Computers & Networking

[Devin64156]

i have got a new computor im trying to upgrade and i have some questions.

i have a Compaq Presario SR1030Z and im wanting to put in

1. 4gb of ram

2. 400wat power source

3. vision tek ati radeon hd 4350 512 mb ddr2 pci express graphics card

4. Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 Processor, 2.2 GHz, 1M L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB, LGA775

im wanting to know if any of these things will even run  in my computor without having to get a new mother board. could you help me out

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert · Accepted solution]

I'm not one to question motives here, but you're looking at... about $200-$300 for all the upgrades right? If you can squeeze another hundred or so into your budget, you could simply buy a brand new computer, which would most likely have better specs all around... Rather than trying to upgrade a lower end "budget" computer.

If you do still want to do the upgrades, your computer has an AMD socket(AM3, so you must stick to Intel chips.

I actually went and added up how much it'll cost you.
4GB DDR 400MHz RAM = $120
PSU = $50
ATI 4350 VisionTek = $100
AMD Athlon II X2 = $70

That's $340, to upgrade an older computer

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert · Accepted solution]

*Must stick to AMD chips

[Devin64156]

im just asking because i have found all of the parts on amazon for a total of $115 thats why i dont upgrade to another computor im sticking to the old one because im just going to play the sims 3 and other sims on it

[RealGeorgeW Emerging Expert · Accepted solution]

$115... I could justify that I suppose.

[Devin64156]

thanks for your help