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Hardware

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes July 31, 2008, 4:26 AM PDT

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Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Kingston RAM

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Corsair TWINX Dominator Dual Channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3

Corsair TWINX Dominator Dual Channel 4096MB PC12800 DDR3

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB

Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Western Digital VelociRaptor 300G

Western Digital VelociRaptor 300G

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

DIAMOND 3450PE512SB Radeon HD 3450

DIAMOND 3450PE512SB Radeon HD 3450

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

XFX GeForce GTX 280 1GB 512-bit GDDR3

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

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

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

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Intel CPUs

Intel CPUs

Intel CPUs currently dominate the best kit lists

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Lite-On Blu-ray drive

Lite-On Blu-ray drive

Lite-On Blu-ray drive

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Cyberlink's BD Advisor

Cyberlink's BD Advisor

Cyberlink’s BD Advisor

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Cyberlink's BD Advisor

Cyberlink's BD Advisor

Cyberlink’s BD Advisor

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP

Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP

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

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Razer Lachesis gaming mouse

Razer Lachesis gaming mouse

Razer Lachesis gaming mouse

Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

Logitech G15

Logitech G15

Logitech G15

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