March 5, 201115 yr Hey all, So near the end of the summer my brother gave me his computer, which was a good upgrade from my computer. This is the computer I was given: http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=T5224 My question is, would it be worth it to upgrade this computer? And what are some suggestions to upgrading it? The most I would want to do with it would be able to play Runescape on max HD settings.
March 6, 201115 yr dont see why not, stick a reasonable graphics card in it and maybe buy a 2gb ram kit and ull have a pretty decent system Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue
March 6, 201115 yr Author dont see why not, stick a reasonable graphics card in it and maybe buy a 2gb ram kit and ull have a pretty decent systemAny suggestions?
March 6, 201115 yr Yeah, get rid of the 2x512mb and replace with 2x1gb (seems like that 2gb is the max it will recognise.. not sure if it would support 2x2gb/2x4gb)Perhaps an ati 4550/equivilant. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche
March 6, 201115 yr This computer seems very old. It might be less expensive to get a new one depending on the upgrade you want to make.
March 6, 201115 yr This computer seems very old. It might be less expensive to get a new one depending on the upgrade you want to make. Cpu launched six years ago, when the actual computer was launched... Dunno. ---A quick search shows that it should have pci-e... Easiest is obviously just to open and make sure. A new graphics card to run RSHD smoother would only use like 40w, but please list the psu anyways thanks. I'd probably get two new 1gb memory sticks as well. Those two things would cost, i don't know... 70-100$? Something like that. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé
March 6, 201115 yr If you just want to play Runescape, you should be fine in just putting in a graphics card (most now are PCI-E, which is listed as available on your motherboard). I only know general products for ATI, so I can't help you choose specifics so well. Also, buy 2gb of ram. Maybe $50?
March 6, 201115 yr Throw in a 5450 and 2gb RAM, along with a nice reformat, and you have a decent machine.
March 6, 201115 yr Author This computer seems very old. It might be less expensive to get a new one depending on the upgrade you want to make. Cpu launched six years ago, when the actual computer was launched... Dunno. ---A quick search shows that it should have pci-e... Easiest is obviously just to open and make sure. A new graphics card to run RSHD smoother would only use like 40w, but please list the psu anyways thanks. I'd probably get two new 1gb memory sticks as well. Those two things would cost, i don't know... 70-100$? Something like that.Can't find the specific model of the psu, but from what i've read, it's only 300w.
March 7, 201115 yr http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144157 Will work on your computer, DDR2 dual channel, 533MHz (PC4200) Get rid of vista and upgrade to win 7 (hell even downgrade to xp).
March 7, 201115 yr http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144157 Will work on your computer, DDR2 dual channel, 533MHz (PC4200) Get rid of vista and upgrade to win 7 (hell even downgrade to xp).Vista post SP1 is very stable. Hell, my Vista SP2 computer is more stable than both my Windows 7 computer. Windows 7 SP1 seems even more stable though. I'm tired of people like you saying Vista is bad.
March 7, 201115 yr http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144157 Will work on your computer, DDR2 dual channel, 533MHz (PC4200) Get rid of vista and upgrade to win 7 (hell even downgrade to xp).If he's looking to upgrade that computer, I doubt he can just drop $100 for Win7 like it's nothing. There is NOTHING wrong with windows vista. Sure it's not the greatest OS to ever grace the earth, but there's no need to make it sound like it's a virus, like half of the internet does. Google windows java, it was an experiment where people who had heard about vista but not used it were split into two groups. One was given a copy of vista to test and rate, and the other was given a copy of windows java, which was just vista with a name change. The focus groups gave vista a score of 6.something, and the other group gave java a 8.something. Also, I'd get memory timed at 800mhz, there's no cost difference and it'll be faster.
March 7, 201115 yr Depends on what the motherboard can handle.Also, thanks, didn't know 5450 only used like 20w (didn't bother to check), so there's no reason to worry about psu. J'adore aussi le sexe et les snuff moviesJe trouve que ce sont des purs moments de vieJe ne me reconnais plus dans les gensJe suis juste un cas désespérantEt comme personne ne viendra me réclamerJe terminerai comme un objet retrouvé
March 7, 201115 yr Depends on what the motherboard can handle.Also, thanks, didn't know 5450 only used like 20w (didn't bother to check), so there's no reason to worry about psu.Should mention that it's the fanless model, I assume one with a fan would use a bit more.
March 8, 201115 yr Author http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144157 Will work on your computer, DDR2 dual channel, 533MHz (PC4200) Get rid of vista and upgrade to win 7 (hell even downgrade to xp).Vista post SP1 is very stable. Hell, my Vista SP2 computer is more stable than both my Windows 7 computer. Windows 7 SP1 seems even more stable though. I'm tired of people like you saying Vista is bad.Yeah... an upgrade to windows 7 is definitely not going to happen. I haven't encountered any problems with Vista so far and am perfectly content with it. As for the video card, would I be fine getting the 5450 without the fan, or would it be of better interest to get the fan and upgrade my psu depending on how much power it uses?
March 8, 201115 yr Google windows java, it was an experiment where people who had heard about vista but not used it were split into two groups. One was given a copy of vista to test and rate, and the other was given a copy of windows java, which was just vista with a name change. The focus groups gave vista a score of 6.something, and the other group gave java a 8.something.Sounds like their "Mojave Experiment."BBoth interesting studies and show:The ridiculously over-hyped problems with Vista gave people who knew nothing about computing a bad perception of it.As in both cases removing "vista" from the product made it better to them. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue
March 9, 201115 yr Google windows java, it was an experiment where people who had heard about vista but not used it were split into two groups. One was given a copy of vista to test and rate, and the other was given a copy of windows java, which was just vista with a name change. The focus groups gave vista a score of 6.something, and the other group gave java a 8.something.Sounds like their "Mojave Experiment." Yeah, that's the one. I was going off memory.
March 9, 201115 yr http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144157 Will work on your computer, DDR2 dual channel, 533MHz (PC4200) Get rid of vista and upgrade to win 7 (hell even downgrade to xp).Vista post SP1 is very stable. Hell, my Vista SP2 computer is more stable than both my Windows 7 computer. Windows 7 SP1 seems even more stable though. I'm tired of people like you saying Vista is bad. I have used and repaired many pcs and laptops with all kinds of operating systems, and to be quite honest vista is one of the least user friendly and resource hogging. Im far from a win7 fanboy, just putting in my 2 cents and hoping people don't take my opinion personally.
March 12, 201115 yr Vista was a huge upgrade from XP. Vista to 7, not so much. Steam | Soup | Last.fm
March 12, 201115 yr http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144157 Will work on your computer, DDR2 dual channel, 533MHz (PC4200) Get rid of vista and upgrade to win 7 (hell even downgrade to xp).Vista post SP1 is very stable. Hell, my Vista SP2 computer is more stable than both my Windows 7 computer. Windows 7 SP1 seems even more stable though. I'm tired of people like you saying Vista is bad. I have used and repaired many pcs and laptops with all kinds of operating systems, and to be quite honest vista is one of the least user friendly and resource hogging. Im far from a win7 fanboy, just putting in my 2 cents and hoping people don't take my opinion personally. While Vista was a hog, Windows 7 has even higher required specs when it comes to RAM. Difference is, People actually have good computers now, not the minimum required for XP. Vista was much more user friendly than XP ever was as it is more logic as the places where the menus/other stuff is located in windows. Of course there are still better OSes than Windows, but that's personal preference.
March 12, 201115 yr In an age where 4gb of RAM is under $45, OS requirements aren't a big deal at all.
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