What part of your computer would you want to upgrade?
By kgwat70
@kgwat70 (13388)
United States
April 9, 2007 9:05pm CST
Do you have a need to upgrade any part of your computer? Do you want to do an upgrade just because everyone else has something better? If you have upgraded parts of your computer, did you notice a big difference? I just upgraded the RAM in my computer since it only had 256MB of RAM, which I was told is too small now. I added another 514MB this evening and noticed a huge difference in how quickly my computer moves. I know many people have much more RAM but my computer can only go up to 1 GB.
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55 responses
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I definately need to upgrade my computer. Iwould love to get vista but I would also love to add some more ram.Is it expensive to do? Is it hard to do? My computer had been running so slow. My brother said I might need to defrag my computer.If i can figure out how to do it that is!lol
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I would love to get Vista as well but it is not on my high priority list. I just want my current computer to work better and hold more. It depends how much RAM you want to add to your computer. I purchased my RAM from www.crucial.com and was able to get 512mb for $49.99, not including shipping and handling (5.99). Obviously the higher the RAM the higher the dollar amount. It is easy to do as my new roommate showed me how to do it.
@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
11 Apr 07
thanks for the help stargazer! I appreciate it.I have windows xp so I will try that and see if it take care of the problem. I have never defragged before and I have had my computer for about 4 or 5 years
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@eklok0312 (76)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
i want to upgrade my RAM and video card coz that's the only thing i need to have a faster speed on my compter!
for you kgwat70, 1 GB for a RAM is good...
but are you sure that your RAM can only go up to 1 GB only?!
i think not! you can only tell that because you don't have enough slot to put another memory right?!
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
10 Apr 07
I am definitely sure that my computer can only hold 1 gig of RAM as I checked the EMachine website as well as other sites. My computer only has two slots for RAM. It seems to work fine now that I increased it more, though not to the full amount. I used Crucial.com and Emachines website to see how much RAM can be in my computer.
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@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
it's the memory or RAM that i want to be upgraded to my pc. low RAM actually is the cause why computer hang up or runs slowly when too many windows are opened. another upgrade would be the processor itself, a faster one.
@mnflower (1299)
• United States
10 Apr 07
Yes I am using 1GB right now and yes it does really help the computer to run much smoother and faster, and I am looking into getting the second GB and a external harddrive so I can clear mine out and start over but still have things same on another hard drive for future use.I think with all the new programs that are being added and all it is important to upgrade, for alot slower machines just can't run certain programs.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
10 Apr 07
That is very true that the older computers will not able to handle the newer games or software that keeps coming out. Every year the software that comes out takes up more space on the computer. We definitely do need to pay attention to our hard drive space, RAM and processor speed as well as other parts.
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@uramit2003 (898)
• India
10 Apr 07
I want to upgrade my RAM as i have a 256 one and I want a 512MB one.lest i get a chance to change my monitor , i wud like to change it too as it has become old and fluctuates too much..Again , i want to change my processor as I need a high speed one.
@25th_Stargazer (887)
• Philippines
10 Apr 07
Right now, I am using 128 MB of RAM and I wish to upgrade it to 256 MB. The other thing I want to upgrade is my video card. However, I don't see the immediate need to upgrade because I am not into any activity like playing computer games, watching streaming videos that needs all those quick loading of pages. I am more interested in buying a new set of computer once I have the budget for it.
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@darkzzt (757)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
yes i need to upgrade my computer. i just need to put more ram in there. right now i have 128mb of ram and i would like to have at least 256mb, preferably 1gb. many games these days have high requirements on ram so i cant play them. your computer should be much faster when there is enough ram in it as you have said
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@kfg20012003 (1037)
• India
13 Apr 07
I would like to upgrade the monito of my computer to a TFT one so that my eyes which is now in a bad condition can get corrected.I bought a LG monitor before two years and due to its high emission of em waves my eyes get irritated more so i would like to upgrade my monitor
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
10 Apr 07
Well, the upgrades I need are necessary, not because other people have something better. I really need at least 2.0GHZ processing speed. I would also like to upgrade my video card. The internet is changing fast and I need some of the newer technology to keep up. I used to have dial-up and I know that half the things on the internet don't do well with it. I also used to use Windows 98 and that doesn't work as well nowadays, either.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
10 Apr 07
You definitely should upgrade your operating system as you will not find many things for Windows 98 anymore. A good video card is good although I do not know which one is best. That is an excellent processing speed that you want in your computer. My processor speed was fine but my RAM needed improvement. Dial up is very slow and unreliable.
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@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
10 Apr 07
Oh, I use Windows XP now. I used to use Windows 98 and the internet doesn't support that as well. I was using that as an example.
The processing speed I have now is 1.5 GHZ which is pretty good, but I need more if I want to do some of the things I want to do.
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@spiderman05 (851)
• Canada
10 Apr 07
If I am looking to improve the performance of my computer, I will also start upgrading the RAM first, before even thinking to upgrade the motherboard itself.
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@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
10 Apr 07
my brothers also look into the RAM of the computer. and upgrades it if necessary. they say, it's for better performance and better speed.
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@nic_knick (739)
• China
10 Apr 07
i would sometimes update the softwares in my computer. and i should say that new softwares are much more better than the old ones. and i have just updated my qq, which is a chatting software in china, and i find it has some virus as soon as i install it on my computer. and the presentatives of the software company admitted that their latest software is not yet so desirable. and they would probaly do all they could to make it better. i think some of the softwares in our computer should be updated as soon as possbile. while for others . if it is not so important . why not just let it be what it is like. and let it be leave alone things.......................
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@Mithoo (255)
• Pakistan
10 Apr 07
Hello, my computer is not reponding well now a days and i am worried about it. I am using mylot from net cafe right now. I dont know what problem it has. Do you know about computers? I do know but not much! My computer dont respond suddenly and the screen remains there. Means, computer has display but doesnt work. What would be the problem. Is it a motherboard fault? If you know then tell me!
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
11 Apr 07
What happens when you turn your computer on? Does it make any beeping sounds? I was told if you turn your computer on and it beeps and nothing else it could be the motherboard. Did you get a virus or worm from the internet? You may want to have a friend look at it or take to a computer place to find out what is wrong with it.
@tim_un (354)
• Malaysia
13 Apr 07
Yes, recently i just bought a new computer and find out that the performance will lack a bit when i play the game Need for Speed - Carbon, even my display card is 256MB with Memory 512MB. So im thinking where can get a cheap 1GB RAM and upgrade my computer, im not sure whether this will improve the performance or not but at least it can help to release some "miliseconds" during play game, hope the game can run smoother after upgrade the RAM.
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@onlyani1988 (34)
• India
13 Apr 07
As far as the computer goes...the desktop has already eaten up a lot of space and so now the time is ripe enpugh to go for a thinner replacement. What i mean is i have to gift myself a branded Lappy.
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
11 Apr 07
I don't upgrade just because other people have it.
I upgrade because I find a need. :)
Currently, I would like to upgrade to a large battery capacity to the laptop.
It seems that the battery life is quickly gone and I am charging it often.
Why can't they make a battery that would last the laptop all day long? LOL
And then I would only have to worry about charging it while I slept.
But hey, I am sure that we will have that one day! :)
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
10 Apr 07
right now im satisfied with my computer dont know much of it but my husband does and hes the one who always made some upgrading and i dont know what part are being done..later im going to ask him and post an add comment about it..
@dbeast (1495)
• India
10 Apr 07
well the part i would like to upgrade in my computer are my speaker systems.i would like to put a good pair of speakers with woofer and all the works.right now i have a pair of speakers where i cannot differentiate between the voice and the music lol.it is that horrible.so my take would be the speakers if you consider it as a prt of the computer that is.
@chasserdesreves (142)
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
My whole CPU. Coz it sucks!!! The hard drive has a ver small size so I can't download games that I want. Aargh!
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@spasm061568 (285)
• Philippines
11 Apr 07
i need to upgrade my 256 RAM to at least a 512 RAM. i also need to add more memory to my hard disc drive, i wish i could upgrade it to 80 GB, or even to a terabyte, but i dont have the money right now, so 60 GB is ok with me. i also would like to upgrade to a DVD rom with DVD/CD burner. I would also like to upgrade my video and sound card as i only have onboard units which came with the motherboard. i also would like to have an LCD monitor which is more energy effecient.
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