Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz 53 °C Wolfdale 45nm Technology RAM 4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. G31M-S2C (Socket 775) Graphics SyncMaster (1920x1200@59Hz) 1024MB NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (Undefined) 69 °C Hard Drives 466GB Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device (SATA) 45 °C 233GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JS-00NCB1 ATA Device (SATA) 56 °C Optical Drives HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS50 ATA Device Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170S ATA Device Audio High Definition Audio Device] It's working OK but I wondered what would be the best graphics card the motherboard could support? How can I increase the number of USB ports?I sometimes get a message saying to connect to a "high speed" usb port.I thought they were all the same.Are these adaptors realy any good that plug into a USB port and give another 4 USB ports?I only just realised that there is a USB dongle for Bluetooth. Any other upgrades worth considering? Romaurie
I wouldn't throw the thing out the window because you are using DDR2 or that you have a Core 2 Duo. What do you want to do with your computer? If you are not playing games but want a better experience, something like the AMD 6570 will set you back about $50. A $100 card would let you play most modern games on medium settings. If you do decide to throw it out for something newer, you could thow it my way.
I finally installled windows 8 but couldn't get -on with it at all.So I removed W8 and formatted most of the partitions saving what files I wanted and re-installed Windows Home Premium instead of Windows 7 Ultimate.Now maybe because it is Home Premium it runs well on 64 bit whereas 7 Ultimate would not accept Ultimate on 64 bit.I'm not throwing it away or buying another at present but do wonder about upgrading the graphics card so I have HDMI out instead of DVI to HDMI which does not transfer sound. Romaurie So I have an unused and not registered windows 8 disc which even my son doesn't want to use on his Dell Inspiron. So it's not exactly up for grabs, but I am open to offers.