Is it time for an upgrade?

If you have had your computer for six months or more you may already be thinking about a computer upgrade but a common question is when should I upgrade my computer?

Depending on your budget when you first made your purchase you would generally have done one of two things: either you spent a lot on a new computer to make sure it lasted, or you would have bought a computer based on budget pricing with a view to carry out a computer upgrade at a later date, in which case it may start to feel slow after a few months.

The other consideration of course is whether you are a casual user, a power user or an avid gaming enthusiast as these three categories tend to cover a majority of PC users.

The most common computer upgrades tend to be computer memory, harddrive replacement or hard disk renewal and of course CPU upgrades (processor).

Also depending on the age of your PC you may also consider a motherboard upgrade or replacement, but in reality this is quite a major computer upgrade and if your system is more than a couple of years old or based on the old AGP / PCI configuration then by the time you have replaced your graphics card and updated your power supply you may as well purchase a new computer anyway.

Do you really need a hardware upgrade?

All computers become bogged down after a period of use, storing temporary files, cookies and all your data. The constant use of a computer means that it needs an MOT now and again.

C3ntral offer computer healthchecks, to ensure that you're not just upgrading because the system is slow.

Click here for more information about our Computer MOTs

Upgrades in your home

Wherever you are, we can have a local technician visit your home to install your upgrades, we offer this service in most locations 7 days a week and up until 21:00 (allow at least an hour for the work).

Upgrades at our workshop

We can arrange for our courier to come to your home and pickup your computer to have the upgrade done at our workshop. After we've carried out the work, we put your computer on a set of tests used by manufacturers to test warranty repairs, including stress tests. This ensures that your computer hardware is in tip top condition.

Once we've completed the work on your machine, we give it back to the couriers to deliver it safely back to you.