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

By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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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.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos