I agree with trying the memory upgrade first. I've got a Dell E520 with the e6300 with 3gb of ram running XP and its really rather peppy. For internet surfing, paying bills, etc should do the trick for most. Since its got the full 1gb ram it should already have some sort of dedicated graphics card. Probably an NVIDIA 7200/7300. If he needs more cpu power those will take a Q6600 Core 2 Quad cpu
He'd be buying a memory now, on borrowed time before hdd, capacitors, or something else goes out.
$300 would buy something that'd far surpass that machine. Why spend 1/6th of that budget on just trying to keep it alive and relevant?
Thanks B for the text and help so far, that memory should be delivered Tuesday. I will install it then as well as perform the other recommendations.
Playing devils advocate and assuming that does not help much, is this a good replacement? If not, what would you get? (Using NewEgg models offered as a baseline)
Buy ASUS Desktop PC M11AA-US002S Intel Core i3-3220T 16GB DDR3 3TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 2500 Windows 8 with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!
ASUS M11AA-US002S
General Spec
Brand
ASUS
Model
M11AA-US002S
Processor
Intel Core i3-3220T 2.8GHz
Processor Main Features
64 bit Dual Core Processor
Cache Per Processor
3MB L3 Cache
Memory
16GB DDR3 1600
Hard Drive
3TB 7200RPM
Optical Drive 1
24x DVD-RW
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 2500
Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
Power Supply
300W
Operating System
Windows 8
Motherboard
Chipset
Intel H61
CPU
CPU Type
Intel Core i3
CPU Speed
3220T(2.80GHz)
L3 Cache Per CPU
3MB
CPU Main Features
64 bit Dual Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type
Intel HD Graphics 2500
Graphics Interface
Integrated video
Memory
Memory Capacity
16GB DDR3
Memory Speed
DDR3 1600
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity
3TB
HDD RPM
7200rpm
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type
24x DVD-RW
Audio
Audio Channels
8 channels
Audio Features
SonicMaster
Front Panel Ports
Front USB
2 x USB 2.0
Front Audio Ports
2
Card Reader
6-in-1 Card Reader
Back Panel Ports
PS/2
1
Video Ports
1 VGA, 1 HDMI
Rear USB
2 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
Rear Audio Ports
1 x 8 channel Audio I/O
S/P DIF
1 port
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total)
1 x PCI
2 x PCI-e x 1
1 x PCI-e x 16
16gb ram is way overkill esp for using i3 integrated graphics. For most users will see more "performance" by going to an ssd boot drive then a platter drive for raw storage.
Newegg one is a better deal for a few bucks more go from 4 to 16gb ram and from 500gb to 3tb hard drive.
The ivy bridge i3s are decent cpus. I just built a rig for my nephew with a 550ti for a cheap gaming rig
Walmart in Little Elm off El Dorado had 3 desktops on clearance, all still new in box prices were from $300-400. I can't recall all the details but I know there was an Acer, Gateway, and Emachines. They included a monitor as well
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This 2gb stick of ram just came in. I assume I just pull the case off, pry it out and stick the new one in? Put it back together, power on and we are in business, right?
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