I have an old Pentium 3 933mhz with 512mb PC133 50ns SD ram and 20gb IDE HDD, an Intel D815efv chipset i'm good at computers but need an oppinion no more.
I was thinking of adding a 256mb AGP 4x Radeon 9600XT and adding another 160gb IDE HDD i really want a descent PC i could do this upgarde in 2 weeks but I was thinking of buying a whole new system
Intel Pentium D 3.4ghz
2gb DDR2 Ram
300GB S-ATA HDD
256mb Geforce 7600GT
Wireless keyboard and mouse
21" LCD
5.1 speakers for
$2299 AU it would be a pain in the *** waiting i would have to wait about 6 months as i'm only 15 and work at KFC but what would you guys do upgarde now have a sorta descent PC or wait and get a Powerfull machine but a 6months wait?
2007-04-01 21:32:32 · 6 answers · asked by dazzi_4 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Upgrading an old pc will never be as good as an newer pc, so i would say buy one.
You can find good 3Ghz 512 - 1mg ram pc's for a lot lower price. Check out dell.com.au
2007-04-01 21:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by Alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, i'll tell you something, I had an (older than that) Pll 500 Mhz system, 64 mb of ram etc..you get the point. So, i know how frustrating it is using a slow computer. I bought a Motherboard, Processor and a stick of memory (I had previously bought a Harddrive for my birthday it's a 120 gig, so not too bad back then, i still use it) for 174.00 roughly, from Newegg.com.
This is what I have now:
AMD athlon 64 Processor 2.4 Gig Venice core, 512 Mb Ram, and a KN8 Neo4 F mobo...cant beat 170.00 bucks, and it's overclockable from the manufacturer so you won't void any warranties that way. If you go for the newer one, the one that's 2200. dollars then you won't have to buy one for a while, but you'll have to wait, and you will be paying a butt load of money for it. If you go for the "right now" one, then you save money, can have a life outside of work, though you won't be able to brag to your friends that you have a "killer" system! - If you ask me, it's cheaper to buy it seperately from say Newegg.com...or some other closer AU online wholesaler. Good luck. Hope it helps a bit
2007-04-01 21:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by Ubuntu_Overlord 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That new computer sounds decent. As for upgrading, that can depend on several things.
Is your computer a Slot 1 motherboard, or a Socket 370? If its a Slot 1, you've pretty much reached your limit on speed, unless you want to stick in a Celeron. I'm assuming that you might be wanting to run Vista on it; I wouldn't unless you upgrade the processor. A 1.5 Ghz celeron would run Vista just fine, but I wouldn't recommend anything slower than 1Ghz.
Even then, it wouldn't be a good gaming machine, if that's what you are into. So it depends: are you going to be playing
games on it? If you are, then I'd but a new one. If you are only looking for a computer to surf the internet on, use Office, or run simple games / emulators, then it would be a nice machine that would serve you nicely for many years. If you are aiming for a machine you can play Doom 5 on, in six years, then I would buy a new one.
2007-04-01 21:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upgrade with just the video card for now. The drive will be an anchor on the new system.
Then save up for the new rad sys
2007-04-01 23:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a nice cheap e-machine or gateway... they're fine and next year you maybe in a job where you can afford a 2299 computer.
2007-04-05 20:11:51 · answer #5 · answered by marketplacesoftware 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do the upgrade while awaiting for the recent upgrades to somehow stabilize, so by then you have a better perspective of your options vs finances
2007-04-01 21:41:53 · answer #6 · answered by tolitstolites 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋