Fix or ditch my gaming computer

[geK0]

I have a currently non-functioning gaming computer which had a critical failure (I think I fried the CPU). I was thinking of replacing the motherboard, which would cost me about $150, but I wonder if this is really worth while, the computer is about 4 years old and wasn't exactly top of the line when I got it (2 gigs RAM, 500GB hard drive, AMD Anthlon dual core processor, 512mb ATI Radeon Sapphire graphics card) and I figure it would be due to be replaced soon anyway. Would I be better off just buying a new computer?

 

[evilneko]

Your CPU is pretty weak and you can probably get a better video card than that in the $100 range these days (although you didn't say WHICH Radeon it is, so for all I know it could be a kick-ass card but I'm assuming it's something that's contemporary with your CPU which would make it a pretty old card). Neither are worth saving. That RAM is probably old and slow, compared to what's out now.

If you have no reason to ''cheaply'' repair it for use as a spare/backup system, media center, or some other non-gaming purpose, you should probably give it away or junk it.

Save the hard drive though. You can never have enough storage.

 

[geK0]

although you didn't say WHICH Radeon it is

I said it was Radeon 'Sapphire'

and ty, I'll look into buying a new PC.

 

[evilneko]

Sapphire is the licensee that manufactured the card, but that doesn't tell me which particular Radeon GPU it is. It's akin to saying "PNY GeForce" -- well, yeah, PNY makes GeForce cards, but they make a lot of them, from the venerable FX 5200 to the latest and greatest GTX 600 or whatever it's up to now.