Upgrade PC

SteveJW

Budget of around £200

Looking to upgrade motherboard CPU and RAM

Computer not used for gaming

Purchase bundle or seperate

Any suggestions

Thanks

I_have_spoken

LGA 775 mobo, Intel Q6600 quad core o/ced to 3Ghz, 4Gb of DDR2 RAM off Ebay, no more that £120 all up

WTFH

What is the current spec of the PC and what issues are you having?

SteveJW

ID
Host Name : everest
Workgroup : WORKGROUP

Computer
Model : HP Pavilion 061 EP211AA-ABU t3320.uk
Serial Number : CZX6032VBY GB610
Chassis : Desktop
Mainboard : HP Asterope
BIOS : AMI (OEM) 3.03 11/18/2005
Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR2

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.93GHz (2T 3GHz, 1MB L2)



Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : Micron 8HTF12864AY-667E1 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3)
Memory Module : Micron 8HTF12864AZ-667H1 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300U DDR2-666 (5-5-5-15 3-20-5-3)

Video System
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 6200SE TurboCache(TM) (4 PS3.0, 3 VS3.0 351MHz, 64MB DDR 1GHz 64-bit, PCIe 1.00 x16)

Graphics Processor

Storage Devices
WDC WD800JD-55MUA1 (80GB, SATA300, 8MB Cache) : 75GB (C:)
SAMSUNG SV1204H (120GB, ATA100, 3.5", 7200rpm, 2MB Cache) : 112GB (D:)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 3)
Platform Compliance : x86

CPU running 50% or higher most of the time, running slow etc

closed

not worth spending money on, buy a new one, or find out which process is hogging the cpu and put it back to it's former glory (you have enough ram already, it shouldnt be slow):

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2436849

WTFH

Do what closed said.

My first step would be to remove all the bloatware that is running on the machine.
Next, a full backup, then format the disks and do a clean install.
Neither of those two will cost you anything other than time.

After that, look at saving up for a new computer - if your screen is OK, then you don't need to replace it. You'll get a new computer running up to date software for < £300.

zaax

Nothing wrong with the computer specs - virus or malware.

gonzo127

with a budget of around £200 I would follow the above in that your current system is not worth the effort and cost of upgrading although it would be worth spending a bit of time trying to speed it up whilst you save for a new system which would be better, this being said if your just using it for the basics you actually have a few options for example

http://www.ebuyer.com/579780-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1210 - if you qualify for the cashback/trade in makes it £110 add in windows 7 at ~£70 and a new system for £180 ish, yes its not top of the range but should be considerably faster than your current one

or http://www.ebuyer.com/570060-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-0490 with windows 7 included - these are only a couple of have found with a very quick look and im sure there will be more out there, especially if you consider refurbs as well

Cisco001

If you really want to upgrade, here is my pick. Assuming your case can take standard micro ATX motherboard & PSU are up to current standard

A8-6600K
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FM2-A8-6600k-Box-CPU/dp/B00DEF3DGG/ref=sr_1_4?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1390387368&sr=1-4&keywords=a8+6600k

G.Skill Ares 2 x 4GB DDR3 2133
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007BMDTYO/?!!!!!pcp0f-21

Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FALMBHE/?!!!!!pcp0f-21

Please note that your existing Windows may not work if it is OEM version. And new mobo won't have IDE connector, samsung IDE HDD won't work, as well as DVD drive if it is IDE.

I suggest you just spend £300 to buy new machine. £300 would get you plenty of choice to choose.

Cisco001

gonzo127 wrote: »

http://www.ebuyer.com/579780-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-1210 - if you qualify for the cashback/trade in makes it £110 add in windows 7 at ~£70 and a new system for £180 ish, yes its not top of the range but should be considerably faster than your current one

He won't qualify for trade in. It need product less than 5 years
I would suggest go for the £180 A6-5600K instead.

gonzo127 wrote: »

or http://www.ebuyer.com/570060-zoostorm-desktop-pc-7873-0490 with windows 7 included - these are only a couple of have found with a very quick look and im sure there will be more out there, especially if you consider refurbs as well

Personally won't go for intel 1037U. I believe it is laptop CPU, which will make it difficult to upgrade in future.

gonzo127

Cisco001 wrote: »

He won't qualify for trade in. It need product less than 5 years
I would suggest go for the £180 A6-5600K instead.



Personally won't go for intel 1037U. I believe it is laptop CPU, which will make it difficult to upgrade in future.

ok if trade in is not possible then yes the A6 is a much better bet for an extra £10 as to the intel one, that was just the first system with windows pre installed, nothing too complicated as i said just a very quick look