PC Upgrade??

frutl00pz · Post by **frutl00pz** » Mon May 31, 2010 12:31 pm

I have an old Gateway 5310S I was thinking of upgrading it and was wondering would it be worth the cost..I want it mostly for casual gaming, and light media stuff.

Processor
Intel Pentium 4, 3060 MHz
133MHz external bus

BIOS
Intel Corp. AG91510J.15A.0816.2005.0214.1818 02/14/2005

Memory
512MB physical
90% free resources
4 memory slots, 0 free (256+)

Video
Graphics Adapter: Intel(R) 82915G/GV/910GL Express Chipset Family
Screen Area/Colors: 1024x768 pixels, 16 million colors
Monitor: Gateway 2160

Drives
C:\ (NTFS) 110901MB total, 104535MB free
D:\ (FAT32) 3562MB total, 1881MB free
E:\ CD-ROM/CD-RW or DVD Drive

Network and Modem
(modem) CXT PCI Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
(net) Intel Intel PRO/100 VE Network Connection
(net) Microsoft Direct Parallel
(net) Microsoft RAS Async Adapter
(net) Microsoft RAS Async Adapter #2
(net) Microsoft 1394 Net Adapter

Operating System
Windows XP SP2 (Windows XP 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2)
Original setup date: 5/26/2008
DirectX Version: 5.03.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
SWAP FILE DISABLED
File cache managed by Windows

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon May 31, 2010 1:03 pm

I'd sell that sucker to someone and build a new one... way too much to replace to get it in gaming condition for most modern games.

frutl00pz · Post by **frutl00pz** » Mon May 31, 2010 1:55 pm

That's what I was thinking..any advice on were to buy a good system for around $500

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Mon May 31, 2010 2:51 pm

frutl00pz wrote:That's what I was thinking..any advice on were to buy a good system for around $500

Dell?

watch the Techbargains.com website, they post deals all the time.