Buying and upgrading this Computer..

Tasty · 07-07-2009, 12:21 PM

Can someone tell me if this is worth the buy?

http://london.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-se...AdIdZ140354965

AMD Athlon 2600+ 2.00GHz
1GB DDR Memory
120GB Hard Drive (Western Digital)
Video Card: ATI Radeon x1600 512MB DDR2
Sony CD-RW

would it be a good idea to buy it and then put some money into upgrading it?
-Upgrading the apg GFX card?
-Upgrading the processor?
-Changing the case?
-Extra ram?

Can someone give me an idea on how It should be upgraded?
-Thanks.

chowder_pants · 07-07-2009, 02:01 PM

since it doesnt say what the motherboard or power supply is, I'd stay away and build from scratch. Looks like you plan on upgrading everything else anyways

Tumbleweed36 · 07-07-2009, 02:17 PM

Your money would be better spent building your own as mentioned. This is old and slow technology in comparison to what you will end up with, even if you upgrade what you have purchased.

The cost/efficiency ratio of buying a cheapie and then upgrading it until you have quite a bit in it does not hold up to just starting from scratch. What you are proposing is to upgrade an old computer so it is a mediocre computer and I don't think that is what you have in mind.

Dacads · 07-07-2009, 02:30 PM

Hi, it's not worth upgrading it whether your gonna be playing games or watching movies. Build one yourself or buy a decent one :)

Dacads

**Tyree** · 07-08-2009, 08:45 AM

To echo the above opinions. Pre-built PC's tend to use low quality parts.

07-07-2009, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tasty Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 15 OS: Vista	Buying and upgrading this Computer.. Can someone tell me if this is worth the buy? http://london.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-se...AdIdZ140354965 AMD Athlon 2600+ 2.00GHz 1GB DDR Memory 120GB Hard Drive (Western Digital) Video Card: ATI Radeon x1600 512MB DDR2 Sony CD-RW would it be a good idea to buy it and then put some money into upgrading it? -Upgrading the apg GFX card? -Upgrading the processor? -Changing the case? -Extra ram? Can someone give me an idea on how It should be upgraded? -Thanks.

07-07-2009, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
chowder_pants Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 172 OS: XP SP3 My System	Re: Buying and upgrading this Computer.. since it doesnt say what the motherboard or power supply is, I'd stay away and build from scratch. Looks like you plan on upgrading everything else anyways

07-07-2009, 02:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,673 OS: XP Professional	Re: Buying and upgrading this Computer.. Your money would be better spent building your own as mentioned. This is old and slow technology in comparison to what you will end up with, even if you upgrade what you have purchased. The cost/efficiency ratio of buying a cheapie and then upgrading it until you have quite a bit in it does not hold up to just starting from scratch. What you are proposing is to upgrade an old computer so it is a mediocre computer and I don't think that is what you have in mind. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.

07-07-2009, 02:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dacads Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 188 OS: XP SP2 My System	Re: Buying and upgrading this Computer.. Hi, it's not worth upgrading it whether your gonna be playing games or watching movies. Build one yourself or buy a decent one :) Dacads

07-08-2009, 08:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tyree Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 5,719 OS: XP Pro-7RC-Mandriva My System	Re: Buying and upgrading this Computer.. To echo the above opinions. Pre-built PC's tend to use low quality parts. __________________ Posting your PC specs will help us to help you quicker and more efficiently.