You can get a whole lot of computing power for less than a $1,000. Especially when dealing with Dell and HP/Compaq. If you go refurbished the deals get better. Dave -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Foxhillers@xxxxxxx Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:47 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can I update my HP 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 To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk