Hi All,
looking to give my dad's PC a bit more oomph, I want it to be a little cheap upgrade to tide him over. This is his machine:
Now given he only has a single stick of RAM, I could pair it with another for around £22 and give him 8GB of dual channel, I'm sure Chrome would like that.
Or I can get him a new CPU, something like a Intel Core™ i5-4430S Processor for around £40 (I'm hoping).
Getting both seems a little decadent for a PC like his. I could also get a GPU (anything for £40 on eBay would be an upgrade I think), but he doesn't game too much so would be a bit wasted, perhaps.
For someone who web browses mostly, and plays some basic 3d games (Poker Night 2 mostly) what would people recommend would give me the most bang for buck, or just noticeable improvement in performance?
Thanks in advance.
Noki
looking to give my dad's PC a bit more oomph, I want it to be a little cheap upgrade to tide him over. This is his machine:
CPU | Intel | G3220 Pentium Dual Core 3.0Ghz |
Internal Storage | Intel | X25-M Mainstream (OS Drive, Mint 19.1) |
Internal Storage | Seagate | Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS (Home Drive) |
Mainboard | Asus | HB1M-Plus |
RAM | Corsair | XMS3 CMX4GX3M1A1600C11 4GB (1 stick) |
Now given he only has a single stick of RAM, I could pair it with another for around £22 and give him 8GB of dual channel, I'm sure Chrome would like that.
Or I can get him a new CPU, something like a Intel Core™ i5-4430S Processor for around £40 (I'm hoping).
Getting both seems a little decadent for a PC like his. I could also get a GPU (anything for £40 on eBay would be an upgrade I think), but he doesn't game too much so would be a bit wasted, perhaps.
For someone who web browses mostly, and plays some basic 3d games (Poker Night 2 mostly) what would people recommend would give me the most bang for buck, or just noticeable improvement in performance?
Thanks in advance.
Noki