Probably---if for no other reason than that it would remove your 4 GB RAM limitation.
You can't go above 4 GB on your current motherboard even if you converted to 64 bit.
Nearly any new machine would support 64 bit and much more RAM.
Windows 7 Home Premium has a 16 GB RAM limitation, but that may well be plenty for you.
If you buy a new machine with Windows already installed, pretty good chance it will be 64 bit Windows.
Of course buying a new machine would solve his problems, but he doesn`t even want to invest in data migration software.
Your current graphics card scores 24 on the Passmark video benchmark.
As a comparison, here are some other figures:
Typical current mid range card: 300 or higher.
Intel HD 4600: 729. This is built into the CPU on some current Intel processors.
High end gaming cards: 4000 or higher.
If you can`t afford a new pc right now then I would, upgrade the cpu to the maximum, and get a better video card. start searching Ebay for the top cpu that ignatz listed, you will be amazed at the price, and you can get a better PCI-E video card then you have for under $200. And make sure you are running PC2 6400 speed ram, that`s the fastest the board can use.
If that is integrated video which I think it is, any dedicated video you card you add will be 100 % better.
The budget is pretty well blown for next few weeks so a complete new machine isn't totally out of question, just looking at becoming more informed about what to buy.
I did purchase a processor, according to place I bought it from I should have it tomorrow, it is a Athlon 64 X2. Video card will be next upgrade, I do fully understand it is needed.
If this doesn't make my machine liveable until March or so when I can spring for a new machine with more power then I can always buy one one credit, migrate the info from this drive and take this one home to use. As sad as it is,, it is better than the machine I have at home.
Unless some one has a recommendation for video card I guess we are in limbo here until I fit the new processor in
Friend has one of these cards, is it a worthwhile upgrade fro me, at $25?
XFX ATI Radeon HD 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
HD-465X-ZDFC
Like I said any PIC express video card is better then what you have.
That card is old and has ddr2 memory, see if he will let you try it out before he makes you pay him.
Then run WEI to see if the score goes up and by how much.
XFX HD-465X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Newegg.com
I would recommend an nvidia card with at least 2 GB of memory.
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 02G-P4-3751-KR G-SYNC Support 2GB Video Card - Newegg.com
The thing is you don`t use your card for gaming, you use it for that program you listed. Others that know about that should chime in :)
But going back to your original question, in the future, when you do buy a new pc, you don`t have to have your old drive boot up in it. You simply hook up the drive and copy and paste your data over to the new machine. You don`t have to buy any software to transfer data, but you will have to install your programs onto the new machine, hopefully that`s not a problem for you.
Maybe you could post a snip of your WEI ( Windows Experience Index ) now so we have an idea of what you have.
Example of my Gateway GT5404 heavily updated without the ssd, just a Seagate hard drive.
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When adding a Video Card you need to make sure the PSU can supply enough power.
From what I see the OEM PSU is rated at 250 Watts (and the PC is apx 6 years old ?)
Compaq Presario SR5605F Desktop PC Product Specifications | HP® Support
This one recommends a minimum 400 Watt PSU
XFX HD-465X-ZDFC Radeon HD 4650 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Newegg.com
This one recommends a minimum 300 Watt PSU
EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 02G-P4-3751-KR G-SYNC Support 2GB Video Card - Newegg.com
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