Upgradeing old computer HELP!

pabloshrimp

pabloshrimp

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Hello this is my 1st post after taking a million years to make an account. I have a desktop and a laptop im looking to upgrade my desktop.
i use my laptop mainly because its a lot newer and faster but im getting back into using my desktop, my desktop is about 6 years old well the PSU CPU MOBO AND HARDDRIVE is everything else is old but not as old lol. I use my Xbox one most the time for gaming but im recently getting back into steam games counter strike ect i use Photoshop a lot 1st thing i was gunna do is buy a new psu something 600w or something.
I'd appreciate any feed back on how best and what hardware to use to upgrade it. I keep it clean it only has a 250gb hard drive which is only
100gb full. I'm not a serious gamer or anything and i don't want to spend ridiculous money if i was i would have just bought a gaming machine
already built , i play games on steam , hitman absolution , counter strike source BF2 things like that , i use Virtual box a lot as well
I'd greatly appreciate any help cheers here are my specs or current below

MONITER - LG 24" Flatron E2442

CPU - Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.6GHz (560 Prescott)
socket 775 LGA 1 core 2 threads

MOBO - Mirco star international
MS-7046 standard medion type computer board
phoenix ver 6 bios

CHIPSET - North Bridge Intel grants dale i915P South one is Intel as well

RAM - DDR 4GB PC3200 (200MHz) run in dual channel think its cheap ish ram

GRAPHICS - Radeon HD 4350 (RV719 codename) 512MBytes CORE 600MHZ MEMORY 400MHZ

OS - Windows 7 (i dont like linux)

TP link wireless network adaptor

PSU - Standard FSP350-60MDN 1 x 20-pin ATX Connector 1 x 4-pin P4 Connector 4 x Molex IDE Connector 2 x Floppy Connector
28A 30A 19.5A 2A 0.3A 0.5A

HARD DRIVE - 250gb WDC WD2500JD-00HBB0 ATA Device

I can get anymore details if you want them
 
I'd personally look at getting a whole new system rather than upgrading. Since it's old compatible parts are becoming increasingly hard to find which could then make them more expensive. You can get a pretty nice AMD APU set up for about £300 which would be much faster than what you have now.

It mostly comes down to how much you are wanting to spend and how much performance improvements you want from your computer :)
 
here's a picture

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awh don't say that lol :( I payied a lot for it back in the day I was hoping to save her we been thru a lot well about 4 cases after I was losing my head at how slow it was sometimes its been throw I punched it millions of times and its never failed me lol
 
Welcome,

Got to admit it mate, thats a pretty old build you have there..

I wouldn't suggest re-using any of it..

Have you got a budget in mind? Max budget would be helpful. :)
 
pabloshrimp said:
awh don't say that lol :( I payied a lot for it back in the day I was hoping to save her we been thru a lot well about 4 cases after I was losing my head at how slow it was sometimes its been throw I punched it millions of times and its never failed me lol
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Technology has moved on fast! :(
 
I quite like the "AMD X8 Defender" AMD FX-8 8350 3.5GHz (4.0GHz Turbo) Eight Core Gaming PC the OC pre built , lmao my poor computer :/ i'v been lieing to my self saying its fine by buying a new case for it alla time lol .
budget I don't really know I just bought an xbox one and a laptop the laptop came too £750 , I would build It my self no probs , I would want to spend about £400 but ill goto £600 I guess
 
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