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wlskater

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should i get new computer or just upgrad?
« on: January 23, 2008, 06:31:00 PM »
I'm wanting to get a better computer but idk if it would just be cheaper to upgrade the one i already have.

Here are my specs:

2 x 128 mb DDR PC2700 ram
Geforce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
only a 39gb hard drive
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40 Hz

hyperhedron



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    Re: should i get new computer or just upgrad?
    « Reply #1 on: January 23, 2008, 06:59:08 PM »
    to know what you can update to, tell us your motherboard model.
    "question" is not an adequate topic name!



    wlskater

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    Re: should i get new computer or just upgrad?
    « Reply #2 on: January 23, 2008, 07:04:15 PM »
    Chipset Model   82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface

    homer



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      Re: should i get new computer or just upgrad?
      « Reply #3 on: January 24, 2008, 12:00:00 AM »
      new computer. with those specs you will be needing to upgrade about everything.

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      Re: should i get new computer or just upgrad?
      « Reply #4 on: January 24, 2008, 01:45:50 AM »
      Depends on what you wanna use it for and what problems you're having now with performance.

      If you like to play games and plan to purchase new games in the future, I'd just buy a whole new system. Your processor barely meets the minimum requirements of most new 3D games, and that video card probably won't allow you much detail either.

      If you just want the computer for productivity and internet, but are short on hard drive space, a hard drive upgrade wouldn't be a bad idea (either changing out the current one or adding a second drive to hold music, movies, etc.). The rest of the system is good enough for that.

      If you do decide to keep the current system and upgrade the hard drive, upgrade the memory as well, at least to 512MB if you're running XP, but I suggest going for 1GB.