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Help Upgrading

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  • 12-09-2011 3:14pm
    #1
    Lolly2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭


    Hi All,

    I was wondering if people could help me. I would love to upgarde my Sony Vaio VGC-V3S All in One Desktop. It still has all the original hardware/software when I bought it. Any suggestions of what I would need to upgrade to help improve performance would be hugely appreciated.


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    Teutorix
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    There is about a 0% chance you will be able to do anything that will increase performance. AIOs are probably worse than laptops when it comes to upgrading


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    Lolly2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Lolly2007


    Not even memory? I have no intentions of replacing the PC so any other help than No would be great. Thanks


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    Teutorix
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    It uses DDR, i havent seen DDR used in a long time. I have to say however that upgrading RAM will not increase performance unless you are maxing out what you have.


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    M00lers
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    More RAM and fresh install of Windows 7 would be no harm, other than that not much you can do I'm afraid.


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    Lolly2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Lolly2007


    moolers2000 wrote: »
    More RAM and fresh install of Windows 7 would be no harm, other than that not much you can do I'm afraid.

    Thanks Moolers2000, so you thing upgrading RAM would help(even if just a little) and what would upgrading to Windows 7 do? Would there be compatible drivers you think?


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    M00lers
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    Lolly2007 wrote: »
    Thanks Moolers2000, so you thing upgrading RAM would help(even if just a little) and what would upgrading to Windows 7 do? Would there be compatible drivers you think?

    In my experience extra RAM always helps a bit and you'll need more RAM to get Windows 7 to install anyway. You can download Windows 7 and install it on a trail basis for a month without activating it. Drivers could be a problem but you won't know until you try. Worth a shot anyway.


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    Sephiroth_dude
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    run this http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20 it'll tell you if win7 will work or not and driver compatibility etc


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    M00lers
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    I've got XP and Vista drivers to work with Windows 7 by using the windows 7 compatibility mode. Not foolproof but worth investigating.


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