-=PCTechTalk=- Re: My Contraption
- From: Jo Ann <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 00:10:02 -0400
Becky,
If you have the XP disk, you can stick with it. XP will be supported
till 2011, and that may be extended. I'll keep mine as long as I can.
Jo Ann
Becky kane wrote:
> You have a very good point there and seeing Gmans post, your two minds must
> have been sync. Your right, this has to be a old computer and other than the
> 120 gig drive and the new 80mm fan I bought already outlived it's days.
>
> I do have some worries about vista though, but no matter what I'll end up
> with it soon. Your points are very true, now I just need to figure out
> bare-bones vs store bought prices. I'm going to do some figuring on it, try
> to get the best as I can and still stay in budget.
>
> God Bless & Thank You
> Becky
>
> Don WIlcox <Dwilcox3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Becky,
> I've been out of this thread for a while also so these comments may not be
> pertinent...
>
> If your existing machine is only 866 MHz it is likely full of old and slow
> technology. Unless the parts you want to carry forward are a lot newer than
> the rest of the computer you need to take a close look at their speed and
> their capabilities. Especially if you are going to upgrade to Vista at the
> same time. Video card capabilities and memory are critical to take
> advantage of many features in Vista.
>
> Your old parts may be so slow as to create a bottleneck for your new
> computer that will make it run as slow or slower than your old computer did.
> Older harddrives run at 5400 rpm or slower and have very small onboard
> caches. Older CD-RW drives are not only much slower but are also obsolete.
> Newer drives are much faster and burn CDs and DVDs, including dual layer,
> RAM and lightscribe discs.
>
> If it is your plan to spend between 250 to 500 bucks on a barebones systems,
> you might want to consider looking at complete pre-built sytems at Wal-Mart,
> Sam's Club, Costco etc. At Wal-mart a 3GHZ computer with 1GB RAM, DVD super
> drive and Vista Home Premium can be had for as little as $398.
>
> Of course buying a complete pre-built system does nothing to teach you how
> to put together and take apart a computer, so if that is important factor
> that into your decision process also.
>
> Don
>
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