First: I have to admit, I'm more of a software guy and never have been a hardware techie. I have an old system. I'm not sure of the age, but it has to be over five years old. It started out running Windows XP and I installed Windows 7 Home Edition 64bit back in 2009.
System Specs:
Windows 7 PC 64-bit 3 GB RAM, Intel Pentium 2.79 GHz 2.80GHz (per the System Info page)
I don't know the graphics and sound cards, etc... I am not at home right now.
I would like to be able to cast pages to the new Google Chromecast.
Here are the requirements:
https://support.google.com/chromecas..._topic=3210038
If I got something like this, could I just pop it in on the existing Motherboard?
Would I need a completely new Motherboard?
Would it be better to go with an older generation CPU (3rd Gen)??
Should I just upgrade the whole system?
I am trying to save $$$
I don't do anything major on my computer. Word processing, e-mail, surfing, etc... I do photography (not professionally) and use Adobe Lightroom for editing.
Thank you :)
System Specs:
Windows 7 PC 64-bit 3 GB RAM, Intel Pentium 2.79 GHz 2.80GHz (per the System Info page)
I don't know the graphics and sound cards, etc... I am not at home right now.
I would like to be able to cast pages to the new Google Chromecast.
Here are the requirements:
https://support.google.com/chromecas..._topic=3210038
If I got something like this, could I just pop it in on the existing Motherboard?
Would I need a completely new Motherboard?
Would it be better to go with an older generation CPU (3rd Gen)??
Should I just upgrade the whole system?
I am trying to save $$$
I don't do anything major on my computer. Word processing, e-mail, surfing, etc... I do photography (not professionally) and use Adobe Lightroom for editing.
Thank you :)