{"id":927,"date":"2018-03-19T16:55:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/?p=927"},"modified":"2018-03-19T16:55:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T16:55:41","slug":"want-to-upgrade-heres-what-you-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/?p=927","title":{"rendered":"Want to upgrade? Here\u2019s what you should know."},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you been thinking of making some upgrades to your computer? Here\u2019s a look at the different types of upgrades and what they can do.<\/p>\n

Memory<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upgrading the memory can improve the overall performance of a computer. Increasing memory can also increase the speed of the computer, decrease load times and is often a affordable option.<\/p>\n

Video Card<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you a gamer? Upgrading your video card may make gaming even more fun. Computers with older video cards may not be able to handle the complex graphics that come with today\u2019s games. Installing a new video card that\u2019s capable of handling the latest graphics-related demands may help speed up your computer overall.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind: Some video card upgrades will also require you to upgrade your power supply. <\/em><\/p>\n

Hard Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s less common to upgrade hard drives than it used to be, because modern hard drives have gotten so large that most users never run out of disk space. However, if you are running out of space or your computers performance is suffering, a new hard drive may be an affordable fix.<\/p>\n

Adding a Solid-State Drive<\/a> to the current system may also provide dramatic improvement. SSDs can improve load time and the overall speed of the computer.<\/p>\n

Other upgrades<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re considering an upgrade such as a new CPU, motherboard, sound card, network card, etc. it may be more cost effective to purchase a new computer.<\/p>\n

Not sure whether to buy or upgrade? We can help. Give us a call at 308-534-1500 or stop by at 121 S. Chestnut, on the corner of B and Chestnut streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you been thinking of making some upgrades to your computer? Here\u2019s a look at the different types of upgrades and what they can do. Memory Upgrading the memory can improve the overall performance of a computer. Increasing memory can also increase the speed of the computer, decrease load times and is often a affordable option. Video Card Are you a gamer? Upgrading your video card may make gaming even more fun. Computers with older video cards may not be able to handle the complex graphics that come with today\u2019s games. Installing a new video card that\u2019s capable of handling the latest graphics-related demands may help speed up your computer overall. Keep in mind: Some video card upgrades will also require you to upgrade your power supply. Hard Drive It\u2019s less common to upgrade hard drives than it used to be, because modern hard drives have gotten so large that most users never run out of disk space. However, if you are running out of space or your computers performance is suffering, a new hard drive may be an affordable fix. Adding a Solid-State Drive to the current system may also provide dramatic improvement. SSDs can improve load time and the overall speed of the computer. Other upgrades If you\u2019re considering an upgrade such as a new CPU, motherboard, sound card, network card, etc. it may be more cost effective to purchase a new computer. Not sure whether to buy or upgrade? We can help. Give us a call at 308-534-1500 or stop by at 121 S. Chestnut, on the corner of B and Chestnut streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-techtips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":928,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927\/revisions\/928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icsys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}