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How can i upgrade my computer?

Originally i was just gonna buy a new desktop because of my current computer's crappy specs
http://imgur.com/jWEUQ9Y <-- here they are </3
Does anyone know how or what would i need to buy to make this computer run faster?

March 24, 2014

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NightmareMoon

@RebelSlayer
its a pretty old computer ive had it for a while now
and @Everyone thanks for the responses!
i guess imma have to buy a new computer

Reply March 24, 2014
BobR

[quote=RebelSlayer]Wow, i haven't seen a 32bit system in years.[/quote]

The AMD Sempron LE-1250 is a "64 bit CPU", thus it's a "64 bit system".
The "32 bit" in the screenshot is referring to the version of Windows running on the computer.

The computer could run a 64 bit version of Windows if the owner wanted to pay for the upgrade.

Reply March 24, 2014
RebelSlayer

Wow, i haven't seen a 32bit system in years.

Reply March 24, 2014
magocoqui

HI, just try to buy a new pc, and dont buy amd, try to buy something like core i3,i5, i7. Dont upgrade ur pc , if you going to spend more than 200$, you better off buying a new laptop for 500$, you can go to best buy and get a new pc, and you have one year to pay it.

Reply March 24, 2014
BobR

[quote=NightmareMoon]Does anyone know how or what would i need to buy to make this computer run faster?[/quote]

As the others indicated, your most cost-effective route would be to buy a new computer.

"Winvision" is not a national brand name, the closest I could find is a computer store in South El Monte who probably built this particular model of computer for local store customers. Because of that, it's impossible to look up the exact components that were used to build the computer, or the exact age of the system.
However, the type of CPU, the amount of RAM and the "32bit Operating System" probably dates it at about 5 years or so, possibly older.

The biggest question is which specific motherboard was used to build it.
Based on that, you might be able to-
-Add more memory
-Replace the video card with a newer (faster, better) video card.
-Upgrade the CPU chip to a faster CPU.

However none of these upgrades is likely to improve the performance markedly, and probably not enough to make the effort worthwhile.

If you were interested in totally rebuilding the computer, you might be able to re-use-
- The case (if it's a standard sized case)
- The CD or DVD drive (if any)
- The hard drive (although it's very likely to be much lower space capacity than currently available standard drives)
- The Power Supply (although it's likely you'd need a higher capacity Power Supply for newer components)
- The mouse and keyboard

Everything else, the motherboard, CPU chip, RAM, video card and most likely the Power Supply would have to be bought new.
And depending on whether the old computer came with a reusable Windows installation CD, you might need to buy a new version of Windows.

Reply March 24, 2014 - edited
TheWolf

can you show me the WIE for each component, the rating of 3.2 is based on the (lowest) score.

Reply March 24, 2014 - edited
xXlinkedXx

You can try looking around for parts that can fit your computer's model or frame, then work your way around that. You could try looking around some computer/tech specific forums and get their inputs on rebuilding your rig from the ground up for a rocking machine.

Reply March 24, 2014 - edited
NightmareMoon

[quote=meso911]Uhm, you would be better of starting from scratch than trying to upgrade that :L[/quote]

Ah okay how could i do that?

Reply March 24, 2014 - edited
meso911

Uhm, you would be better of starting from scratch than trying to upgrade that :L

Reply March 24, 2014 - edited