Hello Everyone!
I just started a summer job and want to upgrade an old desktop that was purchased around 2002 or 2003. As I'm not sure that maximum that it can be upgraded to, I thought I should ask here for help or advice.
Current Specs:
-AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+
-2.21 GHz
-960 MB RAM
-Windows XP Home Edition 2002
-Service Pack 3
I need to take a look under the hood to tell if the RAM comes from a single ("1 GB") card or from two ("500 MB") cards. I would assume it would be the single GB as 960 seems fair with planned obsolescence. I'm not sure what other information I should obtain, but I don't have paperwork for the computer. All I have are the Microsoft dealer numbers and such.
So here's my questions: how would I find the max amount of RAM this PC can hold, and what would be a good fit (names would be nice) for chips? Is it worth it to upgrade the Motherboard to something like 3GHz? What other upgrades should I make to the PC to make it run higher level games with a greater speed?
Assuming I want to spend $400 max and have the ability to do all labor myself, is it worth it to upgrade the PC? Can this be achieved with $400?
Any help would be nice.
I just started a summer job and want to upgrade an old desktop that was purchased around 2002 or 2003. As I'm not sure that maximum that it can be upgraded to, I thought I should ask here for help or advice.
Current Specs:
-AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+
-2.21 GHz
-960 MB RAM
-Windows XP Home Edition 2002
-Service Pack 3
I need to take a look under the hood to tell if the RAM comes from a single ("1 GB") card or from two ("500 MB") cards. I would assume it would be the single GB as 960 seems fair with planned obsolescence. I'm not sure what other information I should obtain, but I don't have paperwork for the computer. All I have are the Microsoft dealer numbers and such.
So here's my questions: how would I find the max amount of RAM this PC can hold, and what would be a good fit (names would be nice) for chips? Is it worth it to upgrade the Motherboard to something like 3GHz? What other upgrades should I make to the PC to make it run higher level games with a greater speed?
Assuming I want to spend $400 max and have the ability to do all labor myself, is it worth it to upgrade the PC? Can this be achieved with $400?
Any help would be nice.