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12-04-2005, 07:06 PM
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Doubtful. If you think about it XP is more advanced software than Win ME or 2000 thus uses the cpu more wisely/ efficiently. I would recommend upgrading the RAM or CPU.
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12-04-2005, 07:07 PM
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DON'T LOAD ME ON IT! Trust me, that's a horrible OS! If you want something older on it, load 98, or maybe even XP. XP does tend to run a bit faster than 2000...
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12-04-2005, 07:15 PM
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i have a athlon k6 which is 500MHz. I've ran 98, 2K and XP on it. I will tell you right now, your RAM will enfluence the speed more then the CPU. As you go up from 98 to 2k to XP the memory requirements increase much more then the processor speed.
What exactly do you want to do with this computer? I have 2K on my K6 right now and it runs just fine, not slow at all. It's also a headless file server that is only running enough processes to keep the network connection up and run winamp. I don't even have antivirus on it, as it's isolated from the internet.
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12-04-2005, 07:36 PM
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I don't know where you live so I thought I'd get the memory chips from both sides of the atlantic;
MicroDirect: Corsair® 2048MB TwinX XMS 3200 C2 Memory Kit (2 x 1GB) NewEgg: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail I think Corsair is the best of the best mamory manufacturers. I think that either of these chips would do greatly improve the speed of you computer.
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12-04-2005, 09:05 PM
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2k = windows 2000
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P.S. for my P4 2.66GHz how huch DDR Ram do you suggest? Also Win 98 is VERY problematic isn't it? Blue screens etc.? Last edited by Apokarteron; 12-04-2005 at 09:48 PM. |
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