Searching for suitable upgrades for PC with Intel Core 2 Duo CPU on ASUS PSGC-MX/1332 (LGA 775) motherboard to run Windows 10

[mgdd.garcia]

What upgrade do I need on my old PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7200, ASUS PSGC-MX/1333 (LGA 775) motherboard and 2GB Single-channel DDR2 RAM to smoothly run Windows 10 and MS Office Home & Student 2016? It does not have a dedicated graphics card.

 

[Ztdutxjgxgtu]

Not worth any upgrade, buy new pc.

If you had to. Buy a ssd, used gtx 750ti

 

[jaslion]

What upgrade do I need on my old PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7200, ASUS PSGC-MX/1333 (LGA 775) motherboard and 2GB Single-channel DDR2 RAM to smoothly run Windows 10 and MS Office Home & Student 2016? It does not have a dedicated graphics card.

With the money you need to invest to get this system to run win 10 smoothly you can easily buy a second gen i5 machine from ebay that will run windows 10 better.

To get your system to run windows 10 and office smoothly you would need:
AT LEAST 2 more gb of ram
a dedicated gpu that is semi modern
preferably an ssd
a new cpu since thats a really low end core 2 and will struggle.
So basically a new pc already.

 

[SkyNetRising]

What upgrade do I need on my old PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU E7200, ASUS PSGC-MX/1333 (LGA 775) motherboard and 2GB Single-channel DDR2 RAM to smoothly run Windows 10 and MS Office Home & Student 2016?

I'd suggest adding more ram, but 2GB is max this board supports.
And add SSD.
Since this pc is just for Office usage, no other upgrades are necessary.

 

[Colif]

Don't try to fresh install win 10 on that PC, it won't work. LGA775 not supported by Intel or Microsoft anymore, you would need to put Win 7 on it first and then upgrade for it to possibly work. Driver software would be a struggle.

New PC is a better choice going forward. Especially if you want smooth usage. Definitely want an ssd

 

[mgdd.garcia]

Thank you for all the advice. I actually already have a new PC (i5 8400 core on ASUS Prime H310-E motherboard). Guess I was kinda hoping to "breathe" some life back into the old timer instead of just retiring it completely. Many thanks, again!

 

[Colif]

10 years is a good life span for most computers, getting into stage parts of motherboard itself stop working. I used my last PC for almost that amount oi time, it too was a Dual Core E6600, I never contemplated updating it past win 7 though.

Downvoting people you disagree with gets you no where.

 

[mgdd.garcia]

10 years is a good life span for most computers, getting into stage parts of motherboard itself stop working. I used my last PC for almost that amount oi time, it too was a Dual Core E6600, I never contemplated updating it past win 7 though.

Downvoting people you disagree with gets you no where.

 

[mgdd.garcia]

Thank you. I'll do just that. So sorry for the late reply.

Thanks again.