![]() “If the computer is seven years old or more, and it requires a repair that is more than 25 percent of the cost of a new computer, I’d say don’t fix it,” says Silverman. To determine whether an upgrade is worth your money, look at how much it will cost, and compare that to the computer’s age. ![]() ![]() “But I wouldn’t upgrade the motherboard or CPU,” he says, “since it’s going to be a nominal speed bump.” When you replace the CPU with a newer model, you often have to swap out other components to ensure compatibility-and at that point, you might as well just buy a new machine. As a bonus, you can probably perform both of those upgrades yourself. ![]() “RAM can definitely improve performance, and upgrading from a mechanical hard drive to a solid state drive, or SSD, is probably the best way to speed up your computer,” says Silverman.
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