DorianPrice Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Hey Everyone, I'm new to the forums and just wanted to say you guys have some awsome computers and I hope to at least deck mine out hardware wise to compete. Can you guys take a look below and give me some advice on what to upgrade to make my machine at least worth being put up on this forum. I currently have a stock Sony Vaio VGC RB38G General Type Media center Product Form Factor Tower Width 7.1 in Depth 15.2 in Height 16.9 in Weight 25.4 lbs System type Media center Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 550J / 3.4 GHz Installed Qty 1 Max processors supported 1 Processor main features Intel Execute Disable Bit, Hyper-Threading Technology Cache Memory Type L2 cache Installed Size 1 MB Cache Per Processor 1 MB Mainboard Chipset type Intel 915G Express Data bus speed 800 MHz RAM Installed Size 1 GB / 2 GB (max) Technology DDR SDRAM Memory speed 400 MHz Memory specification compliance PC3200 RAM form factor DIMM 184-pin Storage Controller Type 1 x Serial ATA - Integrated Controller interface type Serial ATA-150 Storage Controller (2nd) Type 1 x IDE - Integrated (2nd) storage controller interface type ATA-100 Storage Hard Drive 1 x 250 GB - Standard - Serial ATA-150 - 7200 rpm Hard Drive (2nd) None Optical Storage Type DVD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 It depends what you do with it as to what would be worth upgrading. Probably putting in a new graphics card would give you the most notable benefit, particularly is you game at all. I have no idea whether the PSU in that system would handle a reasonably powerful card though. Personally I'd be starting from scratch and putting together a new build rather than upgrading bits on that, but I'm not sure if your budget allows that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorianPrice Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Eventually I believe I will be going from scratch but Id like to make this machine decent. I play a lot of MMORPGS and a bit of other shooter games. Dont have a huge budget right now that is why I am just looking at upgrading this comp. its not a bad machine but i think it needs help. The PSU is as follows Power device type Power supply Voltage Required AC 120/230 V Operational power consumption 305 Watt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 (edited) Does it have any more detailed information than that? 305W is relatively low powered, but if it has good enough power output it may cope with some upgrades. You'll have to open up your case for this, but can you find out the following: The PSU (Power Supply) should have a sticker on the side of it with some information, something like this: The amp ratings for the 12v rails are what are most important generally. Let me know what the sticker says, or better yet, take a photo of it. While you are looking at your PSU, make a note of what power connectors are available and how many it has. Your PSU will determine what upgrades you can make while still being able to power everything. Some upgrades (such as graphics cards) may require more power, and therefore a new power supply. A more simple upgrade would be to add more RAM. This is the most straight forward upgrade you can make. It's a good idea to take a look on your motherboard to see how many RAM slots you have available. The bottom line is that, unfortunately pre-built computers are often difficult to upgrade as they have been designed down to certain price restrictions. Edited February 20, 2008 by jammin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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