cpu

[ddouglass]

Originally Posted by billyo

just got done and fixed one of the pc's..i just replaced the old motherboard with a refurbished one, and i used one of the old cpu's and it's working fine now..i couldn't use the the other older cpu, since i wiped off the thermal grease on it, i just have to wait for the ones i ordered to come in..i'm thinking about upgrading these pc's with new hhd. and memory card.what is the posibility of upgrading it to a new os.( w7)?

The problem with that is some of the older hardware (including motherboards) are not compatible with Windows 7. Once you get it going with the existing XP(?) you can check on Microsoft's website and they have a compatability tool you can run or at least they used to.

[billyo]

Thanks , i thought about and it i think i'll stay with my xp..i'm using one of the pc's right now and it's running like a charm..and it's faster too..i'll just upgrade the ram (2g-4g) and hhd.( 500g - 1tb ) after going through to all these i think i'm ready to build a computer myself..

[Lonman]

Windows XP will only see 3gb of the 4gb ram. And some of the comp gurus I know tell me a system will actually perform faster with 4 512mb (2gb) rather than 4 1gb modules (4gb) due to latency issues in the bigger modules.

[billyo]

Originally Posted by Lonman

Windows XP will only see 3gb of the 4gb ram. And some of the comp gurus I know tell me a system will actually perform faster with 4 512mb (2gb) rather than 4 1gb modules (4gb) due to latency issues in the bigger modules.

i just got the ultra ddr2 memory,2048mb pc2-6400 800 mhz, 4gb of ram..2x1024.( $42.00 ).my pc only has two slots..checked the compatibilty and i shoud be able to upgrade it to 4gb.(.by the way this memory will be installed on the other pc a soon as the other cpu comes in ).this pc im using now even with the 512g on ( i will be upgrading it to a 2gb) it it's running faster than before..well i had to removed some programs i dont need..this pc will be use mainly for doing some music editing and ie browsing ..having to replaced the motherboards, it opens a lot of possibilty for me to build a pc..but thanks for the info..

[billyo]

got all the pc's working.upgraded the rams to 4gb..p4 2.8 cpu's fresh xp pro intalled..video memory to 3057..and it made a lot of diff..it's alot faster ..i'm happy.