upgrading my computer

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

im tired of having a slow computer and my parents wont let me use theres because they think everything i do gets them viruss and that is not true..anyways, i was thinking getting maybe another hard drive and some more ram would help my computer out? i like to watch videos on sites and it has no memory to have games or anything. And i couldnt dream of playing any games online with this thing. so can you guys give me some tips on making my computer better?

bluefish86 · Posted: Sep 20, 2004 7:54 am Post subject:

What does your computer have now?

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

its an old gateway had windows 98 on it but i put in windows xp, it think that took up a lot of memory.

garveyj · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 877 City: Savage, MN

Windows XP is a hog compared to windows 98. adding RAM may not be enough to remedy that problem.

What kind of processor is in there (brand and speed)?

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

intel pentium 2... and how do i find the speed?

Jensen · Posted: Sep 22, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject:

oh man, i wouldn't invest any more money in that thing. but thats just me. Save up for a 500 dollar emachine or something.

bluefish86 · Posted: Sep 22, 2004 7:56 pm Post subject:

I don't think it's worth upgrading either. You could get a new computer for $500 that's 10 times better than anything you could ever upgrade yours to.

kid · Outlaw Joined: 14 Apr 2004 Posts: 248 City: chico

alright..i knew that was coming but i thought i would give it a shot...thanks for the help Crying or Very sad