Eight excellent PC upgrade ideas

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

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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

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

Logitech G15

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