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Computer TipsShould I Upgrade My Existing Computer's Main Hardware Mother Board & CPU In most cases we recommend that you do not upgrade your current system The reason for this is that the cost for new systems has reduced so much now that it is more cost effective to buy a new up to date system with a 3 year warranty Last Updated May 12 2008 Please Scroll Down |
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Example Of The Cost Of Upgrading Versus Purchasing A New System
| Touch Computer System Model |
New System SV-TS-E-E2180 XPH Or VHP 3 year Manufacturers Limited Warranty All Components inside tower |
Upgrade your old system 30 day Warranty on labour Manufacturers Warranty on parts (these vary for each component) |
| Mother Board (chipset) |
Asus P5GC-MX Included |
Asus P4S533-MX $73.24 |
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CPU |
Intel Celeron 2.4GHZ Pentium® Dual-Core E2180 Included |
Intel Celeron 2.4GHZ Pentium® Dual-CoreE2180 $103.60 |
| Heat sink | CPU Heat sink and Fan Included |
CPU Heat sink and Fan $20.99 |
| Case(platform) |
PC61122 Included |
Not required if you have correct case for the new motherboard If you don't $60.99 |
| Power Supply |
350 Watt Included |
350 Watt $41.99 You will require a new one for the new Motherboard |
| Memory |
1GB DDR2-667 Included |
1GB DDR2-667 $44.00 Your RAM will most likely not be the right type for the new mother board |
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Hard Drive |
250GB SATA 7200rpm Included |
250GB SATA 7200rpm $79.99 or use your old hard drive if it is correct type and size |
| Video |
Integrated Video Included |
Integrated Video Included on new motherboard |
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Optical Drive |
20X DVDRW DL Included |
20X DVDRW DL $42.99 |
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Sound Card |
Integrated Audio Included |
Integrated Audio Included on new motherboard |
| Card Reader |
Card Reader |
Card Reader 21.00 |
| Keyboard |
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 Included |
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 $21.99 |
| Mouse |
Microsoft Wheel Optical Mouse Included |
Microsoft Wheel Optical Mouse $25.99 |
| Operating System |
Genuine Windows® XP Home or Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic Your choice Included |
Genuine Windows® XP Home or Genuine Windows® Vista Home Basic $118.99 XP Home $122.56 Vista Home Basic |
| Soft Ware Bundles |
NONE |
NONE |
| Additional H/W, S/W |
Integrated 10/100/1000 NIC Included |
Integrated 10/100/1000 NIC Included on new motherboard |
| Labour | 0.00 |
Min 6 + hours @50.00/hour $300.00 includes price to reload system with windows version of your choice |
| Total Price | $625.99 |
$959.33 |
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Differences between buying new system and upgrading yours |
1 - Total Cost of system delivered to our shop ready for you to pickup 2 - 3 year Manufacturers Limited Warranty All Components inside tower 3 - GST and PST costs $75.12 Electronic recycling fee $10.00 4 - Total Price $711.11 5 - $439.30 minimum savings in your bank account or that you could spend to buy a monitor, faster system, software,DVD player or burner etc 6 -All parts are new |
1 - Upgrading your system will cost you a minimum of $333.24 more than buying a new system before taxes 2 - GST and PST costs 115.12 3 - GST and PST costs $40.00 more than buying a new system 4 - Total Price $1074.45 5 - Cost you a minimum of $ 363.34 more than buying a new system after taxes 6 - The labour costs are just a estimate if it takes longer you will be charged for it 7 - Most shops charge $65.00 to $100 dollars/hour 8 - 30 day Warranty on labour only 9 - Manufacturers Warranty on parts 10 - (If we use your power supply there is no warranty on any of the new components installed if the power supply fails and burns out the components) 11 - You have no warranty on any of your original parts that we use 12 - The old parts used are as old as your old computer system |
The pricing for this comparison is to update your system to the equivalent of the new system in the chart
this chart is for comparison purposes only
Please contact Wizard Computer Services for Current pricing of systems
or call us at 250-791-6670