I am very interested in upgrading my desktop, but may find out it is cheaper to just buy a new one.
I bought a eMachines EL1358G - obviously not a workhorse - and all I want it to be able to do at this time is to do a decent job with a not too intensive 3D program for presentation purposes. Right now it is jerky. I don't mind going to 8 gig RAM from the 3 gig I have now, and I don't mind installing a PCI Express video card if I know this will help. I just don't know how to find out how much my performance will improve with these changes. Also, if needed, I can replace the AMD Athlon II X2 dual core chip if I am able to (once again, I don't know where to get this info). If anyone can answer my questions, or point me to a website or supplier that can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
I bought a eMachines EL1358G - obviously not a workhorse - and all I want it to be able to do at this time is to do a decent job with a not too intensive 3D program for presentation purposes. Right now it is jerky. I don't mind going to 8 gig RAM from the 3 gig I have now, and I don't mind installing a PCI Express video card if I know this will help. I just don't know how to find out how much my performance will improve with these changes. Also, if needed, I can replace the AMD Athlon II X2 dual core chip if I am able to (once again, I don't know where to get this info). If anyone can answer my questions, or point me to a website or supplier that can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!