Upgrading old PC

chrisharris0 · 06-29-2009, 11:05 AM

Hi all,
Need a little bit of help here, wondering whether its possible to upgrade my Packard Bell 5053 (imedia i think) to a relatively good gaming pc. Would i be able to do this with just a few parts or would replacing the whole PC make more sense?
Here are the Specs that i know of
- 2.00ghz celeron processor
- 738mb DDR RAM
- 160gb 7200rpm SATA HDD
As i said i dont know much about the rest of it but i know its rubbish haha.
Basically what i was hoping i could do was to upgrade in steps eventually replacing the whole pc with modern parts. Would this be possible and if so could you write me a rough order of which parts to replace first.

Thanks
Chris

**Tyree** · 06-29-2009, 11:29 AM

Can you make a respectable gaming PC with that herdware, no.
Would replacing the PC make more sense, yes.
The Hdd could be salvaged.

chrisharris0 · 06-29-2009, 11:36 AM

Ok thanks.
Could i replace parts at different times making it better?
e.g
Replace motherboard and CPU one week then another part the next week making all the parts brand new after a few months.

**linderman** · 06-29-2009, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisharris0

Ok thanks.
Could i replace parts at different times making it better?
e.g
Replace motherboard and CPU one week then another part the next week making all the parts brand new after a few months.

unfortunatley, no

your existing platform is totally in a different realm with the newer parts .....

sorry to say

06-29-2009, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
chrisharris0 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 OS: XP Home Edition SP3	Upgrading old PC Hi all, Need a little bit of help here, wondering whether its possible to upgrade my Packard Bell 5053 (imedia i think) to a relatively good gaming pc. Would i be able to do this with just a few parts or would replacing the whole PC make more sense? Here are the Specs that i know of - 2.00ghz celeron processor - 738mb DDR RAM - 160gb 7200rpm SATA HDD As i said i dont know much about the rest of it but i know its rubbish haha. Basically what i was hoping i could do was to upgrade in steps eventually replacing the whole pc with modern parts. Would this be possible and if so could you write me a rough order of which parts to replace first. Thanks Chris

06-29-2009, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,486 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Upgrading old PC Can you make a respectable gaming PC with that herdware, no. Would replacing the PC make more sense, yes. The Hdd could be salvaged. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.

06-29-2009, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
chrisharris0 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 OS: XP Home Edition SP3	Re: Upgrading old PC Ok thanks. Could i replace parts at different times making it better? e.g Replace motherboard and CPU one week then another part the next week making all the parts brand new after a few months.