Gadgetory

what the gasps so you may recall that a few weeks back I built my dad a new computer to replace his six year old HP Pavilion desktop and while you all had lovely things to say about his shiny new PC many of you were equally interested in checking out the dusty machine he'd been using well I have finally procured the ancient relic so I can give you all a nice little trip down memory lane as we conduct a full tour additionally I thought this would be a great opportunity to discuss which parts of an old pre-built system are still useable when building out your new one as not every component in a computer gets outdated at the same rate and knowing which parts to carry over can net you some healthy savings on your new custom rig before we dive in it's also important to bear in mind that the condition of your old desktop and the level of performance you wish to gain from your new one will heavily factor in to the reusability of your old hardware so here's our first look at my dad's a 6700 Y HP pavilion this pre-built desktop made its debut back in 2009 and while the hardware's performance was adequate for the first few years of ownership coming preloaded with Windows Vista insured enough pain and suffering from day one the micro ATX case features a thin steel frame and a plastic front panel sporting a multi SD card reader - five and a quarter inch bays an external three and a half inch Bay audio jacks USB 2 and firewire at the rear we see support for a full ATX power supply for expansion slots and the cases only fan a 90 millimeter exhaust at the very least you do get some ventilation cutouts on both side panels lastly inside the case you'll find a drive cage for two three and a half inch drives though it might not be the first thing you'd consider repurposing your old case isn't entirely out of the question as long as it features removable side panels for internal hardware access and support standard size motherboards such as micro ATX now that being said there are probably more reasons to leave your case behind a newer chassis could give you some updated features like USB 3.0 more Hardware expansion and better airflow to keep your system cooler and working properly in the end while it is possible to salvage your old case you're probably better off starting fresh with this particular component for our CPU we have an AMD phenom x4 9150 II a quad-core chip at 1.8 gigahertz using the AM 2 plus socket we also have 4 gigs of ddr2 memory and an e CS motherboard with the GeForce 6150 II and force 430 chipset from Nvidia which serves as our onboard graphics in most cases if you're aging prebuilt is slower than tree sap the culprits are often these three components your CPU RAM and motherboard the same goes for the dedicated graphics cards should your system have one it would be great if you could just upgrade one of these four components and magically cure your old rig of Grandma tis 'm but unfortunately that's just not how computers work at the same time there is a chance you could repurpose these parts for a low power system like a Home Server or home theater PC for example just don't plan on populating your new PC with these components if you're looking for a true upgrade atop our Phenom processor is a CPU cooler from Coolermaster which uses an aluminum heatsink in tandem with an 80 millimeter fan unlike the aging chip that it serves the CPU cooler maintains much of its longevity over time making it a strong candidate for reuse in most cases an AM 2 plus cooler such as this one will fit a wide range of other AMD sockets as AMD has managed to retain the design of their mounting bracket system over the years pre built systems using Intel chips with Intel CPU coolers on the other hand are a different story as the company typically changes out their mounting design with the release of newer sockets if your AMD or Intel CPU cooler does happen to be compatible with your new computer's hardware you'll also want to make sure that it has enough cooling capacity to sufficiently cool your new CPU there's a fair chance that your new processor will use more power and produce more heat than your old one so be sure that the TDP rating of your CPU cooler is higher than the operating TDP of your new CPU now as for you enthusiasts out there who plan on overclocking your CPUs this probably goes without saying but chances are the cooler in that old rig just isn't going to cut it so plan on picking up a new one that doesn't blow in the metaphorical sense of course I mean literally speaking they should now that we're on the unforeseen topic of blowing now would be a good time to discuss case fans with a proper dusting the fans in your old case can run good as new as long as your new chassis supports the appropriate fan size it should be noted however that higher-end cases these days are less likely to support fans smaller than 120 millimeters at the front of the case our pavilion packs a single 500 gig Samsung harddrive at 7200 rpm system builders will be happy to hear that the hard drive is probably the most reusable component for a new PC the technology and hard drives hasn't changed much over the years that we're seeing drives with bigger capacities now more than ever before still you can get a lot of mileage out of 500 gigs even by today's standards and users with more demanding storage needs can still use this as a secondary driver in their system or repurpose it into an external drive like hard drives optical drives haven't evolved much in recent years either and some would argue that the outdated technology has already gone the way of the dinosaur be that as it may some folks still like having the option built-in when they need it and lucky for them this is one of the easiest parts to welcome into a new PC and lastly we have this 300 watt power supply from best tech that sits silently perched above the unsuspecting components waiting for the day when it swiftly vanquishes them with an explosive pit of fire like some bloodthirsty pyro but yes my confrontation with pre-built power supplies is often met with suspicion and distrust in case you missed it well I have to hand it to this unit for not wrecking up a list of burn victims in that 6 years of service most pre-built desktops are known to ship with cheap e power supplies that meet the bare minimum requirements for their product warranties apart from the issue of reliability and safety it's also unlikely that your old power supply will have all the appropriate connectors and the necessary wattage to drive your new system in the end when it's time to ditch your old computer it's probably best that these sketchy power supply inside to be buried with it and I think that pretty much wraps it up ladies and gentlemen so hopefully you enjoyed this little tour of my dad's old rig and hopefully those of you coming from a pre-built PC and looking to build your next one are now better equipped to take on the challenge before you go don't forget to 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