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Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45356174 added 11-29-2011 9:07 AM by LiquidRetro in Archived Deals
One other idea if you want to practice a build on this free machine before you build a modern machine is to use this one as practice. Take this one apart. Clean off the CPU and heat sync. Buy...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45354904 added 11-29-2011 8:37 AM by 2cheap4retail in Archived Deals
that's pretty reasonable for one of those.. so for $30 to 50 (with some memory) you'd have a system capable of running your choice of operating system, including vista or win7. won't be a powerhouse...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45312186 added 11-28-2011 2:26 PM by MrVCU in Archived Deals
To be honest, I've actually been thinking the same thing (still about 50/50) now that I have a bunch of Newegg credit to use.
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45311946 added 11-28-2011 2:22 PM by Lilian in Archived Deals
OP, I beg you to not put any $$$ into this thing unless you have scavenged (free) parts or just want to throw money out of the window. Please consider just slapping Windows XP and Office on it and...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45310592 added 11-28-2011 2:03 PM by MrVCU in Archived Deals
Thanks! How does something like this sound? ...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45296020 added 11-28-2011 10:39 AM by 2cheap4retail in Archived Deals
if you can get a toledo dual core athlon for a decent price (under $50) and find some cheap memory for it, it should be decent-enough considering the price paid ($0) for the computer itself... dual...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45277530 added 11-28-2011 5:31 AM by n30 in Archived Deals
1) ram 2) ssd (even some of the cheaper ssd's will be a huge improvement over the hdd you have now) 3) cpu (maybe)
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45277429 added 11-28-2011 5:28 AM by Jeffbx in Archived Deals
If you have money to burn, bump the RAM to 1-2GB. You won't see much of a difference above 2GB if you're just running Ubuntu for basic computing. An SSD is not a bad thing to consider, since at...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45216155 added 11-26-2011 5:25 PM by prozac4312 in Archived Deals
DDR + Socket 939 = waste of money. Put it towards a new build.
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45215609 added 11-26-2011 5:02 PM by oldgrump in Archived Deals
I've got a SR5250NX. Max RAM is 2GB and other specs are slightly above yours. I upgraded it to XP from, I think it was Vista. Compac doesn't list the drivers for that, but can be found on boards....
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45213759 added 11-26-2011 3:38 PM by MrVCU in Archived Deals
Wow, you guys are fast. I'm a little surprised. Thanks so much.
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45212653 added 11-26-2011 2:50 PM by flea in Archived Deals
The two most notable upgrades would be putting an SSD as your main drive and use the 160GB for additional data and increasing the RAM. Adding a video card wouldn't benefit your needs much.
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45211918 added 11-26-2011 2:23 PM by WoodyWoodPecker in Archived Deals
CPU upgrade will make a big difference but for what you're using it for it might not be worth it. But then again after you upgrade the CPU you might have more uses for it also ! :nod:
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45211780 added 11-26-2011 2:17 PM by menace33 in Archived Deals
Bumping up the RAM will indeed make it perform a great deal better as long as you stick with that PC3200 RAM. Ehhh bump it up to 4 GB, it's affordable. That motherboard also supports up to an...
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45211739 added 11-26-2011 2:16 PM by WoodyWoodPecker in Archived Deals
Probably your best bang for the money is going to be adding a dedicated video card and maxing out the ram ! :nod:
Upgrade advice; Compaq Presario SR1720NX
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Thread created 11-26-2011 by MrVCU
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Post #45210994 added 11-26-2011 1:49 PM by MrVCU in Archived Deals
So, as the title would suggest I have an old Compaq Presario SR1720NX that I'd like to upgrade. I know what you're thinking: it's probably not worth upgrading. However, I got it for free and...

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