ID’s PC Upgrade

Published on June 4, 2009 By Island Dog In Personal Computing

My current PC is well over two years old, and it’s definitely showing signs of age. Trying out some recent game demos lately, and the computer basically laughed at me. Not that I need the upgrade to use Windows 7, but it would be nice to have a new system anyways, so I decided to upgrade. After cleaning out my office and selling a few things on eBay I didn’t need anymore, that funded most of this project.

I thought it would be interesting and fun to document the process of upgrading.

My current PC has:

Cooler Master ATX case
2.8Ghz Core2Duo Intel Processor
2GB RAM
Nvidia 7600GT 256MB Video card
Biostar motherboard
DVD burner with Lightscribe
250GB Hard Drive

I order the following from Newegg:

I also have a brand new ATI HD4850 Video card sitting here.

I’m going to keep the case, DVD burner, and hard drive. I had the option of either getting a new hard drive and go with a cheaper processor, but I decided a new HD can wait another month or two due to budget. When the new items arrive, I will take some pictures of the process.

Comments (Page 2)

sydneysiders

on Jun 07, 2009

bastardo!...the pc your upgrading is better than the one I swear at daily.

ahhh....but you make it sing....

Jafo

on Jun 07, 2009

bastardo!...the pc your upgrading is better than the one I swear at daily.

My machine....currently being pensioned off....is a P4 3.0 with 2 gig of ram ....AGP card, etc ....not as good as ID's...and much longer in the tooth....over 5 years.

New one is so bleeding fast I'll have to nail it down to keep up with it....

I've gone from a 'full' boot time [not desktop - end of HD thrash] of TEN MINUTES ....to someting less than one....

pseudomelon

on Jun 08, 2009

zzSleeper

reply 15

This. CPU's aren't anywhere close to cheap, but be sure you have a very nice fan.
Cheap fans are often surprising good compared to expensive ones. Two $5 120mm fans and a $40 heatsink are all you need.

I never said to get an expensive one, just a nice one . Believe me, there are some crappy parts out there, and not enough people pay attention to their heatsink.

themadmanazn

on Jun 08, 2009

Looks like the becoming of a fine computer. I am personally not a fan of AMD or Gskill, but they work so whatever.

BluebirdTS > Yes there is a point, I don't think I have ever purchased a mobo UNDER $100. When building a computer, it is about quality.

pseudomelon

on Jun 08, 2009

Mobos set the limits on a number of factors, including much-desired RAM. A good mobo is also far less likely to break down on you than a bad one, and, of course, the good ones are more expensive.

However, generally anything that can handle your CPU, supports the amount of RAM you need, and is of a good manufacturer (Gigabyte!!!) will suffice.

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