What is the choice-to buy a completely new system or upgrade by changing some key components.

Though some may argue that getting a new system is the best way to get the performance boost you want, others thinks it may be worth while just to change some key components to reach the same level of performance required. And save some money along the way.

PC upgrading may not be for everyone, but the cost savings are considerable. For the price of $800, it is possible to change an old Pentium 166MHz system to a 300MHz Pentium based system with 32MB of memory, new 3.2 GB hard disk and a new motherboard.

Upgrading is becoming popular, especially when component prices have fall down to very affordable levels. If done properly, a budget of just a few hundred dollars is good enough to give an old PC a new lease of life.

However despite the obvious advantages, PC upgrading comes with some caveats.

Incompatibility of components. A new motherboard may allow you to plug into the latest Intel Pentium or AMD K-6 processors, but the motherboard may required a different type of memory to work with. That means paying again for new memory purchases.

There's chances that new processor could not work because of outdated BIOS, incompatible cache memory or unsuitable operating system.

Troubleshooting can be time-consuming, unless you know exactly what have been done. Here is where having some knowledge friends around would help tremendously.

	HOW TO PICK A NEW HARD DISK		UPGRADING YOUR MEMORY
	MOTHERBOARD		YEAR 2000 TEST CHECK

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