Upgrading current computer
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Upgrading current computer
Just thought I would post up what im upgrading to and what with to get your opinion and any suggestions are welcome.
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Socket 1156 4MB L3 Cache Retail Box Processor
Intel HUNTER COVE DH55HC H55 Socket 1156 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V
PNY GeForce 9800GT 1GB GDDR3 DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
ACE 520W PSU With 8cm Fan - 20+4pin 2x SATA 4pin ATX12V 2x Molex
And of course windows vista depending on what vista package the motherboard
can support. Upgrading to vista and giving the bits from my current pc to my sister for her pc
Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz Socket 1156 4MB L3 Cache Retail Box Processor
Intel HUNTER COVE DH55HC H55 Socket 1156 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz i5 Memory Kit CL9 1.5V
PNY GeForce 9800GT 1GB GDDR3 DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
ACE 520W PSU With 8cm Fan - 20+4pin 2x SATA 4pin ATX12V 2x Molex
And of course windows vista depending on what vista package the motherboard
can support. Upgrading to vista and giving the bits from my current pc to my sister for her pc
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Hallllooooooo....it's 2010. 'Upgrading' to Vista is more suited to folk on the time-travel thread in Jet Blast. Pick out the ones with faces like this: 
or 
I'm still unsure if MS is going to tolerate my OEM Windows 7 on a build. NewEgg and CompUSA have both assured me that they never have any trouble.
or I'm still unsure if MS is going to tolerate my OEM Windows 7 on a build. NewEgg and CompUSA have both assured me that they never have any trouble.
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To fully utilise the 4GB RAM you will need to install the 64-bit version of Win7.
Just make sure you have all the necessary 64-bit drivers for your hardware and all the apps you want to run are 64-bit / aware / compatible.
SD
Just make sure you have all the necessary 64-bit drivers for your hardware and all the apps you want to run are 64-bit / aware / compatible.
SD
More bang for your buck
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cant run windows 7 because of when I buy Vista because my current components are compatible and are going in my sister pc the choice of os is only Vista
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I though XP could address 4 gig of ram?.
Admit to being a bit confused re 64 bit,the CPU in the Draper super puter is capable of 64 bit thingy,does it mean it will run stuff twice as fast?
Many moons ago I built a dual CPU pentium 500 on the understanding it would be swift,but only if progs had been specitically coded or what they called multi threaded or able to use two separate CPUs
Admit to being a bit confused re 64 bit,the CPU in the Draper super puter is capable of 64 bit thingy,does it mean it will run stuff twice as fast?
Many moons ago I built a dual CPU pentium 500 on the understanding it would be swift,but only if progs had been specitically coded or what they called multi threaded or able to use two separate CPUs
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Like Saab and GG, I'm baffled. You're building a new computer, to 2010 spec, and then installing Vista on it? Why on earth would you do that?
If you're giving the old PC away, with the Vista that's on it, then you can't use that Vista on the new one anyway.
If you're installing 4GB of RAM, either you're going to waste some of that, or you need the 64 bit version of Win 7. As they say, make sure there are 64-bit drivers for all the peripherals you want to use.
If you're giving the old PC away, with the Vista that's on it, then you can't use that Vista on the new one anyway.
If you're installing 4GB of RAM, either you're going to waste some of that, or you need the 64 bit version of Win 7. As they say, make sure there are 64-bit drivers for all the peripherals you want to use.
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Whatever floats your boat! I switched to Windows 7 on my desktop and laptop, and reckon it's significantly more capable.
I moved a few folks from Vista to XP (to get their machines to work correctly when Vista wouldn't). They are now all on Win 7 and happy.
I moved a few folks from Vista to XP (to get their machines to work correctly when Vista wouldn't). They are now all on Win 7 and happy.
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From: Chez Sprog
Vista's alright provided you spec the machine to the os & yours will run it comfortably. What you'll be missing however, is the user experience.
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I certainly go along with Keef. (and others who share his puzzlement.) I actually bought Vista with real money - quite a lot of it - 'cos I believed the hype. It slowed the machine down, was buggy / picky, and several of my peripherals didn't work... I bought two bluetooth dongles which claimed to be Vista-ready and even with the latest software never got them to work.
Reverted back to XP. Still had the disks and the sticker, so that was ok.
Messed about with W7 in its various betas on my spare machine (not wanting to be bitten twice) and found it was a busy little o.s. which went off and found its own drivers for most things without me telling it - or even knowing about it at first. Faster than XP, **much** faster than Vista, tho' it still has most of the bells'n'whistles.
But, as Keef says, wotever lights your fire.
Reverted back to XP. Still had the disks and the sticker, so that was ok.
Messed about with W7 in its various betas on my spare machine (not wanting to be bitten twice) and found it was a busy little o.s. which went off and found its own drivers for most things without me telling it - or even knowing about it at first. Faster than XP, **much** faster than Vista, tho' it still has most of the bells'n'whistles.
But, as Keef says, wotever lights your fire.
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Just thought I would post up what im upgrading to and what with to get your opinion and any suggestions are welcome.
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Regarding the RAM, my understanding is that 32 bit Windows will recognise 4GB, but that includes the 1GB on the video card. So only 3 of the 4 GB system RAM will be recognised. As others have said, no problem with 64 bit Windows.
Ref the CPU, Intel i5 750 seems excellent bang for the buck at present.
Ref the CPU, Intel i5 750 seems excellent bang for the buck at present.