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Youri friendi Bobi hasi ai four-year-oldi desktopi computeri thati hasi ani out-of-datei
processori andi 2i GBi ofi memory.i Iti doesi noti havei ani eSATAi port.i Bobi wantsi toi
usei ani externali hardi drivei thati hasi ani eSATAi interfacei toi thei computeri toi backi
upi andi storei entertainmenti media.i Howi wouldi youi suggesti thati hei performsi thei
upgrade,i andi whati isi thei cost?
Ii understandi thati Bobi onlyi hasi 2i GBi ofi memory.i Ii recommendi thati Bobi firsti upgradesi
hisi RAM.i Ati leasti 8i GBi ofi RAMi fori $41.99i wouldi bei suitablei toi runi thei latesti versioni ofi
Windowsi smoothly.i Sincei iti soundsi likei hei alreadyi hasi ani externali hardi drivei withi ani
eSATAi interface,i Ii wouldi recommendi thati hei purchasesi ai USBi 3.0i toi eSATAi Externali
Bridgei Converteri fori $10.29i withi shipping.
Thei computeri hasi onei USBi port,i buti Bobi wantsi toi usei ai USBi printeri ati thei samei
timei hei usesi thei USBi scanner.i Howi cani thisi bei done,i andi howi muchi willi iti cost?
Therei arei multiplei variantsi ofi USBi hubsi available,i includingi thosei withi teni portsi thati
cani costi upi toi $60,i buti iti seemsi thati Bobi wouldi bei betteri suitedi withi ai 4-porti USBi 3.0i
hubi fori $9.99i ifi he’si onlyi usingi USBi fori printing,i scanning,i andi storage.
Bobi usesi ai Windows®i 8i computeri fori gamingi andi wantsi toi geti ai betteri gamingi
experience.i Thei computeri isi usingi onboardi videoi andi hasi ani emptyi PCIi Expressi
videoi slot.i Whati isi thei fastesti andi besti graphicsi cardi thati cani bei used?i Howi muchi
doesi iti cost?
Thei fastesti sloti toi usei isi ai PCIei xi 16i connector.i First,i sincei hei isi requestingi thei fastesti
andi besti graphicsi card,i Ii wouldi firsti recommendi thati hei upgradei hisi CPU.i Ii recommendi
Inteli Corei i7i 9thi generationi asi I'vei beeni ai loyali useri ofi Inteli fori years.i Ironicallyi Ii wasi
recentlyi goingi toi purchasei ai 2019i MacBooki withi ani i7i processor,i whichi wouldi havei
beeni terriblei fori gaming.i Intel’si websitei showsi thati iti willi bei mosti affordablei toi
purchasei thisi fromi MicroCenteri fori $359.99.
Ii wouldi recommendi thei GIGABYTEi GeForcei RTXi 2070i Superi Gamingi OCi 3xi 8Gi Graphicsi
Cardi fori $549.99.i Ii alsoi recommendi hei upgradesi toi Windowsi 10.i Windowsi 10i fori 64i biti
cani costi $109.99.
Whati isi thei totali costi ofi alli thei upgradesi Bobi wants?i Doi youi thinki iti isi wisei fori
himi toi makei thesei upgradesi ori wouldi iti bei wiseri toi purchasei ai newi system?i Howi
wouldi youi explaini youri recommendationi toi Bob?
Thei totali expensesi fori upgradingi Bob'si PCi wouldi bei $1,082.24.i Ifi Bob'si goali isi toi havei ai
gamingi PCi withi multiplei USBi ports,i Ii wouldi recommendi thati hei simplyi purchasesi ai newi
computer.i Therei arei manyi gamingi systemsi thati hei cani purchasei fori $1,000i ori lessi thati
cani suiti hisi needs.i Ii wouldi informi himi thati hei couldi purchasei ai systemi suchi asi thei
CYBERPOWERPCi Gameri Xtremei VRi Gamingi PC,i Inteli Corei i5-9400Fi 2.9GHz,i whichi
offersi morei thani thei upgradesi Ii wasi offeringi ini somei aspects.i Hei willi alsoi havei thei
benefiti ofi havingi ai neweri andi morei supportedi system,i andi thei abilityi toi upgradei ini thei
future.i Ifi hisi currenti systemi onlyi hasi 2i GBi ofi RAM,i whichi hasn'ti eveni beeni enoughi RAMi
fori ani entry-leveli PCi ini years,i andi isi runningi ani olderi versioni ofi Windows,i iti isi likelyi
thati iti isi ani olderi systemi withi ai limitedi abilityi toi upgrade.
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