Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 570 that is starting to slow down, even with CCleaner and all that. I think it is from 2010, running with the original parts in it. I have no idea what should be upgraded, and if it is worth it. Desktops do last a long time from my experience.
Parts I am considering upgrading:
SDD: 240GB Samsung EVO 860. That with a bracket is already $90. I'm not even sure the bracket will fit right in this tower. It has no SSD right now. Startup time is slow- I think I'll get that one.
HDD: To save $45, I'm not upgrading it, although I have no idea if this one will last. I still have the original 500GB HDD in there. Nowadays it's the same price as 1TB on Amazon, but we only use about 150GB. But would it stop working any time soon?
Backup HDD: We don't have one. Seems to be about $100 for a 3TB (It'll be used with the network router for other PCs along with this one)
RAM: It has 4 slots, which all have a 1GB card in it. It can take up to 8GB of RAM and currently has 4GB. To upgrade that to 6GB is $42, and 8GB would be double- $84 (Using Crucial). There aren't huge slowdowns with Chrome or anything unless lots of tabs are open. We also use Outlook 2010. Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM at all?
All of that together is $274, or $232 if I get 6GB of RAM instead of 8. That's without a new HDD. That's pretty close to a new computer's price...So what should I be upgrading? I am trying to keep the cost down, especially if the motherboard might just decide to, well, die.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance.
Parts I am considering upgrading:
SDD: 240GB Samsung EVO 860. That with a bracket is already $90. I'm not even sure the bracket will fit right in this tower. It has no SSD right now. Startup time is slow- I think I'll get that one.
HDD: To save $45, I'm not upgrading it, although I have no idea if this one will last. I still have the original 500GB HDD in there. Nowadays it's the same price as 1TB on Amazon, but we only use about 150GB. But would it stop working any time soon?
Backup HDD: We don't have one. Seems to be about $100 for a 3TB (It'll be used with the network router for other PCs along with this one)
RAM: It has 4 slots, which all have a 1GB card in it. It can take up to 8GB of RAM and currently has 4GB. To upgrade that to 6GB is $42, and 8GB would be double- $84 (Using Crucial). There aren't huge slowdowns with Chrome or anything unless lots of tabs are open. We also use Outlook 2010. Is it worth it to upgrade the RAM at all?
All of that together is $274, or $232 if I get 6GB of RAM instead of 8. That's without a new HDD. That's pretty close to a new computer's price...So what should I be upgrading? I am trying to keep the cost down, especially if the motherboard might just decide to, well, die.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance.