Recent content by KGriffuggle

Thank you so much for your explanations. I will do the cleaning and refresh of Windows, that's the easiest to start with. Why would I need a new motherboard to upgrade the CPU? I thought the whole point of a desktop motherboard was that you could upgrade your specs without changing the board...

I bought my Alienware X51 in 2013, and at the time it was excellent and top notch. Here are the specs: 16 GB RAM, 1TB HDD Intel i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Windows 7 professional Please keep in mind that I am not tech-savvy. I had considered building my own PC back in 2013...