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what would improve the performance of my pc most?
I have a gt5464 pc from gateway.it has 1gb pc2 5300 ram.pentium dual core 1.6ghz (per core) E2140.320 gb sata II hardrive.a palit GeForce 8400GS Super+.& a bestec 300 watt psu.a vista home premium os.I play games like assassins creed,sims 2 & 3,sometimes do ps2 emulator.I also use vegas 8,9,& 10 a lot for video editing as well as adobe after effects cs4,photoshop cs3,& flash cs3.I use converters like xilisoft video converter ultimate 6 a lot for sony vegas.& most of the time I'm running about 1-3 programs at most simultaneously. so what should I upgrade that wouldn't cost more than $400 that would improve the performance of all,or at least most of the programs.in the answer could you say if it's all the programs or just most,why I should do that upgrade, and give a link to it at microcenter,target,walmart etc.thanks and sorry for the rambling.
highest proccessor support is core 2 duo but has to have 800 mhz bus & LGA775 socket.memory caps at 2gbs.can't do amd proccessor because have intel LGA775 socket not amd am2, am3,etc.
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- ghowriterLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
I agree with the memory upgrade. 2 - 4GB though I will assume your OS is 32bit so your memory will likely cap at 3.25GB even if you get 4. Also, faster RAM will definitely improve performance. You're using 5300, try 6400 if the motherboard supports it.
Get a faster CPU. I have seen many faster Pentiums so if the motherboard supports it get one. Better yet, if the motherboard supports the Core2 cpu, get one of the Core 2 duo running 2-3GHz. You can ignore the people knocking the Intel CPU. They're ignorant.
Lastly, whatever you upgrade, you will save 40 - 60 % by shopping online rather than goingt o any of those stores you mentioned. Check out the following links:
www.newegg.com
www.tigerdirect.com
www.ebay.com
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Since you like to play games I see you have a **** **** Proccesor, Get a Amd for games make sure it is like 2.4 or higher, Dual core or more if you want more,
Wait you may need to raise your watts be careful of that... just go and look for reasonably good proccesors, dont go to high you could burn out your comp if the proccesor is too much and you comp cant take it.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Another GB of RAM & a faster video card. That's all you need. Should only cost about $150.
- 1 decade ago
memory 1Gb to run Vista, I say 2 -4 GB, with that CPU it going to need all the help it can get? PSU just average as well?
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- AlfredLv 51 decade ago
upgrade your mobo and cpu and get alot of ram thats what you need $200 to $300 for motherboard+cpu combo, then rest on memory get at least 2gb of ram
