A bit useless description... If you want a better answer, list your complete system
Not really. He said he added RAM and an SSD. Only thing left is CPU on a socket am3 board. I don't need anymore details to tell that this is a dead end system and should be see any more cash spent on it. Send it to the basement as a server, or repurpose it with linux so the kids can learn what a real OS is.
Huh? You are sooooo wrong...mr_raider wrote: ↑ Not really. He said he added RAM and an SSD. Only thing left is CPU on a socket am3 board. I don't need anymore details to tell that this is a dead end system and should be see any more cash spent on it. Send it to the basement as a server, or repurpose it with linux so the kids can learn what a real OS is.
I'm rocking a i7 4770, i upgraded the RAM to 16GB and did a Windows reinstall this month (and got through the unexpected hiccups) and should be good for a few years until Windows 8.1 is no longer supported and i have to upgrade).M1K3Z0R wrote: ↑ Should be a decent system, I can still use a Q6600 in the basement and for web surfing/productivity it functions fine.
Like quentin said, try a windows reinstall. An SSD upgrade is as good as it gets performance-wise for old machines, and even then that's likely not taking full advantage of the drive's capabilities. No sense in dumping money into it.
Nice! The Haswell platform has held up quite well over the last few years, helped along by Intel's laziness and complacency in the market. Can't say I have any need to upgrade, though just before COVID I was considering building a Ryzen 5 3600 with 32GB RAM and whatever hot deal on an NVMe drive.
I had looked at Logical Increments the other day since i had posted it above, i figured if i were buying today i would go for the Superb tier and ditch the graphics card. Which incidentally is the same 3600 chip you mention.M1K3Z0R wrote: ↑ Nice! The Haswell platform has held up quite well over the last few years, helped along by Intel's laziness and complacency in the market. Can't say I have any need to upgrade, though just before COVID I was considering building a Ryzen 5 3600 with 32GB RAM and whatever hot deal on an NVMe drive.
I had the 4670 as well, i actually upgraded to 4770 because a relative gave me their old computer since they upgrade every 5 years, and i stole the chip. I have not noticed that much improvement with the 4770 chip but it was free.I'm rocking an i5 4670 as my main rig and it's more than enough for my needs, actually looked around for a Z-series chipset mobo and a i7-4770 or 4790 but those chips have held their value remarkably well. Meanwhile I only paid $140 for my chip/H87 mobo/16GB DDR3-1600 off kijiji lol
