Hello there,
I tried to post just after I registered my account, but it seems my post has been discarded without any explanation. So I'm posting it again.
I have a rather old PC which has been gradually updated. So some of its parts (HDDs, PSU) are decent, some more or less alright (video card, CPU) and some are pretty much junk. I've removed a floppy drive from this computer around a month ago.
The CPU is Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz.
But my motherboard only accepts DDR2 non-ECC unbuffered memory up to 8GB and has only two slots. Currently I have 4GB (2x2GB).
Generally speaking I am satisfied with my PC, I can browse the Web, watch videos, do some software development. But recently I've started to bump into problems. Web sites have become bulkier and IDE (IntelliJ IDEA) allocates more memory.
An obvious solution would be to add more RAM. But 2x4GB of non-ECC unbuffered DDR2 memory for Intel chipsets costs around 100 USD on eBay. (Less from China, more from the UK.)
Basically I'm considering two options:
Caveat: I want to move to a foreign country in a couple of years, and I can't take my desktop PC with me. So I do not want a serious investment into my PC.
Also I do not want to reinstall software, which I'll have to do, if I pick the second option.
Which option is more practical?
I tried to post just after I registered my account, but it seems my post has been discarded without any explanation. So I'm posting it again.
I have a rather old PC which has been gradually updated. So some of its parts (HDDs, PSU) are decent, some more or less alright (video card, CPU) and some are pretty much junk. I've removed a floppy drive from this computer around a month ago.
The CPU is Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz.
But my motherboard only accepts DDR2 non-ECC unbuffered memory up to 8GB and has only two slots. Currently I have 4GB (2x2GB).
Generally speaking I am satisfied with my PC, I can browse the Web, watch videos, do some software development. But recently I've started to bump into problems. Web sites have become bulkier and IDE (IntelliJ IDEA) allocates more memory.
An obvious solution would be to add more RAM. But 2x4GB of non-ECC unbuffered DDR2 memory for Intel chipsets costs around 100 USD on eBay. (Less from China, more from the UK.)
Basically I'm considering two options:
- Buy 8GB of second-hand RAM for $70-$150 of eBay.
- Replace motherboard, RAM and CPU.
Caveat: I want to move to a foreign country in a couple of years, and I can't take my desktop PC with me. So I do not want a serious investment into my PC.
Also I do not want to reinstall software, which I'll have to do, if I pick the second option.
Which option is more practical?