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Aebleskiver Thibedeau
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Join date: 6 Feb 2008
Posts: 351
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03-15-2008 05:31
I'm struggling with the question of whether to upgrade my 5 year old computer or invest in a new one entirely. My stupid question is----is it possible to upgrade the old beast with a new video card and more memory, and then move them to a new computer later, as long as the slots are the same? Told you it was stupid....  |
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Osgeld Barmy
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Join date: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 3,336
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03-15-2008 12:42
no you cant
reasons why
video card, 5 years old takes AGP, its very rare to see AGP on a new mainboard
ram, 5 years old hopefully takes DDR ram (or slower) new machines take DDR2, which takes an entirely different socket (but its cheap as hell, half the price of DDR ram)
you could use your old case, possibly power supply, cd drives floppy, hard drives and just about everything else tho
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Peggy Paperdoll
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Join date: 15 Apr 2006
Posts: 4,383
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03-15-2008 15:38
Depends on your motherboard. 5 years ago my motherboard supported a P4 Intel processor with 3.04 gigs speed (though on a slower bus), up to 3 gigs DDR ram, and PCI video graphics cards (it did have an AGP 8X slot but I never used it). So, yes (if your MB supports it) you can upgrade your old system fairly cheaply. But, would it be a wise investment? In my opinion, no. New, dual core (and even quad core) machines with PCI express and DDR3 memory are really pretty cheap........not that much more than attempting to upgrade your old machine given the possibility that something on that old machine has probably reached and passed it intended life span.
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Thili Playfair
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Join date: 18 Aug 2004
Posts: 2,417
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03-15-2008 17:37
Willing to bet youd be better off replacing it then upgrading, since old parts = expensive.
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Osgeld Barmy
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Join date: 22 Mar 2005
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03-15-2008 19:03
From: Thili Playfair Willing to bet youd be better off replacing it then upgrading, since old parts = expensive. yep you will pay 2x the price for 1/2 the performance |
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Winter Phoenix
Voyager of Experiences
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 683
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hit Circuit City and buy something
03-15-2008 19:33
New machines with decent specs can be a reletive bargain compared to buying parts that may or may not work efficiently with your current setup. One thing I have learned over time ( and buying several machines) is that its good to buy bigger than you think you need. Especially if you ever consider a laptop, cus your pretty much locked into the configuration you have chosen. Last laptop I bought was released with a 256mb Nvidia card the following month for like the same price, guess who's stuck with the 128.
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