Upgrade Your PC

Before you upgrade your PC hardware it is best to search all options & ask for advice. Only after this you can go & buy a brand spanking new part. It is also useful to check in the event you need an upgrade.

Do not upgrade your elderly PC because it would cost lots of money. It is cheaper to buy a brand spanking new computer in such cases because they are simpler to upgrade later.

Upgrading the hard drive:

The immense majority of people do not need to upgrade their hard disk, unless they use it for playing lots of music, movies, & games. A0 GB hard drive is to keep new office & web applications, & all of your files & knowledge.

A medium sized hard drive would be around 40 GB & the maximum would be around 60 - 80 GB.

Before upgrading your hard disk it is best to do a complete disk checkup including disk scan, defragmentation, etc. In the event you happen to be an average user & need more storage you can add an additional drive to the existing. Before an upgrade, be positive to back up your files.

Upgrading the RAM:

RAM or Random Access Memory is the short-term memory of the PC. It keeps knowledge that is being worked on now & may or may not be transferred to the hard drive that represents the long-term memory of the computer.

Current processors can perform an immense number of operations per second. The hard drive, on the other hand, is significantly slower to handle a lot knowledge. This is where a high-speed RAM memory comes in. RAM needs a power supply to keep knowledge. time the power is turned off the knowledge is lost.

all PCs have 64 MB RAM & often 128 MB. In the event you need to run newer applications on your PC then you must upgrade to 128/256 MB RAM.

Lots of individuals who upgrade from 98 to Win 2000 discover that their computers lock up often. This is because they don't have RAM.

CPU upgrade:

In the event you pick this upgrade, you will have faster execution of instructions but it leaves the RAM & hard drive capacity unchanged.

This is the most cost effective upgrade & can increase the efficiency of your computer considerably. Seek a professional help before you take a choice.

Motherboard:

Upgrading motherboard is not such a pleasant proposition unless you replace the CPU & the RAM as well to accomplish greater performance levels. You upgrade the motherboard either because the current doesn't support a faster CPU or the CPU requires a different socket. It could be pricey. Think about purchasing a brand spanking new PC.

Ports:

Ports are sockets at the back of your computer where you plug in outside devices. Older PCs work on "parallel" ports. In the event you need to work a lot on peripherals such as digital cameras, digital camcorders, CD burners, & scanners then you need to upgrade to USB & Fire wire ports in the event you are not using them already.

Both tend to be cheaper than the "parallel" & SCSI devices they replace. Always make positive that there are no compatibility issues with other devices in your PC when you plan to upgrade any hardware on your machine.