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Old 4th Jan 2000, 03:40
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Beside the EDO ram you will be able to use all the other bits and pieces....and you need a new cabinet.
Just have a look for a decent midi tower which will fit under your desk.
Watch the 3.5" and 5.25" slots, these days you can easily run out of them.
If you still have 5.25" floppies (you may want to stop these now), the CD drive, the DVD drive and perhaps a backup system may use one 5.25" slot.
On the 3.5" slot section you need a floppy and at least two harddrive slots (you can use a 5.25 slot with brackets instead).
Watch the power unit, insist on a 250 W at least.
CPU, well, depends what you want to do with the machine. More in games ---> go for the AMD, it will not be beaten.
If you are more in programming or office or graphics ---> the Intel is a must.
Watch for the slots on the motherboard. There are plenty around which have not enough ISA slots or just 2 PCI slots with one still shared on the AGP slot.
I am not from your area, but some chaps have posted some addresses earlier already.
Good luck

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Next upgrade is my laundry machine, will put a silencer around it....