Updating desktop 13 October 2018 at 9:09PM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in Techie Stuff 38 replies 3.2K views

hampshirebabe

Is there a website I can use to check my desktop to see what upgrades I could do to make it a decent pc again, or if its just better to get a new one? Its about 5 years old, I've already upgraded the memory.

Neil49

Install an ssd if you haven't already done so.

How much ram have you got at the moment?

John_Gray

An SSD will certainly make it start faster - but what CPU does the PC have, and what do you use the PC for? Is it Windows 10?

hampshirebabe

I just put in 2 x 512mb ddr, it was what MrMemory suggested about 2 years ago, but I stopped using it about then when I got a laptop, but now I'd like to get it running again.

hampshirebabe

I know it needs a new graphics card, how do I( find a compatible one?

Neil_Jones

How about you tell us what you have now and we can look it up? What is your computer brand and model number?

zaax

Windows is the problem, use Ubuntu instead

tonyh66

sounds old if the recommended memory upgrade was only 1GB. It might not be worth spending money on.
download cpu-z from here, on page download (part way down page on left hand side -purple box 'setup english 32 and 64 bit version' )and install this will give you all the information we need to ask about your system.

that

try speccy, the free one. it will probably tell you more than you wish to know.

At 5 years old, the most bang for your buck is SSD. A better graphics card and cpu upgrade could be beneficial, but often not by much.

Take a roman chariot and strap on a jet engine, the chariot will be faster - if it can hold the weight, but if you want real speed you have to buy a new plane

yccheok91

Maybe you need to let us know, what is the usage purpose of your desktop? (Gaming, Internet Surfing, Video watching, Document editing, ...) Then, we can suggest accordingly. As, different usage purpose does have different hardware requirements.

hampshirebabe

Its a dell Dimension 1100