fixing an old computer

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bobstone

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hello all

my uncle has 2 computers and i am going to do a cheap upgrade on one of them, problem is that i dont know which one to pick to fix up

fyi. i know a complete upgrade can be done on the cheap but this is just a quick out of my already empty pocket favor for him.

any ways the 2 computers are

a dell dimension 3000
p4 2.8ghz 533fsb prescott socket 478 I think
512mb ddr ram (MAX 1 gb)

and the other is a eMachines t3265
amd athlon xp 3200+ 2.2 socket A i think
512mb ddr ram (MAX 2 gb)

which is the better canidate for a sub $60 upgrade, like max the ram and maby get a faster cpu


i was thinking of swaping the ram from bolth in to just one of them but it looks like they bolth got 2 slots max and bolth useing 2x256 sticks already.

any ways thanks for any help you can give.

last fyi, heat, oc, or power use, I dont care about one being better then the other, just stock performance of the 2. all he does is face book games, tetris like puzzle games and web browsing.

Thanks bob
 
Don't bother with the cpu upgrade, you can't upgrade much from an Athlon XP 3200+ cpu. Just upgrade the RAM.
 
... yes, just the RAM... and get it used, at least 2GB total.
 
awsome, thanks for all the info on this. I am mad at my self tho cause I got like 6 gb of ddr memory at my house lying around from old computers and I forgot to bring it with me ( 600 mile trip )

any ways I will press with the AMD based computer.

Thanks again
 
If its still running the stock power supply, you might want to change that.
 
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