Quote (Bellamy @ Sep 18 2019 11:57pm)

Wondering if it's worth upgrading this old PC.

OS: Windows 7
Motherboard: MEDIONPC MS-7616
CPU: Intel Core i3 530 @ 2.93GHz
Memory: 4GB DDR3 532MHz
GPU: NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 330 (MSI)
Storage: 2TB WD 3.5 sata hdd (shucked from an external hdd cause original died)

I will be giving away this PC to my little brother. Wondering if I could make some cheap improvements?

SSD? More RAM?

There is 2x2GB RAM installed and 2 slots open. Where can I find info how much the mobo supports?

Thoughts?

Quote (Ghot @ Sep 19 2019 06:16am)

[URL=https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=lACDXaCkKofm_Qai54LICA&q=Motherboard:%20MEDIONPC%20MS-7616%20-%20specs&oq=Motherboard:%20MEDIONPC%20MS-7616%20-%20specs&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30.2121.4368..4617...0.0..0.89.642.9......0....2j1..gws-wiz.......0i22i30.Oqk0naCxgO8&ved=0ahUKEwigvvP8gtzkAhUHc98KHaKzAIkQ4dUDCAc&uact=5]https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=lACDXaCkKofm_Qai54LICA&q=Motherboard%3A+MEDIONPC+MS-7616+-+specs&oq=Motherboard%3A+MEDIONPC+MS-7616+-+specs&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30.2121.4368..4617...0.0..0.89.642.9......0....2j1..gws-wiz.......0i22i30.Oqk0naCxgO8&ved=0ahUKEwigvvP8gtzkAhUHc98KHaKzAIkQ4dUDCAc&uact=5[/URL]



Check the Crucial and the Userbenchmark websites at this link.

Quote (Bellamy @ Sep 19 2019 12:24am)

It says 8GB max on user benchmark. Does it mean max 8GB DDR3 or can I replace the current RAM with 8GB DDR4? Never build a PC before so this is probably a dumb question.

Quote (Ghot @ Sep 19 2019 07:25am)

No. That motherboard is a DDR3 motherboard.


/e

[URL=http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/specs-ms-7616/]http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/specs-ms-7616/[/URL]

Quote (Bellamy @ Sep 19 2019 01:35am)

Thanks that site is useful.

So there are 4 slots each support 4GB max so 16GB total

Currently there's 2x 2GB and 2 open slots

Can I just plugin a single 4GB in an open slot so the total is 8GB? Or do they all need to be same size?

Quote (Ghot @ Sep 19 2019 07:45am)

Same size...

get this set: [URL=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A6GBN5Y?tag=price17016-20&ascsubtag=wtbs_5d83155d4197e24eb19b8367]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A6GBN5Y?tag=price17016-20&ascsubtag=wtbs_5d83155d4197e24eb19b8367[/URL] <---- or two sets for a total of 16GB


...and get one of the MX500 SSDs on this page: [URL=https://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Medion/medion-ms-7616-motherboard]https://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Medion/medion-ms-7616-motherboard[/URL]



/e What country are you in?

Quote (Bellamy @ Sep 19 2019 01:53am)

Germany so I'll check the german ***

Do you think it's worth upgrading ram, ssd and gpu?

Benchmark said the gpu was really bad for gaming.

Quote (Ghot @ Sep 19 2019 07:58am)

GPU is bad...


Here...


[URL=https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/cfmFf9]https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/cfmFf9[/URL]


/e With faster vid card... [URL=https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/QdFKHB]https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/QdFKHB[/URL]

Quote (Bellamy @ Sep 19 2019 02:04am)

Do you think its worth it with my current processor? I think it's an 32bit cpu (well atleast the windows 7 os is 32bit)