I am posting this on behalf of my friend, who was having issues posting this herself.
Hello, my friend is making me post this. So.. I have a 10 year old computer. It might as well literally be a potato. Want to know if its a good idea to upgrade, what parts I could upgrade.. and if it''s even possible to upgrade it. Here are the computer specs. If I'm missing anything, please let me know, I've never attempted this before.
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System Information
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Time of this report: 6/17/2015, 14:17:59
Machine name: ZAFEIRI-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Basic (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.150312-1556)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 530
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8300 @ 2.83GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 3326MB RAM
Page File: 1667MB used, 5212MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode
Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9598)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9598&SUBSYS_22421028&REV_00
Display Memory: 1656 MB
Dedicated Memory: 250 MB
Shared Memory: 1406 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: HP S2031 Series Wide LCD Monitor
Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
Driver Version: 8.17.0010.1129 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 4/30/2013 00:19:50, 929736 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D6D8-11CF-F177-4802BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9598
SubSys ID: 0x22421028
Revision ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x0000
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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1028020D&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHDA.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5555 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 1/24/2008 12:06:40, 2054872 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
As the title says, this is theoretical. I personally would prefer something not super expensive, so I'd say 1250 is the absolute MAX for how expensive. The less expensive the better.
thanks!