I have no idea what any of this means...
CPU Speed 1497
Systerm Memory 513
Display Card NVidia GeForce 4 MX440
I think i have a 74.5 GB hard drive and im using 30
Is this good or bad? To make it better should i just buy a new one or upgrade this one? How much would either cost? Where should i go to do this?
2006-10-25 10:10:38 · 8 answers · asked by herekittykitty_07 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I think that you can make an attempt to rectify the problems in this PC. It may be a good one. I can give you a link that deals with hard drive problems. Some hard drive problems can be easily fixed yourself by using easily available tools. I found the info at http://fixit.in useful
2006-10-26 00:13:47 · answer #1 · answered by blsruthi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on what you use it for...I would suggest upgrading the RAM (you refer as system memory) to at least 1gigabyte. You currently have 512MB I would guess. 1 gigabyte of RAM will have noticable effect and is the cheapest and easiest method to increase the machine "speed".
If you haven't done so, try "Defragmenting your harddrive" and clean out or save to disk some of the stuff to increase available hard disk space.
The computer should still be good though for general purposes. May not be particularly fast for graphic heavy gaming.
2006-10-25 10:17:21 · answer #2 · answered by Crutch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're into gaming, buy new. If it's just for surfing and stuff, just throw some 1Gb of memory into it and keep on trucking.
If you're only using 30Gb of your 80Gb there is no reason to increase your drive but consider buying a second drive for backup if you have important stuff on it. BackupBackupBackupBackupBackupBackupBackup BackupBackupBackupBackupBackupBackupBackup
2006-10-25 10:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by hytekjunky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends if your computer was custom built in the first place because you can upgrade it easier and it is better than throwing something out into the trash.
buy a computer from dell online and while you are ordering the computer you can tell them to recycle your computer so it can be put to good use somewhere else
2006-10-25 10:36:08 · answer #4 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is bit old and slow. you can gate a new one faster in computer shops with useing some parts from the old computer that will be cheaper but do you need a faster computer? if answer is yes go to any compouter shop and tolk to a seller
2006-10-25 10:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a good idea...you need to get the model number off of the motherboard and check for cpu compatibility upgrade...google it if you cant find it off the manufacturers website.
2006-10-25 10:21:26 · answer #6 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what you do with it. if you play 3d games or plan to run vista when it comes out it wont do very well. if you play on the net do email and office work put some more memory in it and you will be fine.
2006-10-25 10:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by jayw_4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just buy a new your is #$%*
2006-10-25 10:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋