Dell Inspiron 560 - Worth Upgrading?

Hey! I have a super quick question (hopefully), I had an old computer that I decided to starting using for The Sims 4 only. I ran Malwarebytes & Microsoft Security Essentials to remove anything that is harmful.

I'm not able to have Windows Update check and show recommended updates, I tried steps from Windows Update - Reset ,didn't work.

But I tried steps from, windows 7 update stuck at "checking for updates..." .

When I restarted the computer, it automatically connect to wifi, which never did on it's own. I had to manually connect it. Now I'm waiting on it to finish checking for Windows Update. I know it's been over 2 years or so since it was used.

My question is, should I invest money in buying a new graphics card and/or any other hardware parts? So I can play The Sims 4 without serve lagging. I seen videos of a Sim running or exercising on a treadmill normal. But my Sim will gallop or skip, I have a feeling it can be I need to have Windows Update the computer. And/or my hardware is too old. (Also, thought about getting a $500 PC from Amazon.)

Forgive me, if I'm not using the correct terminology. I can post any info about the computer, if you tell me how to get it.



Thanks in advance.

Thank you, for replying back to me and explaining I should keep it or build a PC myself. I don't know anything about building a PC. Is there a video or article that can help with getting the parts I need?


Thanks again!

Awesome! Thank you! I truly appreciate your help! And thank you for the videos!!!!




1. What you plan to do with the PC, particularly if you are gaming.

To be honest, I'll just play The Sims 4. Maybe record a few videos of The Sims 4. I may start back playing The Sims 3. Stream YouTube videos, Netflix, and have iTunes music. I have 2 Dells; 1 with all The Sims 4 but there's about 100gb of hard drive available. The other Dell that I start using and put The Sims 4 and it's lagging. That has over 459gb of hard drive available. The gaming PC, I would use it everyday to search the web, play The Sims, listen to music & watch movies/videos.



2. Which games you would like to play, if any.

I doubt I play any other games beside The Sims. I have an Xbox One that I play videos games on. I wouldn't be a hardcore gamer on the PC, I would like to play The Sims 2, 3, and 4 without any lagging.



3. Your budget, and what is your local currency.

It would say, it would be around $500. My currency is US Dollars; USD.



Thanks again!

I agree with Mellon Head. Don't put money on an old computer.
But...as you already have the old computer, launch factory restore, (to clean all garbage) install SP2, and as you're not going to use to download suspicious programs, don't install a anti virus, just a good firewall. (Well, I never had a virus on my computer, but with broad band, I have more than 2 attempts to invade my computer, every day.)
Then give a try with the The Sims 4.

Thank you Mellon Head. Thank you Megahertz07! Well.. Lol. I do use Mods for the Sims 4 which are on some suspicious websites. But I have thought about doing a factory restore. I wasn't sure, if I mess something up then the hard drive doesn't show the same free space/storage, like it does now. I hope I'm explaining it right.

I'm not a gamer, so don't know what Mods are.
What I know is that antivirus can use a lot of resources (memory, CPU, etc) that on an old machine makes a big difference, specially if you're gaming.
To launch factory restore, normally you can do it by BIOS or by Dell software under Windows.