Looking For An Upgrade - Topic

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Jan 11 2015 11:02am

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Operating System
Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07GHz 23 °C
Clarkdale 32nm Technology
RAM
‎2.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H55M-S2H (Socket 1156) 25 °C
Graphics
X223W Q (1680x1050@59Hz)
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (C.P. Technology) 48 °C
Storage
465GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 ATA Device (SATA) 20 °C
74GB SAMSUNG SP0802N ATA Device (ATA) 15 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS40 ATA Device
TUZCLID DIBG92N4TIRS SCSI CdRom Device
TUZCLID DIBG92N4TIRS SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

Well , I want to upgrade my PC , I know its old and pretty bad but this one I have for almost 4 years now and going to pass it to my dad .
I want your guys advice on what should I buy , motherboard , graphic card and so on .
I have a budget of around 1000 USD , I'm from Israel and if you could name the parts I could see if I can buy them here.

Thanks for any help in advance

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Jan 11 2015 12:32pm

does your dad play games? over clock his computer? use graphic designing? if not you can just give him that computer as is why spend money to upgrade something hes not going to use?

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Jan 11 2015 01:05pm

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does your dad play games? over clock his computer? use graphic designing? if not you can just give him that computer as is why spend money to upgrade something hes not going to use?

I guess you misunderstood me .
This computer going to my dad anyway , I'm looking for a computer to myself , need an upgrade that can fits the 1000 USD budget .
Also , wanted to know if I should upgrade this one to my dad ( he only using Youtube , Gmail and stuff like that ) , want him to have a good experience .

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Jan 11 2015 01:21pm

The only thing you need to do to the old one for your dad's purposes is put another 2gb stick of ram in.

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Jan 11 2015 02:11pm

Do you have a website you'll be purchasing from?
cos we can't give u a build that's 1kUSD cos it might differ a lot where ur from.

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Jan 12 2015 01:09am

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Do you have a website you'll be purchasing from?
cos we can't give u a build that's 1kUSD cos it might differ a lot where ur from.

That's why I was asking for the parts name

I'm going to buy it from this site most likely
https://www.ivory.co.il/content.php?id=1023

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Jan 12 2015 01:28am

Lets get some basics, for US builder:

1 USD = 3.96 ILS

i5-4690K
USA = $239.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

Israel = 1,190 ₪ = $300.00~USD
https://www.ivory.co.il/intel_cpu.html

300/240 = 1.25

It's probably safe to assume that parts cost around 25% more in israel.

Take that into consideration when building.

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Jan 12 2015 03:06am

Yeah , everything is more expensive in Israel when trying to build a PC .
I thought about ordering from *** or something but the tax here will up the price just like I buy it here .
The site I gave you guys is only in Hebrew