Thursday, July 14, 2011

When is it time to upgrade?!

I get this question from time to time and the answer is pretty straight forward. If you can still manage to do everything you want to do on your computer with out moderate hassle then you don't need to upgrade!! Even if your computer is 10 years old you don't need to upgrade. Just remember the old adage, "if its not broke, don't fix it". Or in this case if you can operate on your computer just fine to get your tasks done then don't be pressured to buy the latest and greatest technology out there.

That being said, some times it is time to upgrade =P Getting a new computer that's right for you is another one of those things which i cant help you out with unless I know what you use your computer for to begin with. For example lets say you spend most of your time on the computer browsing websites and checking e-mail, you arn't going to want to spend money on a computer that's built for gaming and comes complete with a high-end 3d video graphics card.

If you really need to upgrade then make sure you speak to a qualified customer service rep at whatever store you are planning to buy a computer and make sure he knows what you use your computer for, and make REALLY sure that the computer he suggests for you can do everything you need. Or you can solicit the services/advice of a computer repair man.

That's it for now!

16 comments:

  1. I use an old laptop and my computer guy upgraded the memory (I think) and it runs so much faster. It was an inexpensive upgrade and I'm glad he did it

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  2. totally agree. so many people waste good money when they upgrade full machines for no reason

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  3. im looking fofr the best laptop processor for gaming. is it the i5?

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  4. Make sure its a dual core laptop cpu... then the most popular gamming processors for laptops are the Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core Duo, and the AMD Turion 64 X2.

    Now then between the 3 I would definately choose the AMD they have been the leading gamming cpu for like the past 10 years

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  5. Awesome thanks for the advice ") +1

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  6. well I have an amd x4 955 and i´m happy no need for an i7 hyper expencive bullshit processor

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  7. Time to upgrade! Followed! alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  8. thanks. now i have an idea what to look for

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  9. I bought my computer last year and i'm not much of a gamer so no need for upgrade.

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  10. i had a laptop for a couple years that i got for college. 2.0ghz dual core processor, 3gigs ram, and a garbage graphics card. Playing starcraft 2 on it, i was getting a terrible framerate. I wanted to play sc2 and other games so i bought a desktop thats 2.8ghz quadcore, gtx 460 graphics card, 4 gigs ram, and it runs any game flawlessly =D.

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  11. If you can't fix it with duct tape - it's broken.

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  12. i just downgraded from a mac to a acer aspire, and while it is less powerful, the advantages of pc are many.

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  13. i was thinking of upgrading just because i have an old laptop but it works fine this makes me not wanan upgrade thanks man

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  14. Haha duct tape! Hit me back, alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  15. Its never late/early to upgrade!

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