OEM upgrade

[apar.spade]

Hey there
I have an old pc that my dad wants to reuse an Acer aspire M5711 desktop core2quad Q8300 2.5ghz gt120gddr2 4gb Ram. He want to fix it since the gfx is spoilt, is it possible to upgrade the gfx with the current oem mobo? and what gfx should i look for that would be compatible with it?

 

[royfrosty]

a bit hard to pair. The gfx card at current might be bottleneck by your current mobo and CPU.

 

[apar.spade]

a bit hard to pair. The gfx card at current might be bottleneck by your current mobo and CPU.

I thought so too. What about getting the gt120 not the oem version? or maybe change mobo cpu kinda sounds like building a whole complete pc.

 

[royfrosty]

I thought so too. What about getting the gt120 not the oem version? or maybe change mobo cpu kinda sounds like building a whole complete pc.

Dont even have in the market any more lol.

Yeah can say build a new com better haha.

 

[m3 th3 last]

Hey there
I have an old pc that my dad wants to reuse an Acer aspire M5711 desktop core2quad Q8300 2.5ghz gt120gddr2 4gb Ram. He want to fix it since the gfx is spoilt, is it possible to upgrade the gfx with the current oem mobo? and what gfx should i look for that would be compatible with it?

Hi there have done it before.

However the only part that i re-used was the CPU, RAM, DVD, HDD and maybe some of the casing fans. Small but RPM quite high.

Firstly, because the desktop had been using for around 3 years, so likely it would spoil very soon. So no point to use the motherboard.

Now if you dun use the "Default MB" you have to get a new MB of the market. That would cost you by $75 dollar the cheapest, MSI P41-Combo (Comes with integrated graphic). From Tradepac.

You would also need to change the casing as the old motherboard is bolted down to the casing.

Now you need to get a reasonable price Casing also which cost you around $45?

So $75 +$45 ($120) gets u a fairly reliable computer for another 3 years seems like a good deal?

Of course once you go DIY, there are other component that you could consider.

1. PCI-E Wireless card - $35
2. SSD 128GB - $ 149
3. Windows 8 - $120

Yeah, but there is one limitation, and that is if you add a wireless card, you could only add a single slot graphic card, due to the configuration. Best you go is a AMD 7750 low profile card.

 

[apar.spade]

Dont even have in the market any more lol.

Yeah can say build a new com better haha.

yes, i7 rigs are quite cheap now. But I have to persuade my dad first haha. hes not the kind of guy who throws old things away lol

 

[Ark Law]

yes, i7 rigs are quite cheap now. But I have to persuade my dad first haha. hes not the kind of guy who throws old things away lol

 

[m3 th3 last]

Well same as me haha.

But i will refurbish those old computer into rig like HTPC connected to my TV lor.

I just upgrade them with SSD, so it dont feel slow at all.

 

[xtreme84]

I've done it before too, with an HP desktop using the same CPU and graphics card as you. I upgraded it part by part and eventually none of the original parts remained. The Q8300 and the Asus P5G41T-M LX motherboard I bought are still working well in my mum's desktop now though.

Based on what I went through with my HP, I'd say the upgrades that made the most difference for me were the graphics card and the SSD. Of course, you may have to get a new power supply as well.

It's probably not necessary to get more ram because they can't be used on current generation motherboards and 4GB should be sufficient for normal usage.

You can gradually swap out the rest of the parts bit by bit.