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From: Salad Dodger on 29 Jul 2010 15:20 On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:13:56 -0700 (PDT), Timo at Work <timohg(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> It scores 3.8 on that Win7 Experience index. > >You might want to check what the lowest score is and address that. >Graphics card? RAM? HDD? Processor 5.6 RAM 5.5 Graphics 3.9 Gaming gfx 3.8 HDD 5.3 I have a GeForce 9800GT sat here doing nothing, but it needs a PCI x16 slot, and my mobo doesn't possess one. I want to avoid the new mobo = RAM/CPU not compatible endless cash spiral
From: wessie on 29 Jul 2010 15:28 Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote in news:jgh356dhjt9u9hdf575pmd6mmeicitinhs(a)4ax.com: > I need a new post thing to attach the CPU heatsink/fan to the mobo > anyway. One of those push, click and twist jobbies. > > I presume these are available separately? Send a begging email to that nice Mr Brownz. He's probably using loads of them as desk ornaments. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: ginge on 29 Jul 2010 15:51 On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:31:21 +0100, Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: >What's the processor of choice nowadays? 486/50 or 66? i3 530 (cheap) or i5 750 (more spensiv, but betterer) 4 GB RAM (enough for anything desktoppy)
From: eatmorepies on 29 Jul 2010 16:33 "ginge" <the.gingeREMOVE(a)THISgmail.com> wrote in message news:kqm356t06pffgvrhvbtjgdm5tm9pdjpqnh(a)4ax.com... > On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:31:21 +0100, Salad Dodger > <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: > >>What's the processor of choice nowadays? 486/50 or 66? > > > i3 530 (cheap) or i5 750 (more spensiv, but betterer) > > 4 GB RAM (enough for anything desktoppy) I've got 4 GB RAM in an XP machine and if I try to alter large areas of a picture with 'content aware healing brush' Adobe CS5 tells me that it's run out of RAM. I'm looking at a new machine - unless someone can show me how to get XP to see more RAM. John
From: Timo at Work on 29 Jul 2010 17:29
On Jul 29, 12:20 pm, Salad Dodger <salad.dod...(a)idnet.com> wrote: > On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:13:56 -0700 (PDT), Timo at Work > > <tim...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> It scores 3.8 on that Win7 Experience index. > > >You might want to check what the lowest score is and address that. > >Graphics card? RAM? HDD? > > Processor 5.6 > RAM 5.5 > Graphics 3.9 > Gaming gfx 3.8 > HDD 5.3 > > I have a GeForce 9800GT sat here doing nothing, but it needs a PCI x16 > slot, and my mobo doesn't possess one. Upgrade time, methinks. > I want to avoid the new mobo = RAM/CPU not compatible endless cash > spiral Buy a better machine, used, and transfer the HDD? |