Re: Where can I find advice on how to upgrade my computer?

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 23:39:34 -0600

Go to websites such as www.intel.com www.amd.com www.ati.com
www.antec-inc.com and read a lot and follow links. Don't
forget www.nvidia.com I spent about 6 months picking out
the components I wanted for my computer.
What ever you pick will be obsolete in 6 months to a year,
so don't worry too much. Also, you'll find good info on
sites from the magazine, such as www.pcworld.com and
www.pcmagazine.com and www.tomshardware.com Also suppliers
such as www.newegg.com have useful info (New Egg is a good
source for parts too). 

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| On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 23:21:41 -0500, "David Mills"
| <davidmillsjd@yahoo.com> wrote:
|
| >What I am looking for is a way to my computer specs to 
someone or a website
| >and have them tell me which components are compatible 
with my system that I
| >am wishing to upgrade.  For example, I want to upgrade my 
motherboard and
| >videocard and cpu, but I am not sure which ones work with 
what and whether
| >or not they are even compatible with my current computer. 
Any ideas?  I
| >have been fighting with this for days now.  Thanks for 
your time.
| >
|
| Generally a website could provide an overview but not 
really
| what you're after.  Instead you need an interactive 
feedback
| based upon:
|
| 1)  Where you feel the system is lacking, what it's not
| doing fast enough now and/or what capabilities it lacks 
that
| you want to add.  For many people they have all the same
| typical needs but a more limited number of more demanding
| uses... usually best to focus on those... and prioritize
| them, their important relative to #2.
|
| 2)  Budget - immediate budget, timeframe for making
| purchase, & potential that later upgrades might be made
| (many PCs are a work-in-progress, if the budget is
| constraining or desired technologies aren't available 
yet).
| Basically an idea of whether  you're looking at lowest 
cost
| possible (but perhaps sacrificing system lifespan,
| reliability) a good value, a midgrade with more 
performance
| and features or something more costly and modern enough to
| suppport all popular technologies coming along in the next
| couple years... or at least be upgradable towards that 
end.
|
| 3)  A concise but complete list of current system specs
| like:
| OEM Make/Model and a link to it online
| System case (link to it if not shown at OEM link),
| or thorough description or picture of the rear).
| Motherboard
| CPU
| Memory- type, amount, number of modules
| Hard Drive
| Power Supply
| Video card
| Sound/Modem/etc
|
| Generally speaking if the current system is over 6 years 
old
| you'll want to start from scratch.  If less than that you
| might need case modifications and/or power supply upgrade 
to
| deal with the higher heat and energy issues of a more 
modern
| system.  IF it's an OEM system then a carefull look at 
power
| supply and case are needed to determine if they're 
standard
| or (how) proprietary.
|
|
|
|

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