A friend of mine asked me about upgrading his PC. From what he told me about it, I figured for around $250-$300 we could probably get him a decent processor, a GB of RAM, and a larger hard drive in there no problem. Then he sent me the specs of the machine. Now I'm not so sure. It's only got a 100Mhz FSB? It's a Compaq Presario. Here is an exact copy of the specs he sent me:
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QuickSpecs
Compaq Presario 4409CL
4400 Series Internet Desktop PC
Limited Distribution
June 2002
Model COMPAQ PRESARIO 4409CL
Compaq P/N: 470037-066
Bundled with Compaq CV7500 17" Monitor
Standard Features
Dimensions & Weights
(L x W x H) Unit: 15.125" x 7.125" x 14.25" (20.7 lbs)
Package: 23.2" x 13.0" x 23.5" (29.85 lbs)
Processor Intel® Celeron™ Processor - 1400 MHz (1.4 GHz)
System Bus 100 MHz System Bus
Cache 32KB L1 Pipeline Burst Cache
256KB L2 Pipeline Burst Cache
System Memory 256MB 133 MHz SyncDRAM, 2 Total DIMM Slots Upgradeable to 512MB (SyncDRAM DIMM required)
Hard Drive 20.0 GB (5400RPM) UltraDMA Hard Drive
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So is it even worth it to upgrade this machine? Or is it not really going to help? Is it true what it says that it's only upgradeable to 512MB of RAM? If that's true, and it really is only a 100Mhz FSB, then it doesn't seem worth it to me, but I was curious about your opinons.
Thanks.