I just inherited a Dell GX620 from work. It's a bit better than my old PC (a Dell Dimension 2400, also a recycled work PC). I had some ram and a video card & added those bits.
Current specs:
Dell Optiplex GX620 (full tower version)
Pentium 4 2.8GHZ
2.5GB ram
Win XP 32 bit
Nvidia Geforce 6200 video card
Maxtor 7L250 250GB HDD
primary uses: email, netflix-- media PC, music, database work (MS Access, mostly) occasional non-serious gaming
Financial considerations preclude the building of a new PC (in the planning stages for several months now). I'm kind of stuck with this thing, plus about $250 in PC-upgrade money.
I hope that's enough background-- here's my question. Ultimately, I intend to build a PC, within the next year or two. Would it be worth my while to install an SSD (thinking Crucial M4 128GB SATA3 or similar) to juice up this relic, and then swap over to a new build? I've also read that a Pentium D 9XX processor will run on my current mobo, which is pretty cheap ($44 at newegg) but not really an SSD question. Though at $44 + thermal paste & possibly a fan/heatsink upgrade, I'd also consider doing that swap if it'd net me some noticeable speed.
With Dell having so much proprietary #@$!! on them, I have reservations about whether an SSD will even cooperate with this system. It would be great if I could get a boost to nurse this PC along (retaining the 250GB HDD for music and so forth), and then get to use my SSD investment in a sparkling new i5 (or i7, since they'll be old tech in a year or so!) build later.
Your opinions and insights are, as always, much appreciated!
Cheers,
Jim B.
Current specs:
Dell Optiplex GX620 (full tower version)
Pentium 4 2.8GHZ
2.5GB ram
Win XP 32 bit
Nvidia Geforce 6200 video card
Maxtor 7L250 250GB HDD
primary uses: email, netflix-- media PC, music, database work (MS Access, mostly) occasional non-serious gaming
Financial considerations preclude the building of a new PC (in the planning stages for several months now). I'm kind of stuck with this thing, plus about $250 in PC-upgrade money.
I hope that's enough background-- here's my question. Ultimately, I intend to build a PC, within the next year or two. Would it be worth my while to install an SSD (thinking Crucial M4 128GB SATA3 or similar) to juice up this relic, and then swap over to a new build? I've also read that a Pentium D 9XX processor will run on my current mobo, which is pretty cheap ($44 at newegg) but not really an SSD question. Though at $44 + thermal paste & possibly a fan/heatsink upgrade, I'd also consider doing that swap if it'd net me some noticeable speed.
With Dell having so much proprietary #@$!! on them, I have reservations about whether an SSD will even cooperate with this system. It would be great if I could get a boost to nurse this PC along (retaining the 250GB HDD for music and so forth), and then get to use my SSD investment in a sparkling new i5 (or i7, since they'll be old tech in a year or so!) build later.
Your opinions and insights are, as always, much appreciated!
Cheers,
Jim B.