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Upgrading ok PC


DorianPrice

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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

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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?

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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

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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:

antecspec.jpg

 

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 by jammin

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