a pc that sits flat on your desk with monitor on top (desktop) chances are you wont be able to upgrade it , you may be able to do minor things but in the long run it would be smarter to go out and buy a new one.

Answer 7

Go to a store such as Bestbuy, Fry's or Office Max. They will happly fix and upgrade your computer the way you want it to be.
But! Do not forget to bring money! :)

Answer 8

You will probably spend more money trying to upgrade than buying a new one.

Even after you upgrade, you will not be happy with it.

Answer 9

You can overclock your old Pc, which will make it faster but also hotter, thus shorten its life span. You can do that in the Pc bios.

Answer 10

puters ez cheep dex daz u need by anew uno.