Upgrade of an existing computer system.

Computer 1 current system

Product Description
HP dx2300 Micro Tower PC/ Core 2 Duo E4400/ 2GB RAM/ 250GB HDD/ DVD+/-RW Drive/ 1 Year Warranty/ Windows Vista Business
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Hard Drive
250 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300
Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
RAM
2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - non-ECC - 667 MHz - PC2-5300
Graphics Controller
Intel GMA 3000
Optical Storage
DVD±RW (±R DL) with LightScribe Technology
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Business

Upgraded system

Product Description
HP dx2300 Micro Tower PC/ Core 2Quad E4400/ 4GB RAM/ 250GB HDD/ DVD+/-RW Drive/ 1 Year Warranty/ Windows Vista Business
Processor
Intel Core 2 Quad E4400 / 2.40GHz ( Quad-Core )
Hard Drive
250 GB - standard - Serial ATA-300
Networking
Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
RAM
4GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - non-ECC - 667 MHz - PC2-5300
Graphics Controller
Intel GMA 3000
Optical Storage
DVD±RW (±R DL) with LightScribe Technology
OS Provided
Microsoft Windows Vista Business


I have upgraded the computers, memory and processor this will result in a faster computer, this is required in modern computers to run the latest software and operating systems at the best that they can be with out crashing. I haven’t upgraded the current graphics card as it is not needed to run the basic applications that they will be using, this is because the computer will be used for business purpose which means upgrading the graphics would be pointless as they would not be used for gaming. However if one day in the future a better graphics card is required they could always update the computers graphics. I have used a Quad core processor, this is a lot more then actually needed, I think that a quad core may be better for the business computer because it will enable them to run more then one application at any given time with out the applications not responding or crashing. I have also decided to upgrade the memory to a 4GB which is the greatest amount of memory which can be installed in to the computer, again this is more memory than actually needed but it is always better to have far more then is actually needed. With this large amount of memory the computer will again find it easy to multitask.