Upgrade or not

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  1. samjane32

    samjane32 Member

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    I have recently bought a very cheap and cheerful pc and wanted to know if it worth upgrading it is a
    fujitsu siemens p5905 with the following spec

    Processor: socket LGA775
    Celeron
    Intel P4 - 1MB L2
    Intel P4 - 2MB L2



    up to D346 (3.06GHz)
    up to 551 (3.4GHz)
    up to 640 (3.2GHz)
    Motherboard: D2151
    Chipset i945G
    Video: On-board (Intel GMA950) up to 128MB shared memory + PCI Express x16 slot
    Max Memory 4GB DDR2* 533MHz
    Memory slots 4
    Audio Realtek ALC260 AC97 High Definition Audio
    On Board Lan Broadcom BCM5751 (10/100/1000)
    Hard Disk: SATAII (300MB/s) - 40 / 80 / 160 /250 GB
    CD/DVD Drive: Depends on choice at time of purchase - CDROM ,DVDROM, CDRW/DVDROM, DVD+R/+RW
    WLAN - optional Depends on choice at time of purchase - PCI card or 3.5inch module that plugs in to internal USB
    Options: Intrusion Detection Switch
    Cabinet Lock
    Internal Smartcard reader or Floppy Disk Drive


    is it worth fitting a decent processor and extra memory in this??

    Thanks
     
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    sorry forgot to say that it has a intel celeron 3.06 now
     
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    If it still has the onboard video and the 512mb of ram it came with, then those are the first two things...get 2gb or 4gb of ram and a basic PCIe video card.
     
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    I have bought some memory for this PC and only just realised that it has a cabinet lock on,and i can't get in touch with seller. Anyone any idea where i could get a replacement key as i really want this upgrading

    thanks
     
  5. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    locksmith or drill it out.
     

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