i3 530

[Sa--iq]

Is the i3 530 "ok" just for browsing the internet and some light games?i plan on cleaning my old desktop.I know its old and i already have my own system but this is for my parents.I bought this around 7-8 years ago for $500 SGD

System specs:

Intel i3 530

Nvidia GT 320 1 GB

2GB DDR3

Windows 7 Pro

 

[Sa--iq]

1 minute ago, Sa--iq said:

Is the i3 530 "ok" just for browsing the internet and some light games?i plan on cleaning my old desktop.I know its old and i already have my own system but this is for my parents.I bought this around 7-8 years ago for $500 SGD

System specs:

Intel i3 530

Nvidia GT 320 1 GB

2GB DDR3

Windows 7 Pro

 

The prebuilt was an Acer Aspire M9310

[TheRandomness]

Maybe with another 2GBs of RAM it would be ok a low settings. 

[Sa--iq]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Maybe with another 2GBs of RAM it would be ok a low settings. 

Anything else? And is 2gb ok just for some light games like minecraft and flash games?my youngest brother wants to play sometimes...

[Sa--iq]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

It'd probably crash with minecraft... that thing is hella old

Really?i have seen some people getting 60fps on older systems so it might be fine.

[don_svetlio]

9 minutes ago, Sa--iq said:

Is the i3 530 "ok" just for browsing the internet and some light games?i plan on cleaning my old desktop.I know its old and i already have my own system but this is for my parents.I bought this around 7-8 years ago for $500 SGD

System specs:

Intel i3 530

Nvidia GT 320 1 GB

2GB DDR3

Windows 7 Pro

 

Games will be impossible to run on that.

 

4 minutes ago, Sa--iq said:

Anything else? And is 2gb ok just for some light games like minecraft and flash games?my youngest brother wants to play sometimes...

No. 2GB of RAM is not enough for anything nowadays. Even web browsing really benefits from 4GB.

[iDeFecZx]

3 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

It'd probably crash with minecraft... that thing is hella old

My old Athlon 64 3200 ran MC at 100fps medium settings. And that was in a PC from 05

[Sa--iq]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Games will be impossible to run on that.

 

No. 2GB of RAM is not enough for anything nowadays. Even web browsing really benefits from 4GB.

Ok then,guess i have to search for ram somewhere in my storage room,thanks

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Sa--iq said:

Ok then,guess i have to search for ram somewhere in my storage room,thanks

And a GPU. GT 320 can't run anything as it's slower than Intel HD 4600.

[alexhelvetica]

I'd probably upgrade the RAM to 8GB and maybe upgrade it to a used LGA 1156 i5 or i7. An SSD would also be something nice to ad to the computer.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $82.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-14 05:50 EDT-0400

 

[Sa--iq]

2 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

I'd probably upgrade the RAM to 8GB and maybe upgrade it to a used LGA 1156 i5 or i7. An SSD would also be something nice to ad to the computer.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($24.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($57.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $82.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-14 05:50 EDT-0400

 

Thanks