Part one of my 2005 Compaq Presario desktop pc!

[@Justin-cq2jl]

I remember my parents having this as the family computer and spending countless hours watching KZbin as a child

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Cool story! Thanks for watching.

[@jamesr130]

Had the same pc years ago..still my favorite

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Thanks! I did get a lot out of this pc and only replaced it after 9 years with the end of xp. Served me well.

[@UnbelievablyBased]

My parents had one of these with a Celeron D and 256 MB of RAM. Thing absolutely CRAWLED. I do think this was the best case design COMPAQ ever made, it still looks classy today.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Not the best cpu for that machine and ram quite low. I hope to do another video soon as I've installed an X2 4400+ dual core! I agree about the look and it's also very sturdy.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi all. Just to give you an update. I've replaced the single core cpu with a x2 4400+ dual core. Watch out for a new video soon regarding this upgrade! It's make a big difference.

[@boudreauxbroletariat3959]

incredible - i also had a presario of this vintage, and it's good to know that i can breath some new life into it with a little elbow grease!

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Great! Please report back with your upgrade list. It's always fun to get old hardware doing things today!

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Parts 2 and 3 now uploaded!

[@jjohnson71958]

my sr1920nx dint have firewire it ran great overall

[@baldinq9741]

i have a compaq too its 11 years old now still working

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Cool! Hope you manage to get some games running on it. Maybe it has a dual core cpu? That helps greatly.

[@baldinq9741]

@@computerrefurbishment9748 yep!

[@mark26714]

i have the same one....still works good.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Cool, still good for older games!

[@codfish1113]

My grandmother had one of these and the CRT monitor bundled.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hope she had years of use with it! I am going to be doing the second part quite soon.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I was given one of these systems with a 3.0Ghz Pentium 4. Going to try to get it back up and running for some old school gaming.

[@vntr2006]

Great! Let us know how you get on. Might be worth doing the upgrades I have done (maximum ram and an ssd, better gpu) although I don't think it will run windows 10, even 32 bit. Fresh copy of xp is probably best. Your pc might have a recovery partition to do this.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

@@vntr2006 Didn't come with a hard drive, just the DVD burner. Planning on either XP or Win98SE (for that super retro feel - hehehe). Browsing eBay for some deals

[@vntr2006]

@@JenniferinIllinois Cool, please report back as be interested on how you get on. There are a lot of classic games at cheap prices around now.

[@luigi55125]

Not the first computer my family ever owned, but this was the first computer I had in my own room all to myself. I just finished restoring it to working order, stuck 2gb ram in, dual loaded linux lite alongside the original, at this point half nonfunctional-windowsXP, and i'm now typing this comment with it. Yay! It's so slowwwww dear god what have I done Mine didn't have a graphics card, or the fancy shmancy sata cables, just a soundblaster, and some ribbons lol

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi, glad you have got it running again. See my other videos showing the upgrades I did together with benchmarks.

[@jjohnson71958]

mine was simular but no front firewire ports 1920nx amd w enchanced virus protection ran nice and quiet

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Nice...the fans kick in on startup but then very quiet as they settle and the os boots.

[@crash-stop]

was running linuxmint 18.3 on mine 2 years ago as my main computer.

[@stanm.6174]

I still got the same PC. My windows are was corrupt for years it’s been sitting in the garage. But maybe I should add more ram and the graphics card like you did. Thanks for the vdieo. Which specs of RAM do I need?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi. Sorry for late reply. My pc is ddr (no numeric suffix). Go for the fastest rated which your motherboard will take. It's a good project to see how far you can take your older hardware!

[@thespfreely]

You ever thought of switching to a GT 1030 on this machine, if it's compatible?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi yes that would be good but prices quite high at the moment and I think that cpu would bottleneck it. I have a 1050ti which worked with the old single core. Might try that at some point (even with the bottleneck!) just as an experiment.

[@viralbossyt6756]

So i was in my moms garage looking thru stuff and I actually found this same computer and I just wanted to ask which cables do I have to buy to connect it to a monitor because I already have a power cord if do read this please reply asap

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

For this pc, the cpu did not have integrated graphics therefore a gpu is needed. This came with the pc and a vga cable was used to connect to monitor. I replaced the gpu as this was quite weak.

[@tawnytawni]

Hello, I have this same computer. I opened mine up, and it doesn't look very much like yours. It was my parents old computer, and they got it new. Never been opened until now. There are a few major differences.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Nice, hope you get it running again! I think there were a few different versions of the Compaq Presario. Mine is the 1539UK.

[@tawnytawni]

Hello again! How do you find what version it is? Also, I don't have any cords, monitors, or keyboard or mouse for it haha. Just the desktop. I'm planning to hook it up to my television. Its so old it still has a Windows XP sticker on it!

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

@@tawnytawni Hi you can find model code on back of the machine. You can cheap mouse, keyboard and cable easily. XP is good for older games and they will run better than on 7 or 10 (just do n't connect to internet). I loaded 10 on mine as an experiment.

[@tawnytawni]

What happens if I connect my computer to the internet? Also, I won't be playing games, I'm just trying to get old pictures off of it. I have already ordered cables for it, along with a keyboard and mouse (to fit the ps/2 connectors). How was it like running Win. 10?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

@@tawnytawni You can connect it with xp but it's not security safe so I don't recommend it. W10 performance is in part 2 which is on my channel. I've upgraded cpu to dual core so will report back on performance!

[@burgerthecat2190]

Just bought one!

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Cool! Let us know how you get on. I am currently doing another video on benchmarking this pc after factory reset to windows xp. Will have same upgraded memory and gpu as per my first upgrade video.

[@jjohnson71958]

love it

[@waifu3070]

Found one recently at a garage sale, went to hook it up, I'm immediately brought to what seems to be Windows Error Recovery but all the english text is messed up with random symbols. Any idea whats wrong?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Could be corrupted data. You might be able to get installation media from somewhere and install on a new hard drive. An ssd will work with xp but it does not include the 'trim' function. Therefore performance will be good initially compared to a mechanical drive but could degrade over time.

[@waifu3070]

@@computerrefurbishment9748 thank you for replying so quickly. I'll see what I can do, thank you!

[@personapromedio5745]

Man, how can i open it

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi, it's at 1.59. There is one screw to undo. Then pull as shown in the video.

[@tayonjordon4963]

I just found the same pc in my loft today and to my surprise if found a rather disturbing video of my parent 😳 but I’m definitely going to try and I get it back up to “good-ish”specs I even found a hp 1530 monitor with it.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Let us know how you get on with the upgrade.

[@juaninutcheerios]

how did you manage to connect this pc to the wifi

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

I use network plugs and connected by ethernet. That is always more reliable and faster than wifi.

[@aditiyadav1179]

What is the name of the pc

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Compaq Presario sr1539uk

[@planetvideo777]

I used Clockgen to speed up my processor to 200 mhz. higher. It is an AMD Athlon x2 4200+. It is running at 2.354 Gz. Normally it runs 2.1+. The trick is: Selecting ICS 951412 ; running and re-saving; each time it goes into Windows 10 32 bit. Patience is needed to set Clockgen; because; there could be a program in the background at startup that can freeze the PLL clock setting. Words of caution: Make your selections slowly for PLL control; then apply. Ignore IC Dump.

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Interesting. What are the non oc v oc bench results?

[@exotic_pyro01]

What graphics card is it?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

It came with a geforce 6200...very low spec. Upgraded eventually to an evga gt 730 1gb. Part 2/3 has the full upgrade spec.

[@exotic_pyro01]

@@computerrefurbishment9748 thanks I forgot I had this laying around and I thought I can probably get it running again

[@blistic7341]

HOW MUCH RAM CAN YOU ADD

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Maximum ram is 4gb.

[@aldorojas8715]

Hi, this pc is ATX?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi according to hp spec sheet the motherboard is micro-atx . 24cm x 24cm and I measured to confirm this.

[@aldorojas8715]

@@computerrefurbishment9748 Can you put a newer motherboard and which one do you recommend?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

@@aldorojas8715 I don't think a newer motherboard would make all the difference with that cpu. Maybe a higher rated cpu for the same socket (939) would be a better alternative. Motherboard info is here which also mentions the highest rated cpu supported. support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c00378480

[@aldorojas8715]

@@computerrefurbishment9748 but if I wanted to install a newer card to add more ram, which one do you recommend?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

@@aldorojas8715 Windows 10 32 bit can only address 4gb ram. Same if you have xp. If you mean graphics memory then the board will run cards higher rated than the gt 730 I have but not worth the money as cpu will hold it back (power supply is also only 300 watts.

[@supportadvice1888]

wait wait is a GPU a graphics card???

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Yes mate, GPU = Graphics Processing Unit.

[@aditiyadav1179]

Or model

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

It's a Compaq Presario 1539UK.

[@jerrodevans8462]

I got one I game with it lol

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Cool! I think I should have upgraded the gpu at the time but was happy playing Doom 3, Serious Sam and Quake.

[@FloorzITake]

Can you play fortnite on it?

[@manuelcasasureno7814]

I have a 2006 Compaq Presario SR1720NX all stock. Like this one: www.cnet.com/products/compaq-presario-sr1720nx-tower-sempron-3500-plus-2-ghz-512-mb-160-gb/ Do you think I can install 4 GB of DDR1 SDRAM and make it run Windows 10? Or will it need more upgrades? If so, I’m thinking of selling and getting a brand new HP PC..

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Hi. It should run windows 10 32 bit if you add the maximum ram of 4gb. A gpu like the one I added will enhance to it's gaming performance as well as an ssd.

[@manuelcasasureno7814]

@@computerrefurbishment9748 How much does a gpu cost and is it difficult to install? Also what is an ssd?

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

@@manuelcasasureno7814 I have an evga gt 730 1gb installed. Anything more is overkill and the cpu will bottleneck. gpu prices are high at the moment though. Easy to install as there are still windows xp drivers available if you want to keep that. Windows 10 drivers you can also get. Drivers will take long time to install! ssd is a solid state drive and is much faster than the usual mechanical hard drives.

[@blistic7341]

THIS IS COPY OF MY PC

[@computerrefurbishment9748]

Nice, let us know if you upgrade it.