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Since my PC locked up installing Windows updates and I had no option but to turn it off and on again it has been playing up a bit. So it needs a rebuild. Hasn't been done in years.
When I get to this point I then tend to either upgrade components ("it was quite quick when I first got it") or buy another one, which is where I'm at now.
It's an HP desktop which wouldn't necessarily have been my first choice - as in it wasn't much of a considered purchase, the old one died and I had to have whatever I could get that weekend in the shops.
Looking at the Performance Monitor it would benefit from more memory and a faster drive.
So, this:
Kingston Technology HX316C10FBK2/8 - Kingston HyperX FURY Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) Memory Kit 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 240-Pin DIMM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NMXWEEC
at £56, and maybe this:
Seagate ST1000DX001 3.5 inch 1TB Hybrid Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ELAVIQ0
at £65.
Seems a no brainer. When I rebuild my PC I always do this with a clean OS onto a clean new HDD so I can always pop the old one back in if anything goes wrong. As it's used for work I can't lose stuff or time.
But..
I don't have a bootable OS disc. I have Windows 8 upgraded from OEM Windows 7 which is on a HDD partition. So all I can do is run a restore. So I'd also need this:
Microsoft Windows
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FRAE7MU
at £81. As I understand it that would entitle me to upgrade to Windows 10 which I can't wait to get, Windows 8 drives me mad.
That lot adds up to £202. Not bad.
However should I be thinking about simply buying a new machine..
When I get to this point I then tend to either upgrade components ("it was quite quick when I first got it") or buy another one, which is where I'm at now.
It's an HP desktop which wouldn't necessarily have been my first choice - as in it wasn't much of a considered purchase, the old one died and I had to have whatever I could get that weekend in the shops.
Looking at the Performance Monitor it would benefit from more memory and a faster drive.
So, this:
Kingston Technology HX316C10FBK2/8 - Kingston HyperX FURY Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) Memory Kit 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 240-Pin DIMM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NMXWEEC
at £56, and maybe this:
Seagate ST1000DX001 3.5 inch 1TB Hybrid Internal Solid State Drive
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ELAVIQ0
at £65.
Seems a no brainer. When I rebuild my PC I always do this with a clean OS onto a clean new HDD so I can always pop the old one back in if anything goes wrong. As it's used for work I can't lose stuff or time.
But..
I don't have a bootable OS disc. I have Windows 8 upgraded from OEM Windows 7 which is on a HDD partition. So all I can do is run a restore. So I'd also need this:
Microsoft Windows
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FRAE7MU
at £81. As I understand it that would entitle me to upgrade to Windows 10 which I can't wait to get, Windows 8 drives me mad.
That lot adds up to £202. Not bad.
However should I be thinking about simply buying a new machine..























