New PC or Upgrade?

dxj · 12-06-2007, 01:50 AM

OK, so i'm considering getting a new pc/upgrading. now if i upgrade i'm going to have to buy a new case, not matter what pretty much. (i currently have an advent MC3040, bought from PC world, i know, i know, bad. But hey the parents bought me it.)
So with buying a new case in mind, what does everyone think, should i just upgrade or build a new PC? (this is also on the assumption that the motherboard would fit in a regular case)

My specs currently are:
P4 2.9
512MB RAM
160GB Hard Drive
5200FX 128MB Nvidia
SIS-FX616 motherboard (or something along those lines)
My motherboard only has 2ram slots and it can take up to 2GB RAM

Ericwaycotx · 12-06-2007, 02:08 AM

You really cant upgrade that computer

dxj · 12-06-2007, 02:53 AM

Hence a new case (that would be for anew grapics card,more than anything else) but i know i can put extra RAM in it, and a extra HDD, not sure about the prossesor though.
so your basically saying start from scratch.

Tumbleweed36 · 12-06-2007, 04:42 AM

Save your money until you have enough cash to go new. Even if this board were upgradeable, the technology is old enough with your specs that it would be a waste of money to put good cash in those components.

dxj · 12-07-2007, 02:03 AM

Ok thanks :)

12-06-2007, 01:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
dxj Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 255 OS: XP Pro, Mac OS X	New PC or Upgrade? OK, so i'm considering getting a new pc/upgrading. now if i upgrade i'm going to have to buy a new case, not matter what pretty much. (i currently have an advent MC3040, bought from PC world, i know, i know, bad. But hey the parents bought me it.) So with buying a new case in mind, what does everyone think, should i just upgrade or build a new PC? (this is also on the assumption that the motherboard would fit in a regular case) My specs currently are: P4 2.9 512MB RAM 160GB Hard Drive 5200FX 128MB Nvidia SIS-FX616 motherboard (or something along those lines) My motherboard only has 2ram slots and it can take up to 2GB RAM

12-06-2007, 02:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ericwaycotx Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 334 OS: Xp Pro Sp2, Windows 2000 Server My System	Re: New PC or Upgrade? You really cant upgrade that computer

12-06-2007, 02:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
dxj Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 255 OS: XP Pro, Mac OS X	Re: New PC or Upgrade? Hence a new case (that would be for anew grapics card,more than anything else) but i know i can put extra RAM in it, and a extra HDD, not sure about the prossesor though. so your basically saying start from scratch.

12-06-2007, 04:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 14,871 OS: XP Professional	Re: New PC or Upgrade? Save your money until you have enough cash to go new. Even if this board were upgradeable, the technology is old enough with your specs that it would be a waste of money to put good cash in those components. __________________ ----------

12-07-2007, 02:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
dxj Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 255 OS: XP Pro, Mac OS X	Re: New PC or Upgrade? Ok thanks :)