My new hp computer I just bought for $75

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ukfazzberry

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i just bought a pre owned hp compaq dc7900 the other day for $75.

it has:

intel vpro core2 duo e8500@ 3.16ghz cpu
2gb ram
80 gb hard drive (hard disk is wiped off!!)
dual layer dvd rw drive

is this computer any good?
which operating system do i need to install?

any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
XP would run nicely, as would Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 8 32-bit.

What are you going to be doing with this PC?
 
spirit said:
XP would run nicely, as would Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 8 32-bit.

What are you going to be doing with this PC?
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will use computer for general internet browsing and for word processing. will also takes pictures off of my camera and put it on the computer.
 
Yeah any one of those 3 OSes will be fine. I'd go with 7 or 8 though purely because they're newer and more modern than XP.

You probably want to stick with 32-bit having only 2GB of RAM. If you can, it may be an idea to upgrade to 4GB because then you can use a 64-bit OS.
 
spirit said:
Yeah any one of those 3 OSes will be fine. I'd go with 7 or 8 though purely because they're newer and more modern than XP.

You probably want to stick with 32-bit having only 2GB of RAM. If you can, it may be an idea to upgrade to 4GB because then you can use a 64-bit OS.
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how do i get windows 7? how much will windows 7 and a 4gb of RAM cost me?
 
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Your HP dc7900 supports DDR2 667MHz and DDR2 800MHz.

If you wanted a RAM upgrade, you'd be best buy off buying this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145195 yeah DDR2 is expensive these days and these are only 667MHz DIMMs but they'll work.

Here are the different configurations you can have http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...t.jsp?prodSeriesId=3785403&objectID=c01869333 I'd stick those 2GB sticks in slots 2 and 4.
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great! will newegg ship to uk? how much am i looking at paying for windows 7 and 2x2gb sticks?
 
Ah you're in the UK? Sorry I saw from your first post '$75' and I thought you were American.

I'm a Brit and I always buy from Novatech, so I'd recommend taking a look at them. I always seem to get next day delivery even though I don't pay for it. :D

Windows 7 64-bit http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/software/gfc-02050.html

Here's Windows 8 64-bit if you're interested? http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/software/operatingsystems/wn7-00403.html

Here's the RAM http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...2-pc2-6400/800mhz/bls2cp2g2d80ebs1s00ceu.html I'm pretty confident that will work. This should definitely work http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr2-pc2-6400/800mhz/ram-804gk.html
 
spirit said:
Ah you're in the UK? Sorry I saw from your first post '$75' and I thought you were American.

I'm a Brit and I always buy from Novatech, so I'd recommend taking a look at them. I always seem to get next day delivery even though I don't pay for it. :D

Windows 7 64-bit http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/software/gfc-02050.html

Here's Windows 8 64-bit if you're interested? http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/software/operatingsystems/wn7-00403.html

Here's the RAM http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/...2-pc2-6400/800mhz/bls2cp2g2d80ebs1s00ceu.html I'm pretty confident that will work. This should definitely work http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/memory-pc/ddr2-pc2-6400/800mhz/ram-804gk.html
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how much is this computer worth with windows 7 64 bit and crucial ballistix sport 4gb (2x2GB) ram? i also have a copy of office 2013 ready to install.
 
Maybe just under £100 or so... maybe more in the £60-80 range. The hardware is kind of dated now.
 
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