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Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

By // July 31, 2008, 10:30 PM PST

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  • Kingston RAM

    Why build a new PC when, with a few easy upgrades, you can transform your old PC into one that feels like new (or at least newer!)?

    In the ZDNet Hardware 2.0 blog, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes describes eight upgrades that can help extend the life of your old PC, making you more productive and the PC more fun to use.

    Kingston RAM - A good quality brand at a price that's affordable

  • Corsair TWINX Dominator Dual Channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3

    Corsair TWINX Dominator Dual Channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3 - Fast RAM, but at an insane price!

  • Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB

    Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB - Good quality, affordable hard drive

  • Western Digital VelociRaptor 300G

    Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB - Fastest desktop hard drive currently available

  • DIAMOND 3450PE512SB Radeon HD 3450

    DIAMOND 3450PE512SB Radeon HD 3450 - Affordable at $50!

  • XFX GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3

    XFX GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 - Insanely fast, but comes with a stratospheric price tag

  • ASUS Crosshair II Formula AM2 /AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI

    ASUS Crosshair II Formula AM2 /AM2 NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI - High-spec motherboard

  • Intel CPUs

    Intel CPUs currently dominate the best kit lists

  • Lite-On Blu-ray drive

    Lite-On Blu-ray drive

  • Cyberlink's BD Advisor

    Cyberlink's BD Advisor

  • Cyberlink's BD Advisor

    Cyberlink's BD Advisor

  • Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP

    Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP - 30-inch of screen real estate - for $2K!

  • Razer Lachesis gaming mouse

    Razer Lachesis gaming mouse

  • Logitech G15

    Logitech G15

Kingston RAM

Why build a new PC when, with a few easy upgrades, you can transform your old PC into one that feels like new (or at least newer!)?

In the ZDNet Hardware 2.0 blog, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes describes eight upgrades that can help extend the life of your old PC, making you more productive and the PC more fun to use.

Kingston RAM - A good quality brand at a price that's affordable

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