Sorry in advance - this will probably be long.
I have a custom PC that last week the hard drive failed (I am assuming that is what happened as it cannot recognize an OS). It is about 5-7 years old.
The important specs I know:
Thermaltake Tower (unsure of model - Picture attached)
Thermaltake 450W PSU model TT-450NL2NK
MSI GF-615M-P31 MOBO
Zalman CPU cooler
Galaxy Geforce 210 1GB DDR2 GPU
Patriot DDR3-1333MHz 2 X 4GB Ram (PSD34G13332)
I am unsure of the CPU other than it being a Phenom II.
I also have from a laptop with a busted screen an OCZ Vertex3 120GB SSD drive that could be re-purposed for a new build.
Uses of this computer: There is no gaming, video editing, or photoshop .. There is heavy (to me) multi-tasking in that there could be 10-15 Excel files open along with 25-30 web browsers/tabs going at any given time.
My first question - would it be worth just reformatting my OCZ drive and reinstalling Windows 7 and carrying on with life or is this system due for an upgrade?
Next - if I upgrade - is there any reason not to use the Graphics card, case, power supply, SSD drive that I already have?
Also - my 8GB of RAM at 1333MHz - would this be reason enough to upgrade to faster speed RAM or does it not really matter for my uses?
I have put together a few possible systems using Pcpartpicker reusing the items above (except the SSD drive that I forgot I had lol) Which of these would be recommended if you feel an upgrade is warranted?
I have to admit part of me has always been nervous to build a computer myself and part of me has always wanted to tackle it.
Here are the links:
AMD FX-6300 Build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vbyz9W
I5-4460 Build (Assumes buying 1600MHz ram, save $56 if I reuse my RAM)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mDwQgL
I5-7500 Build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CGHghq
Thanks in advance. I guess it is really a what makes the most sense question.
I have a custom PC that last week the hard drive failed (I am assuming that is what happened as it cannot recognize an OS). It is about 5-7 years old.
The important specs I know:
Thermaltake Tower (unsure of model - Picture attached)
Thermaltake 450W PSU model TT-450NL2NK
MSI GF-615M-P31 MOBO
Zalman CPU cooler
Galaxy Geforce 210 1GB DDR2 GPU
Patriot DDR3-1333MHz 2 X 4GB Ram (PSD34G13332)
I am unsure of the CPU other than it being a Phenom II.
I also have from a laptop with a busted screen an OCZ Vertex3 120GB SSD drive that could be re-purposed for a new build.
Uses of this computer: There is no gaming, video editing, or photoshop .. There is heavy (to me) multi-tasking in that there could be 10-15 Excel files open along with 25-30 web browsers/tabs going at any given time.
My first question - would it be worth just reformatting my OCZ drive and reinstalling Windows 7 and carrying on with life or is this system due for an upgrade?
Next - if I upgrade - is there any reason not to use the Graphics card, case, power supply, SSD drive that I already have?
Also - my 8GB of RAM at 1333MHz - would this be reason enough to upgrade to faster speed RAM or does it not really matter for my uses?
I have put together a few possible systems using Pcpartpicker reusing the items above (except the SSD drive that I forgot I had lol) Which of these would be recommended if you feel an upgrade is warranted?
I have to admit part of me has always been nervous to build a computer myself and part of me has always wanted to tackle it.
Here are the links:
AMD FX-6300 Build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Vbyz9W
I5-4460 Build (Assumes buying 1600MHz ram, save $56 if I reuse my RAM)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mDwQgL
I5-7500 Build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CGHghq
Thanks in advance. I guess it is really a what makes the most sense question.