Chosing between two systems

[chrisshreves]

Hello!

I am new around here. I joined because I have used this forum to answer many questions in the past, however this time I am looking for specific and direct feedback.

I recently aquired another PC for $125 and was planning to use it as a replacement for my current PC. I bought it used from a local electrical contractor who was liquidating, and all I did was add an SSD (cloned & migrated OS). I just want to make sure I am making a worth-while upgrade before I migrate my data and appliations over. I was hoping I could get some feedback as to whether this is a worth-while upgrade.


My current system:

New system:

It appears to me that the new system has more power. It just makes me wonder because my current system is a mid-sized tower, HP, from 2011. The new one is from 2015, but its a SFF business tower.

Thoughts?

Chris

 

[Scottray]

The newer PC is a definite bump up in CPU power. Also, it has double the RAM. Yes - it's a worthwhile upgrade for web browsing, watching videos, general productivity (email, MicroSoft Office), etc.

 

[smorizio]

if you want to game you have to replace the ssf power supply with one the 600w. most of the ssf pc have 300w power supply and are not made to put gaming gpu in.

 

[chrisshreves]

The newer PC is a definite bump up in CPU power. Also, it has double the RAM. Yes - it's a worthwhile upgrade for web browsing, watching videos, general productivity (email, MicroSoft Office), etc.

Thanks. I think I'm going to go ahead with the swap. I don't have a ton to move, but I think I will go ahead and do some wire management while I'm at it. I also will need to get a solution for reading SD cards, as my current tower has a built in reader but the new one does not.

 

[chrisshreves]

if you want to game you have to replace the ssf power supply with one the 600w. most of the ssf pc have 300w power supply and are not made to put gaming gpu in.

Thanks for the tip. I have wondered if I need a GPU. I have never had a dedicated GPU in a computer before. I don't play any type of games. I generally use my computer for browsing, YouTube, and MS office. However, I had recently been doing some work with VBA macros. There has also been a few times I have stood up a Linux VM just to tinker with and learn. Not sure if this kind of usage would need a GPU or not. I could foresee myself in the future doing some video editing (just got a GoPro) and possibly even some 3D house plans/blueprints, but I figure I will cross that bridge when I get there.