I need help upgrading!

bullgamespc · Nov 11, 2017

[strike][/strike]Hi guys, so i want to upgrade my pc with a 100 euro budget,current specs are:

motherboard: asus m2n-mx se plus
ram: 4gb ddr2 300mhz
cpu: amd athlon 64 x2 5200+
gpu:nvidia geforce 8600 gt 256 mb
psu: some 550 watt, i dont know the exact model
memory: 150 gb 5200rpm hdd

Thanks in advance!

clarkjd · Nov 11, 2017

bullgamespc :

Welcome to Tom's!

Any components that would give you a NOTICEABLE upgrade in performance are significantly in excess of 100 Euros. You probably couldn't find anything NEW for a reasonable price that would be compatible with your system. I would suggest saving up some more for a completely new build. anything else is throwing good money after bad, trying to upgrade an obsolete system.

jaslion · Nov 11, 2017

bullgamespc :

For 100$ you can get a 3rd gen i3 dell mini desktop that obliterates what you have now used.

bullgamespc · Nov 11, 2017

clarkjd :

I was planning to buy used parts. Would it be better if i just fixed my laptop? My display just stopped working,my friend who fixes tech for a living told me that i need to buy a new one,its only around 40-50 euros,the laptop has an 820m 1gb edition,pentium n3540 and 4 gb of ddr3 ram, its an hp 15-r262nm

bullgamespc · Nov 11, 2017

jaslion :

Would it be better if i just fixed my laptop? My display just stopped working,my friend who fixes tech for a living told me that i need to buy a new one,its only around 40-50 euros,the laptop has an 820m 1gb edition,pentium n3540 and 4 gb of ddr3 ram, its an hp 15-r262nm

clarkjd · Nov 11, 2017

bullgamespc :

clarkjd :

I was planning to buy used parts. Would it be better if i just fixed my laptop? My display just stopped working,my friend who fixes tech for a living told me that i need to buy a new one,its only around 40-50 euros,the laptop has an 820m 1gb edition,pentium n3540 and 4 gb of ddr3 ram, its an hp 15-r262nm

Well, at least your laptop is newer tech, but it is still last generation's tech. Unless you have no PC at all, I would not recommend spending anything on the older tech. The return on investment is VERY low to non-exsistant on upgrading older technology.

bullgamespc · Nov 11, 2017

clarkjd :

bullgamespc :

Well, at least your laptop is newer tech, but it is still last generation's tech. Unless you have no PC at all, I would not recommend spending anything on the older tech. The return on investment is VERY low to non-exsistant on upgrading older technology.

It's either fixing the laptop or upgrading the PC, so what is a better option?

Anthony_F_Thompson · Nov 11, 2017

Agreed. You could replace the whole thing with a cheap laptop, but I'll amuse you for the motherboards sake.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/322875235363 G.Skill 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066MHz

https://www.ebay.com/itm/401108999749 Arctic Alpine 64 Plus AMD CPU Cooler

https://www.ebay.com/itm/322871348487 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

https://www.ebay.com/itm/332442599435 Western Digital Blue Caviar 500GB 7200RPM 16MB 3.5" 3Gb/s HDD

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192194551350 MSI Radeon HD 4850

Just a note though. The GPU here seems to be faster than the 820M according to UserBenchmarks, same for the CPU here. Its all up to you from here, hope you have fun whatever you decide.

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-N3530-vs-AMD-Athlon-64-X2-Dual-Core-5600-/m11468vsm2183

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/ATI-Radeon-HD-4850-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-820M/m7790vsm9527

jaslion · Nov 11, 2017

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-7010-USFF-i3-3220-3-30GHz-2GB-Ram-DVD-No-HD-90-Day-Warranty/332310977135?epid=25005734402&hash=item4d5f471a6f:g:Xp0AAOSwgQRZbQyu

I legit just picked this from the front page of ebay. Whilst this is bad value (you can have completes for the same price with an hdd and more ram) it still is much better than what you have now.

Just did a quick search for I3:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-M83-i3-4330-3-5GHz-250Gb-HDD-4Gb-RAM-DVD-RW/112634245460?hash=item1a39863154:g:gAoAAOSwWHBZ~HP2

clarkjd · Nov 11, 2017

bullgamespc :

That's totally up to you. You will have to buy used parts to upgrade the PC, realizing that there would be NO warranty on the used parts. You could spend your 100 euros on parts that don't work, and be in the same spot you are in now, just 100 euros poorer. If you get your mate to fix the laptop, there would be at least some protection from loss. It really depends on your expectations for the upgraded PC, and the games you want to play.

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