-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can I update my HP
- From: Foxhillers@xxxxxxx
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:46:38 EDT
In a message dated 9/19/03 3:50:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jtb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> OK -- need advice -- I absolutely adore my HP Pavilion even
> though it is 5 years old -- but in order to do larger
> paintings -- I need the following:
> 1 gig of Ram
> 60 Gig or more HD
> 1 GHZ for speed
>
> Can I update my HP Pavilion 8396 to this? It now has a:
>
> Processor: GenuineIntel Pentium (R) II 451 MHz
> Math Suppport: On Chip
> BIOS: Phoenix Technologies
> Bus Type: PCI,ISA, AGP, USB
> Ports: 1 Parallet, 2 Serial
> Memory: 512 (47% Utilized)
> Floppy Disks: 11.23 GB, 30.0 MB
> Multimedia: Sound, CD-ROM
> Video: 800X600 in 32bit Color, RAGE PRO
>
> From the looks of the above I would have to add 512 more in
> memory? A bigger Drive and a different Processor -- in order to
> update. I looked at systems out there but they do not have
> what I want and are over $2500. So would rather update if I
> can.
>
> Please give me your thoughts on this. Thanks
>
> Judith
>
Judith
What OS are you running? W98se optimizes at 512 mg. What graphics
software that requires a gig or memory and a pressor that speed?
Your mothboard is the key to how far up you can go.... go to the tech
specs on HP and see how fast a processor the board can support and how much of
what kinds of RAM.
And, you can get a whole lot of computing power with an OS for about
$1,000.00
MJH
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