upgrade

[Oswin]

hi, i currently have an old build lying around on the room:

-core 2 duo E7400

-2gb drr2 ram (v-gen)

-asus P5KPL-AM  mobo

-seagate barracuda-7200rpm 320gb hdd

-ECS elite series 435 watt psu

-lg optical drive 

i was just wondering what to upgrade? for now i am planning to add a gt730 GPU and a 1tb hdd. the budget would be around $100-$150

(this would be used for basic task like browsing and doint office stuff))

[kelvinhall05]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

hi, i currently have an old build lying around on the room:

-core 2 duo E7400

-2gb drr2 ram (v-gen)

-asus P5KPL-AM  mobo

-seagate barracuda-7200rpm 320gb hdd

-ECS elite series 435 watt psu

-lg optical drive 

i was just wondering what to upgrade? for now i am planning to add a gt730 GPU and a 1tb hdd. the budget would be around $100-$150

 

Upgrade memory, cpu, and mobo. Wait for the hdd and get a rx 460 or something like that.

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Upgrade memory, cpu, and mobo. Wait for the hdd and get a rx 460 or something like that.

i have a small budget though. i have planed to do that but in my country upgrading those stuff would cost like $450

[kelvinhall05]

2 minutes ago, Oswin said:

i have a small budget though. i have planed to do that but in my country upgrading those stuff would cost like $450

 

Buy used. Have you seen scrapyard wars? They have built full computers with overclocked Core 2 Quads and GTX 970s for only 300 cad.

[Kirky2k15]

Another 2GB RAM and an SSD and a rx 460 or something like that and you might be able to stretch another 2-3 years out of it.

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Buy used. Have you seen scrapyard wars? They have built full computers with overclocked Core 2 Quads and GTX 970s for only 300 cad.

true but 300cad is still beyond my budget. i have stated my budget above but thanks for your opinion

[Oswin]

4 minutes ago, Kirky2k15 said:

Another 2GB RAM and an SSD and a rx 460 or something like that and you might be able to stretch another 2-3 years out of it.

i was planning to get the 460 but i am afraid that the cpu will bottle-neck that gpu and i think its not a minor bottle-neck 

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, Oswin said:

i was planning to get the 460 but i am afraid that the cpu will bottle-neck that gpu and i think its not a minor bottle-neck 

 

It will not be a bottleneck. 

[Quaker]

1 hour ago, Oswin said:

hi, i currently have an old build lying around on the room:

-core 2 duo E7400

-seagate barracuda-7200rpm 320gb hdd

-ECS elite series 435 watt psu

-lg optical drive 

i was just wondering what to upgrade? for now i am planning to add a gt730 GPU and a 1tb hdd. the budget would be around $100-$150

(this would be used for basic task like browsing and doint office stuff))

The best idea would be to replace the CPU RAM and motherboard with an AMD A6 (or better) APU, with appropriate motherboard and RAM, but that would be over your budget.

Edit - something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.3121656

 

For basic websurfing and office stuff, you don't really need a graphics card, but if you want to upgrade the graphics then get a "real" graphics card such as an RX 460 (or even an HD5750) - the GT730 is not much better than whatever graphics are in the computer already (some on-board graphics, I assume.)

There's also no sense not getting an RX 460 because your old crappy CPU will become the bottleneck.

 

Unless you are planning to install a whole lot of stuff, there's no need to replace the 320Gig HDD with a 1TB. A better idea would be to get a 120-256Gig SSD for the OS and often used apps and games and use the 320Gig for data.

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, Quaker said:

The best idea would be to replace the CPU RAM and motherboard with an AMD A6 (or better) APU, with appropriate motherboard and RAM, but that would be over your budget.

 

For basic websurfing and office stuff, you don't really need a graphics card, but if you want to upgrade the graphics then get a "real" graphics card such as an RX 460 (or even an HD5750) - the GT730 is not much better than whatever graphics are in the computer already (some on-board graphics, I assume.)

There's also no sense not getting an RX 460 because your old crappy CPU will become the bottleneck.

 

Unless you are planning to install a whole lot of stuff, there's no need to replace the 320Gig HDD with a 1TB. A better idea would be to get a 120-256Gig SSD for the OS and often used apps and games and use the 320Gig for data.

i never knew the gt730 was that bad but, i need the 1tb hdd because the 320 gig is full. and no need for a ssd mainly because this is used as a secondary pc to do basic task, i already have a main rig.

[Quaker]

I don't quite understand what you mean when you say

2 minutes ago, Oswin said:

no need for a ssd mainly because this is used as a secondary pc to do basic task

No matter what the rig is used for, it will be "snappier" with an SSD. If you get a 120 or 250Gig SSD and put the OS, browser, Office etc, on it, you can delete that stuff from the 320Gig to free up space.

[Oswin]

2 minutes ago, Quaker said:

I don't quite understand what you mean when you say

No matter what the rig is used for, it will be "snappier" with an SSD. If you get a 120 or 250Gig SSD and put the OS, browser, Office etc, on it, you can delete that stuff from the 320Gig to free up space.

true but a ssd here cost $90 alone for a 240 gb so i see not point to buy an ssd since the hdd is already 7200rpm and i think a ssd would be last resort

[Quaker]

Yeah, but what is the price of a 1TB hard drive where you are?

[Oswin]

Just now, Quaker said:

Yeah, but what is the price of a 1TB hard drive where you are?

$50

[Quaker]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=234-0037-00001

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211984

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, Quaker said:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=234-0037-00001

i dont live in the US.....

[Quaker]

Neither do I.

 

But, a 1TB drive on Newegg (US) is a bit over $50 and those SSD are around $60. It may be the same relative cost where you are. (Where are you? Maybe there's some good APU bundles and/or SSds where you are.))

 

But I suppose it just comes down to what you want to do. A 1TB HDD will get you more storage, but won't make the old system run any better.

A GT-730 won't improve the graphics much either.

 

On the other hand, using an SSD for the OS and Office will make the system run a lot faster and a basic HD5750 will improve the graphics.

 

 

 

 

[Oswin]

1 minute ago, Quaker said:

Neither do I.

 

But, a 1TB drive on Newegg (US) is a bit over $50 and those SSD are around $60. It may be the same relative cost where you are. (Where are you? Maybe there's some good APU bundles and/or SSds where you are.))

 

But I suppose it just comes down to what you want to do. A 1TB HDD will get you more storage, but won't make the old system run any better.

A GT-730 won't improve the graphics much either.

 

On the other hand, using an SSD for the OS and Office will make the system run a lot faster.

 

 

 

 

i am from indonesia...... and i wanted more storage anyways so yeah.. oh an the 730 is still an option