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getmore4less

For someone that has never touched the inside of a PC case those timing claims are outragious.

EveryWhere

getmore4less wrote: »

For someone that has never touched the inside of a PC case those timing claims are outragious.

The only thing outrageous here is your spelling and your totally pointless and unhelpful post.

The timings for swapping the cables are exactly right. The timing for installation of the OS is actually an over estimate.

What takes the time, is the preparation. Once the OP understands what they have to do, the actual work with the hardware takes seconds.

If you don't have anything helpful nor positive to contribute, what are you doing here? Just Trolling?

EveryWhere

To show how easy it is, ignore everything this totally boring sales video has to show and just view from 2:38 to 2:48 on this YouTube video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLifMy5srQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBLifMy5srQ

It actually takes ten seconds.

Your issue is that you don't know where to start etc. So we can tell you how to get there, step by step.

You will see a dramatic increase in performance and probably kick yourself that you didn't do it a year ago, when first suggested.

Further to show, that the actual work of removing the side panel and the swapping of the cables is ridiculously quick and easy....

View this video up to the 34 second mark. You need go no further, since you will not be removing the old hard drive nor using any kind of bracket, since it is not a necessary action in your case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCQ9UmwKeQc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCQ9UmwKeQc

You will simply be removing the cables, shown between 0:30 secs and 0:34 secs and plugging them instead to the new SSD. That is the swap done.

Seconds of work. It's the preparation that takes the time. Exporting bookmarks, creating the installation media, unplugging everything/plugging it all back in etc.
Most of what you would do anyway, even if you were going to take it to a shop.

All very simple. It just takes a bit of time to complete each task. but each task is quick and simple and we talk you through it.

Unfortunately, we have a contingent of posters here who contribute nothing but their negativity.

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if this is your PC and spec, https://www.newegg.com/dell-inspiron-660-student-home-office/p/N82E16883155727

That Novatech Life NTI345 has a faster cpu, and your choice of spec is very similar to the old one - about 10% more speed https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-8400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3330/3939vsm10

If you are the £140 million lottery winner tonight, or money is not issue the buy the NTI345, but you probably still will not get a vastly noticeable speed increase that is noticeable for your experience to what you are doing. If your financially ok, or on the poorer side, put an SSD in as other recommend, and you will notice a world of difference for the cost of about £80 (depending on size).

There are many many more steps to replace a spare tyre on a car compared to installing an ssd, Although it is not advised but because it is solid state, you could just leave the disk lying on the bottom of the case, and you do not even have to screw it in - providing you do move the tower as the disk may either disconnect, or knock something else out of the motherboard.

also most desktops and towers do not have wifi. Just use a usb wifi adapter.

debitcardmayhem

loulou41 wrote: »

Memory 4 gb and disk drive 500 gb. Is it worth upgrading? Roughly how much will it cost done by a professional? Newbie, clueless and oldie so out of question of trying to diy. Thanks

EveryWhere wrote: »

Why make such a crazy statement? Please stop equating old with incompetent.

It is very easy to upgrade PCs yourself. They are designed to be user upgrade-able. Unless you have some kind of physical impairment, you most certainly can do it yourself.

As a member from 2006, you are not a Newbie.

What I suggest, is that you at least make an attempt to upgrade for yourself. If you then feel it is beyond you, there will be no harm done and you can take it to a local to be done for you.
But I'm sure you can do it yourself. Especially, as I know I have dealt with your PC issues in the past.

Hmm How old is old, how old do you feel, can you take pictures on your phone/camera, you can read a forum,ergo you can probably follow the relative simple instructions. I have been warned by this forum for making light of the fact I have had a TIA(mini stroke) never had time to make light of my four-way bypass, often I am grumpy and often can't simply explain what I mean, but hey and the folks on here will make you feel more useful and better for trying. Sorry for the ramblings but it is a money saving site (not working much for my bank a/c ) .
First step is take off the removable case side , look at it and take a picture, and put it back to keep dust and pets out. Then look at that and think where do I put the oil and the windscreen water, that is not what you are looking to do, what you are doing is saying yep I could probably do that, or oooh too hard I'll throw money to someone else to do it. Think of us as the AA/Green Flag/RAC you get for free for joining MSE.

EveryWhere

that wrote: »

if this is your PC and spec, https://www.newegg.com/dell-inspiron-660-student-home-office/p/N82E16883155727

That Novatech Life NTI345 has a faster cpu, and your choice of spec is very similar to the old one - about 10% more speed https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-8400-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3330/3939vsm10

If you are the £140 million lottery winner tonight, or money is not issue the buy the NTI345, but you probably still will not get a vastly noticeable speed increase that is noticeable for your experience to what you are doing. If your financially ok, or on the poorer side, put an SSD in as other recommend, and you will notice a world of difference for the cost of about £80 (depending on size).

There are many many more steps to replace a spare tyre on a car compared to installing an ssd, Although it is not advised but because it is solid state, you could just leave the disk lying on the bottom of the case, and you do not even have to screw it in - providing you do move the tower as the disk may either disconnect, or knock something else out of the motherboard.

also most desktops and towers do not have wifi. Just use a usb wifi adapter.

£140 million? I think it is more than that.

Perhaps you missed the part on the video that shows you can use something as simple as double sided sticky tape to stop the SSD from being able to move around.
Even without that, it's unlikely to be going anywhere, even if you shake the thing. As it will be tethered to both the SATA lead and power lead and closed in by the side panel. So in all likelihood it will be sat right next to the old HDD with nowhere to escape. Cannot get close to the Motherboard.

Crucial MX500 500 GB, a top quality SSD currently costs £65. Maxing RAM to 8 GB, from the current 3 GB, £12 to £26.

The difference in performance will simply amaze. No need to waste money on a new PC at this stage.

The job is so simple that it would be a travesty to put your sensitive data at risk and to pay for the privilege.

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More than 140Million? As a rule i never play, but greed and luck got the better of me

Sorry, but I did not watch the vids If the inspiron 600 is the same spec as I posted, it came 8 GB

For a really good friend of mine, I installed an ssd, but the leads were too short and the SSD dangled. She had the mini tower case in a tight spot and kept moving it to plug usb stuff in. The visit after 'the call' than I turned up with a longer cable:)

EveryWhere

that wrote: »

More than 140Million? As a rule i never play, but greed and luck got the better of me

Sorry, but I did not watch the vids If the inspiron 600 is the same spec as I posted, it came 8 GB

For a really good friend of mine, I installed an ssd, but the leads were too short and the SSD dangled. She had the mini tower case in a tight spot and kept moving it to plug usb stuff in. The visit after 'the call' than I turned up with a longer cable:)

Whoops...I was quoting the RAM for another device on another thread.

So quite likely to already have at least 4 GB. But we'll know when they post the Service Tag.

Here there is already a cage for the storage drives and the power connectors are closely spaced to each other on the same lead.
So the SSD will be tethered next to the old HDD and held in by the cage on three sides and the side panel on the fourth. Nowhere for it to go. Can only fall against the sides of the cage or the old HDD, if you don't use sticky tape or some such.