gets maximum performance for the dollar. I'd also like it to be as "futureproof/upgradeable" as possible, so that, as it starts to fall behind, a few upgrades might extend its lifetime. I'd also like to aim for a price range somewhere near $700, but this...

1.4v). I bought the 550 when it came out and now have no use for the 7750....... I suspect your old PC might be worth $250 to some people; personally I wouldn't buy it. If you want to improve it, some upgrades make more sense. Some of the new parts you've...

is loaded then). I have a 1ghz athlon and am going to buy a 2000+ Athlon xp soon and was wondering if my loading times will improve. Or will I only see improvement if I get a new Harddrive? I have a 5400rpm Maxtor hdd right now. You will have a definite improvement...

Performance upgrade?. I currently use a 80GB 7200rpm Hitachi Desckstar 8mb cache, I have upgraded the rest of my system, but left my HD alone. Its working fine and I don't really need more capacity. Will I see a significant improvement if upgraded to a current...

upgrade your video card? 1. If you think you might need to upgrade then you should. But if your budget is so limited that +/- $20-50 is a huge deal then forget about upgrading. 2. If you are a hardcore gamer it does not matter if your PC is on its last...

calls when some other phones don't. (I had a Motorola V60p/s before, and had better RF -- except when it dropped into analog.) RF is improved if you have upgraded the 4500's firmware version to T45VZV02, which can be done for free at most larger Verizon...

really. dont upgrade get a new pc m8, ur pushing what 6 years now?? I agree, turn your PC into a file server and build a new one. You are not going to get much improvment by upgrading your video card. As was stated before your system is matched fairly well...

point, but a fast hard drive will improve almost all aspects of your computer, faster boot, faster installs, faster game load times, faster application access, etc. no other component except maybe a RAM upgrade from 512 to 1 gig can give you that noticable...

a solid grasp of soldering (if even necessary), and a bit of knowledge and resourcefulness with chipsets and BIOSs (which I'm trying to improve on), upgrading a laptop processor should be just as feasible as with a desktop. Oh, it's quite worth it. If...