[SOLVED] Should I upgrade my 2015 computer?

[bibeksaha]

Hi! Everyone. I had bought a PC computer in the late 2015. The components are Gigabyte GA-H81-S, Intel Pentium DC G3240 3.1 GHZ, 4 GB DDR3 1600 RAM and 500 GB SATA HDD. Now I plan to upgrade the RAM to 8 GB, add 240 GB m.2 SATA SSD and add a graphics card Nvidia GT 710 for visual improvements. I also intend to convert the computer into a hackintosh. Now it's a 2015 computer, my question is should I upgrade it in general, would it be worth it? Any suggestion would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance for helping me out!

 

[jacob68]

Hi! Everyone. I had bought a PC computer in the late 2015. The components are Gigabyte GA-H81-S, Intel Pentium DC G3240 3.1 GHZ, 4 GB DDR3 1600 RAM and 500 GB SATA HDD. Now I plan to upgrade the RAM to 8 GB, add 240 GB m.2 SATA SSD and add a graphics card Nvidia GT 710 for visual improvements. I also intend to convert the computer into a hackintosh. Now it's a 2015 computer, my question is should I upgrade it in general, would it be worth it? Any suggestion would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance for helping me out!

Depends on your budget. But I wouldnt. I would build a new one. The performance improvements you will get from the planned upgrades are small.

 

[tennis2]

don't bother with upgrades to the existing machine. New PCs use DDR4 so buying DDR3 is a sunk cost. The GT710 is atrocious (calling it an "upgrade" is a stretch)

What do you use this PC for?
What reason do you need iOS for?
Country?
Budget?

 

[bibeksaha]

don't bother with upgrades to the existing machine. New PCs use DDR4 so buying DDR3 is a sunk cost. The GT710 is atrocious (calling it an "upgrade" is a stretch)

What do you use this PC for?
What reason do you need iOS for?
Country?
Budget?

Country: India
Budget: $135 ~ Rs 9500
Original cost of the PC: $370 ~ Rs 22,000 (at that time rupee was strong against dollar $1 = Rs 60 at that time)

 

[bibeksaha]

don't bother with upgrades to the existing machine. New PCs use DDR4 so buying DDR3 is a sunk cost. The GT710 is atrocious (calling it an "upgrade" is a stretch)

What do you use this PC for?
What reason do you need iOS for?
Country?
Budget?

My main reason is to learn Web development and iOS development.

 

[doolittle]

My main reason is to learn Web development and iOS development.

In that case, the upgrades would be well worth it for you - and we understand your need for a hackintosh now