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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8239797" data-attributes="member: 45197">Hiya!Yes...if you know what you're doing. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />I have upgraded various family members &quot;store bought&quot; computers...and it's always a pain, btw, because the store bought guys ALWAYS &quot;lock you in&quot; to THEM and THEIR services when you buy it. I bought a 'cheap-o' temp computer from Staples for about $900. Only had to last me a couple months. I needed to install an SSD to have all my data. That's an &quot;Open case, plug in to cable, close case&quot; operation. BUT...there was a sticker over the case that said &quot;If you break this, your warranty is null and void&quot;. So they wanted me to take it to them, pay them $120 for &quot;service of adding new hardware&quot;, and then wait 7 to 14 days to get it back. LOL! I ignored that and installed it myself, obviously. ... ... Point is, if you are comfortable installing hardware, software and doing basic trouble shooting...then buying 'cheap' and installing parts as wanted/needed is a viable option, but at that point you're better off just buying all the parts and building it yourself.(Pro Tip: <a href="https://pcpartpicker.com/" target="_blank">Pick parts. Build your PC. Compare and share.</a> [top...'System Builder'] ..or.. <a href="https://buildmypc.net/" target="_blank">BuildMyPC - Custom PC Part Picker Tool to Build Your PC</a> [top, again, 'System Builder'] are great sites to help you part out your own computer system; they even do compatibility checks to see if the parts you chose have any serious conflicts).Bottom Line: I find it's best to either (A) Build your own; tends to be affordable and exactly what you want, and you know exactly what's in it and why, or , (B) Get a reputable 'Pro' computer company to sell you a customized one (e.g., Alienware [tends to be expensive; 'brand name' and all that, but supposedly good], Xidax [multiple Youtube gamer channels like &quot;Neebs Gaming&quot; have used for years], or...my personal favourite... Maingear [ <a href="https://maingear.com/" target="_blank">Home | MAINGEAR</a> ]).^_^Paul L. Ming</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pming, post: 8239797, member: 45197"] Hiya! Yes...if you know what you're doing. ;) I have upgraded various family members "store bought" computers...and it's always a pain, btw, because the store bought guys ALWAYS "lock you in" to THEM and THEIR services when you buy it. I bought a 'cheap-o' temp computer from Staples for about $900. Only had to last me a couple months. I needed to install an SSD to have all my data. That's an "Open case, plug in to cable, close case" operation. BUT...there was a sticker over the case that said "If you break this, your warranty is null and void". So they wanted me to take it to them, pay them $120 for "service of adding new hardware", and then wait 7 to 14 days to get it back. LOL! I ignored that and installed it myself, obviously. ... ... Point is, if you are comfortable installing hardware, software and doing basic trouble shooting...then buying 'cheap' and installing parts as wanted/needed is a viable option, but at that point you're better off just buying all the parts and building it yourself. (Pro Tip: [URL="https://pcpartpicker.com/"]Pick parts. Build your PC. Compare and share.[/URL] [top...'System Builder'] ..or.. [URL="https://buildmypc.net/"]BuildMyPC - Custom PC Part Picker Tool to Build Your PC[/URL] [top, again, 'System Builder'] are great sites to help you part out your own computer system; they even do compatibility checks to see if the parts you chose have any serious conflicts). Bottom Line: I find it's best to either (A) Build your own; tends to be affordable and exactly what you want, and you know exactly what's in it and why, or , (B) Get a reputable 'Pro' computer company to sell you a customized one (e.g., Alienware [tends to be expensive; 'brand name' and all that, but supposedly good], Xidax [multiple Youtube gamer channels like "Neebs Gaming" have used for years], or...my personal favourite... Maingear [ [URL="https://maingear.com/"]Home | MAINGEAR[/URL] ]). ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]

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