Time To Upgrade, Part 2: Picking The Parts To Replace

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After looking at whether or not it makes sense to replace a PC built back in 2007 with a more modern machine, we decided to examine three component upgrade options—graphics, storage, and the motherboard/CPU/RAM platform—separately.

Scenario 2 Results: PCMark Vantage

Scenario II represents the choice in which we keep the platform and hard drive, but exchange the Zotac GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card for the MSI R5870 Lightning.