New Computer Specs

[Jase2]

I'd recommend something like the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 for the processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

2gb RAM should be fine, too.

[Dismounted]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

a x86 SO reads at maximum 3,5gb not over ... but there is a question about this, cause someone has said that the OS 'reads' 3,5GB but in realty you can use 4GB (if you have 4 1GB sticks)

That is partially correct. A 32-bit OS can address 4GiB of memory. Because of memory in graphics cards and other things, the readable amount of RAM is usually in the ballpark of 3-3.5GiB in a 32-bit OS.

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Jase2

I'd recommend something like the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 for the processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017

2gb RAM should be fine, too.

yes the Q6600 (step G0) right now is the better CPU for the money that you can find it ... :up:

[Boofo]

You can buy me one, Christian, I don't mind.

[Zachariah]

Depends what you want to do with it. I would destroy it on the things I do. What do you plan to do with the unit ?

My new one works greate

os: Microsoft® Windows Vista?„? Ultimate - Service Pack 1 (6.0.6001)
up: 2days 14hrs 14mins 7secs cpu: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (x64) at 2400MHz (5% Load)
gfx: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB res: 1920x1080 16bit 70Hz
ram: 1954/4092.6MB
hdd: C:\ 362GB/465.76GB
net: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - 1000MB/s 2.96GB In 317.19MB Out

[iogames]

Call me old fashion, I always thought that it was the person in front of the computer what really matters...

[Boofo]

Slow Old Man in front of Slow Old Computer = Boofo

[KURTZ]

Originally Posted by Boofo

You can buy me one, Christian, I don't mind.

for or from you Bobby?

Originally Posted by Zachariah

Depends what you want to do with it. I would destroy it on the things I do. What do you plan to do with the unit ?

My new one works greate

os: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate - Service Pack 1 (6.0.6001)
up: 2days 14hrs 14mins 7secs cpu: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (x64) at 2400MHz (5% Load)
gfx: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB res: 1920x1080 16bit 70Hz
ram: 1954/4092.6MB
hdd: C:\ 362GB/465.76GB
net: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - 1000MB/s 2.96GB In 317.19MB Out

nice Johnny now give to your CPU some frequency ...

Originally Posted by iogames

Call me old fashion, I always thought that it was the person in front of the computer what really matters...

Originally Posted by Boofo

Slow Old Man in front of Slow Old Computer = Boofo

c'on Bob, you're much younger than me and Josh together ... lol

[iogames]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

c'mon Bob, you're much younger than me and Josh together ... lol

I know you're trying to cheer him up, but I don't like to lie either LOL

Since there was a time that I used to repair computers as hobby, ppl came to ask me for a good model, I never saw the relation between a good computer and talented work...

I've been there since the Intel 8086

[legionofangels]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

Depends what you want to do with it. I would destroy it on the things I do. What do you plan to do with the unit ?

My new one works greate

os: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Ultimate - Service Pack 1 (6.0.6001)
up: 2days 14hrs 14mins 7secs cpu: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (x64) at 2400MHz (5% Load)
gfx: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB res: 1920x1080 16bit 70Hz
ram: 1954/4092.6MB
hdd: C:\ 362GB/465.76GB
net: NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - 1000MB/s 2.96GB In 317.19MB Out

NVIDIA pwnZ! I totally agree. I just don't think I need it, I don't game and animated imagery requiring a lot of mem I just don't do too much since it's not good for web applications it seems.

Never game, so don't need all that.

Originally Posted by iogames

Call me old fashion, I always thought that it was the person in front of the computer what really matters...

I'll take any instructions you'd like to give the past 15 years behind one probably haven't done me justice. lol.

I think I probably didn't get the best pc, but I didn't care, the only thing I wanted that I didn't get was Dell Media Direct again, as I loved that, or that thing that they have on the new desktops where they put the Music Files you are listening to on this small like 2.5 inch window so you can sift through them fast and switch tracks, with like album info and stuff. Soo... cool, but I didn't want to spend a grand just for that.

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OH YEAH!

I didn't want Vista either and I have both installation discs for Win XP SP 1 and SP 2, should I upload another OS, and then delete Vista? Increasing my usable RAM, or since I kept Vista basic and it only uses 512 MB RAM "they say" should I just deal with it?

The dell people say..."oh no, you shouldn't do that", yet if you look on there site they are offering it for an extra $100 bucks as a bonus OS. So why can't I do it, if I know how? and yes I know how.