Compaq Presario Help!

isaias4u2nv

isaias4u2nv

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hey what up people I'm new to the forums and I need some help, well my buddy last night gave me his old computer its a Compaq Presario 5000, at the moment I'm on such a low budject thats all I had no other choice than this. What I need is for you people to help me upgrade this thing to atleast a make it a decent comp untill I save up enough for a new system

Stuff I will be doing on it:
-Photoshop
-Download audio and video from torrents
-Warcraft
-Day of Defeat

I think these are the specs of the comp!

Compaq Presario Help!(Internet PC)

700-1200MHz AMD Duron/Athlon Processor
20-60GB Seagate IDE Hard Disk Drive
63-384MB PC133 SDRAM
8-64MB S3 or nVidia Graphics Controller
4 x USB 1.1 Ports (2 Front, 2 Rear)
15-17" Compaq CV Series CRT Monitor
56K Dial-Up Modem
JBL Platinum Series, Monsoon MH-500 or Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Speaker System
Compaq USB Internet Keyboard/Mouse or Smart Credit Card Keyboard/Mouse
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and/or CD-RW

Thanks for your help!
 
SpeedDevil817

SpeedDevil817

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those cant be the specs of your computer. atleast not some of those on there. Your harddrive is not 20-60GB its either 20 or 60 or somewhere in between. and Your monitor cant be both 15 and 17"

This is what i think..i hope im right. Im not an expert so dont bank on just my opinion. wait for others to affirm.
 
codeman0013

codeman0013

Active Member
My guess is those are the general specs from compaqs site for all those models but i dont see waht kind or how much memory... What version of windows are you running we can help you get us your exact specs...
 
Buy-it PC

Buy-it PC

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isaias4u2nv said:
hey what up people I'm new to the forums and I need some help, well my buddy last night gave me his old computer its a Compaq Presario 5000, at the moment I'm on such a low budject thats all I had no other choice than this. What I need is for you people to help me upgrade this thing to atleast a make it a decent comp untill I save up enough for a new system

Stuff I will be doing on it:
-Photoshop
-Download audio and video from torrents
-Warcraft
-Day of Defeat

I think these are the specs of the comp!

Compaq Presario Help!(Internet PC)

700-1200MHz AMD Duron/Athlon Processor
20-60GB Seagate IDE Hard Disk Drive
63-384MB PC133 SDRAM
8-64MB S3 or nVidia Graphics Controller
4 x USB 1.1 Ports (2 Front, 2 Rear)
15-17" Compaq CV Series CRT Monitor
56K Dial-Up Modem
JBL Platinum Series, Monsoon MH-500 or Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Speaker System
Compaq USB Internet Keyboard/Mouse or Smart Credit Card Keyboard/Mouse
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and/or CD-RW

Thanks for your help!
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Here's what I would do, especially when a customer calls me and tells me they have a unit, but not certain what it is, but know they need an upgrade.

First, find the serial number and call HP/Compaq. Give them the number, and part # if they ask... anything from the unit that would help them. Tell him you like to know what the specs are on the machine, and what exactly you want to use the computer for. They will tell you everything. They're very good at helping you with this sort of thing.

They can advise if memory is upgradeable, the CPU, the HDD, etc. To pass you along until you can afford the PC you want to really use.

It's really the easiest way to determine what to do. They can easily tell you if the applications/software you want to use the system for will be compatible for it. Especially the games.

Good luck!
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isaias4u2nv

isaias4u2nv

New Member
ok people i was able to find the exact specs and here they are:

Compaq Presario 5000 Series Internet PC is as follows:

***Intel Celeron Processor (667MHz)
***64MB Total System Memory
***Up to 11MB Allocated as Video Memory
***20.0 GB Hard Drive
***DVD-ROM Drive
***CD-RW Drive
***Logitech Quick Cam Express
***56K Modem
***10/100Mb PCI NIC

Operating System: Windows 98
Processor: Intel Celeron
RAM: 64
Hard Drive (GB): 20
 
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PabloTeK

Active Member
Unfortunately that PC won't be able to photoshop, play WoW or day of defeat. However, the downloading might not be an issue, I don't know. Try some less demanding programs instead of Photoshop.
 
isaias4u2nv

isaias4u2nv

New Member
GCR said:
Unfortunately that PC won't be able to photoshop, play WoW or day of defeat. However, the downloading might not be an issue, I don't know. Try some less demanding programs instead of Photoshop.
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Not even if I do any upgrades?:confused:

Sorry bro photoshop is the best graphics program.:cool:
 
isaias4u2nv

isaias4u2nv

New Member
GCR said:
Do you know what the PC can be upgraded to maximum?
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Dude thats why I'm here.... because I dont know......! If I was to know the answer to that then why would I be asking so many questions here!:mad:

really bro try to think!:mad:
 
Kornowski

Kornowski

VIP Member
To be honest I don't even think it's worth upgrading it, it'll be a lot of money spend to get a computer that will still be behind, you'd be a lot better off saving and then buying a newer machine.
 
isaias4u2nv

isaias4u2nv

New Member
Kornowski said:
To be honest I don't even think it's worth upgrading it, it'll be a lot of money spend to get a computer that will still be behind, you'd be a lot better off saving and then buying a newer machine.
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Yeah I totally know what you mean, butt at the moment thats all I can afford, so I have to work with what I have.
 
Kornowski

Kornowski

VIP Member
Well, You can upgrade the RAM and the CPU (what speed is the CPU?)

THe graphics card also, but all of this will be more money and even then the computer won't be great.
 
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Styrak

New Member
Upgrading that computer "to the max" like you said, or at least a lot, would not make sense, since you could spend that money towards part of, or even (most likely) a full new machine. Think about it.
 
isaias4u2nv

isaias4u2nv

New Member
Styrak said:
Upgrading that computer "to the max" like you said, or at least a lot, would not make sense, since you could spend that money towards part of, or even (most likely) a full new machine. Think about it.
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Well it's like I said this computer was handed down to me for free, so I'm just trying to make the best out of it and I dont have the money to go purchase a new a computer.
 
m3incorp

m3incorp

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To be honest, Photoshop will bring that computer down to its knees real fast. You might want to try a less intensive photo program like Picasa2 or something similar. Yes Photoshop is the best....but your computer isn't. Also, machine was never built for modern games. Any money put into upgrading would best be used in buying a new computer. I'm talking you will need new motherboard, CPU, graphics card, more ram, bigger hard drive just to mention a few of the items that aren't up to the tasks that you want to do with it.
 
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