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PSYCHOPIXIE - 07 Jan 2005 10:49 GMT

I personally am quite happy with my pc at the moment but I would love t
have at go on Xp and have been told my pc would crawl along on it. Wel
I may buy a new pc with my bonus this year but don't think I'll par
with the old one :)

PSYCHOPIXIE Wrote:

> I was wondering how old does a pc need to be before it should be dumpe
> and a new one bought? Mine is running fine(It's just 3 years old). I'
> not interested in replacing the hard drive when the time comes or eve
> for size purposes. But I do feel under pressure to buy a new pc as har
> drive sizes, speed and memory etc have all increased in size on new pc
> which is appealing. And this makes my 13gb Hard drive feels a littl
> lacking as does my pentium 3 processor. When should I take the plung
> and hand over the cash for a new model

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PSYCHOPIXIE

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Ron Martell - 08 Jan 2005 00:26 GMT

>I personally am quite happy with my pc at the moment but I would love to
>have at go on Xp and have been told my pc would crawl along on it. Well
>I may buy a new pc with my bonus this year but don't think I'll part
>with the old one :)

What are the specs for your current system? A 3 year old box (bought
in late 2001 or early 2002) should be reasonably robust although it
may need more RAM in order to run Windows XP.

Here are my basic guidelines for deciding if the hardware is adequate
to run Windows XP.

1. Must have at least 4 gb of unused space on the hard drive.

2. If the CPU speed is between 400 and 800 mhz then it needs at least
512 mb of RAM.
If the CPU speed is between 800 mhz and 1.2 ghz then it needs at
least 384 mb of RAM
If the CPU speed is faster than 1.2 ghz then it needs at least 256
mb of RAM.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

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