{"id":50595,"date":"2015-04-07T20:28:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T20:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=50595"},"modified":"2015-04-07T20:28:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T20:28:29","slug":"is-upgrading-your-pc-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/is-upgrading-your-pc-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Upgrading Your PC the Answer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Has your PC reached the point of no return? Key questions to ask before taking the upgrade plunge.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

Is Upgrading Your PC the Answer?<\/h4>\n

by Marc Thomas for Daves Computer Tips<\/p>\n

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I think it\u2019s fair to say that the PC above has reached the end of its useful lifespan and should perhaps be put out to grass or maybe just terminated. Believe me, I\u2019ve had PC\u2019s come into the shop, not quite but very near this kind of condition, where the owner has insisted that I breath new life into his beloved machine as if it\u2019s become some kind of family heirloom to be propped up in a glass case in the corner of the living room. When someone clearly can only just afford to repair a PC, it pays to err on the side of caution and do the best job you can, fully aware of the fact that a time will come when the ends don\u2019t justify the means.<\/p>\n

Taking the leap<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upgrading your PC is driven by several factors including what you use your PC for and how deep your pockets are. On the other hand, many people are dumping their creaking old Pentium 4\u2018s for a single laptop or a tablet or both. In fact I have a PC here in the shop which belongs to a pensioner whose son bought her a shiny new laptop which completely replaces her PC and she wouldn\u2019t go back. That\u2019s not isolated either and I\u2019ve sold a bucket load of similar hardware for customers, who have effectively \u2018downsized\u2019 but moved upscale technologically wise.<\/p>\n

We all use our PC\u2019s in different ways, however if you\u2019re simply using the Web, editing documents and keeping in touch with family and friends, even the once mighty Pentium 4 is going to creak a little as it\u2019s limited to memory size and frankly a single core CPU is hard pressed to cope with multitasking in today\u2019s software.<\/p>\n

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