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My dad has asked me to try get a price for upgrading an old desktop machine he has. He currently has a 1 core AMD at 1.87GHz(ouch) and its obviously needing replaced. However since he doesn't want to waste money on a new prebuilt, after seeing what I get with a custom built, he was thinking of upgrading just the Mobo/RAM/CPU. I said this should be okay however he would have to check the PSU could handle the new hardware, and I recommended just getting a new PSU entirely. He will be using it for internet and iTunes(we all hate it). I was thinking of an i5 3330 so he has quad core performance(which I think all PC's have these days) and a cheap motherboard, and 4GB of 1333MHz RAM. Just looking for opinions on cheaper AMD routes and bear in mind he WONT get a dedi GPU.
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upgrading the mobo/cpu/RAM

So he wants a new system then
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CDR wrote upgrading the mobo/cpu/RAM

So he wants a new system then

Yes but he wants to keep the same PSU, I advised against it, and the same hard drive. I have explained to him that a slow outdated hard drive could be a limiting factor in terms of performance. Also the currency is GBP, with a low budget.
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A whole new system for what he will use it for can be made for a couple hundred.

A decent second hand pre-built for the same
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With a build that old it would be more beneficial to replace the whole lot.

How much do you have to spend on it?

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Alexyy wrote With a build that old it would be more beneficial to replace the whole lot.

How much do you have to spend on it?

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So i opened the wrong window

too late to remove post


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There is no discreet graphics card in that build.
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Alexyy wrote With a build that old it would be more beneficial to replace the whole lot.

How much do you have to spend on it?

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Thanks for the quick response. It sounds ridiculous, and it is, but he wont want to spend 300 on an entirely new system. I could try to convince him, but he would just say its not worth it for him. I suppose if you were to remove the hard drive,PSU and chassis, it would come to 200 so I will definitely mention it to him, but I just want to know why you decided to suggest an APU, if he wont be using anything even slightly graphically intensive?
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As far as I'm aware, this should be absolutely fine for basic internet usage;
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There wouldn't be much point in upgrading a PC that old. It would be much easier and better to just built a new PC at a low cost. Depending on how much storage your current HDD has and how fast it is, you could possibly just use that instead of purchasing a new one. You could also possibly just use the same case, depending on the size of it. I would highly recommend a new PSU. If you were to use the same case and HDD, my build would only cost you 160GBP.
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