Did you know that even a five year old home computer can be brought to life by just replacing some components? It’s true, and it’s quite easy too! Replacing old computer components will help make your computer respond faster, run your favorite games on a higher speed or it can lower the noise in your computer, you can also replace your hard drive so you will have more space to save files on. These are some of the computer components you can replace:
Video Card: If you’re going to replace this one you will need to thoroughly check the system requirements for your newly bought card, so you don’t end up crashing your system, especially check the required wattage, because it could be possible that your video card needs more wattage then you are currently delivering, however you can also replace the computer component which takes care of the power. You can also choose to run two video cards at once, however this requires special technology such as the ATI Crossfire Technology
How to do it: Replacing your video card is really easy, and almost anyone can do it! Usually there’s a guide included with your product that explains everything you need to do, but if you haven’t got one, here is one:
- Adding Memory: Adding memory is one of the ways to make your computer software run faster, do note that you cannot add as much memory as you want, it is possible, especially in newer machines, that you are already at the machines highest memory capacity.
How to do it: Adding memory can only be done as long as there is a free memory slot available on your computer and if your computer isn’t already at it’s maximum memory capacity, here’s a Microsoft guide:
- Replacing your monitor
If you’re still using an old CRT screen (it’s a very big monitor which is not flat at all) you might consider changing it to a more modern monitor. If you replace your monitor you could end up with a higher resolution on your computer screen, so you can display more information than on a lower resolution. Replacing your monitor can also give your computer a performance boost.
How to do it: Replacing your monitor is just as easy as connecting a SCART cable from your TV to your DVD player, connect the (usually blue or red) cable from your monitor to your computer (use a converter if necessary) and connect the plug from your monitor to an empty socket in a thing like this.
Source- http://factoidz.com/
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