We have an old Dell Dimension 2300 as the "family computer" and today I went to dust it out and somehow the heatsink seemed to have broke off of the bracket. Both pieces that the heatsink connects to on one side broke right off. I guess it was having overheating problems previously, and I guess that is why.
So, I need a new bracket before I can even put a heatsink on. Where could I get this? While in the process of doing this I figured I'd get another heatsink and lose the duct Dell puts in it. Any suggestions here?
Also, currently it has a P4 1.8GHz CPU and 384MB of RAM. All my family uses it for is browsing the internet and stuff like that, but its current specs aren't cutting it. Should I buy a 512MB stick of RAM and throw it in there? Where could I buy cheap RAM? It seems like everything compatible with it is really expensive. Like $80 for only 512MB. Or would buying RAM just be a waste of money and they should sell it on eBay and build a cheap new system? Also, if you guys think it's best just to upgrade it case modding could always be fun.
So, I need a new bracket before I can even put a heatsink on. Where could I get this? While in the process of doing this I figured I'd get another heatsink and lose the duct Dell puts in it. Any suggestions here?
Also, currently it has a P4 1.8GHz CPU and 384MB of RAM. All my family uses it for is browsing the internet and stuff like that, but its current specs aren't cutting it. Should I buy a 512MB stick of RAM and throw it in there? Where could I buy cheap RAM? It seems like everything compatible with it is really expensive. Like $80 for only 512MB. Or would buying RAM just be a waste of money and they should sell it on eBay and build a cheap new system? Also, if you guys think it's best just to upgrade it case modding could always be fun.
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