With today’s economy going into the dumper, it seems clear that fewer computers will be moving off the shelves that fall and winter season.

That will mean more computer upgrades as users try to get more performance out of aging machines. So let’s discuss the upgrades that manufacture the most sense, and when to upgrade and when to go for a new machine.

First of all, whether your desktop machine is more than six years old, it is

likely not worth upgrading. A simple check is whether the machine has a sticker on it indicating that the computer was designed for Windows XP or Vista, it likely is worth upgrading. whether the computer is made for Windows 98 or before, I would consider it too old.

First, take a look at the amount of system RAM (memory) in the computer. Many computers more than a few years old came with 256 […]

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