Question How would you upgrade

[scotia47]

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Intel Core 2 DUO (E7500) 2.93 GHz
G.Skill 8GB (2GBx4) 1066 MHz PC2-8500 DDR2
CORSAIR 400W PS
MSI ATI Radeon HD6450 1 GB DDR3
Samsung SSD
Win 10 64 bit
Used for Word Excel Access, web browsing, works just fine, but I am concerned about the age of the MB and processor
How should I upgrade/modernize or should I do nothing

 

[Lafong]

If it does what you need well enough, why do anything?

It may fail tomorrow and you could say the same thing about any replacement.

Speculation.

Maybe you have an upgrade itch. If so, scratch it. If not, why change?

 

[USAFRet]

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Intel Core 2 DUO (E7500) 2.93 GHz
G.Skill 8GB (2GBx4) 1066 MHz PC2-8500 DDR2
CORSAIR 400W PS
MSI ATI Radeon HD6450 1 GB DDR3
Samsung SSD
Win 10 64 bit
Used for Word Excel Access, web browsing, works just fine, but I am concerned about the age of the MB and processor
How should I upgrade/modernize or should I do nothing

If it works for you as is, leave it.

Any "upgrade" to that parts list is a whole new PC.

 

[Bob.B]

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Intel Core 2 DUO (E7500) 2.93 GHz
G.Skill 8GB (2GBx4) 1066 MHz PC2-8500 DDR2
CORSAIR 400W PS
MSI ATI Radeon HD6450 1 GB DDR3
Samsung SSD
Win 10 64 bit
Used for Word Excel Access, web browsing, works just fine, but I am concerned about the age of the MB and processor
How should I upgrade/modernize or should I do nothing

Take a look at the innards see if it's loaded with dust and crude.
If it is a like cleanup work.
If not run it.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

I am guessing you are concerned with the latest softwares not supported on that platform anymore ?

If its a complete new system that you are looking to build, i would get something like this to last you a long time:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($128.97 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M-HDV Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($34.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: MSI SPATIUM M450 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master G500 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $373.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-03 08:21 EDT-0400

 

[geofelt]

If it works well, change nothing.

If your browsing involves the use of many Chrome tabs, that can put a load on ram.
Upgrading to 16gb might be in order.
To see how well your ram is doing.....
Activate task manager/resource monitor/memory tab/hard page fault column.
Any activity more than zero indicates you can use more ram.