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Huh? Floffe Send a noteboard - 23/10/2010 04:24:24 AM
With a machine that old you'll be getting awful performance anyway and other components will start to go too. YOu'll be continuously replacing stuff.


Not to mention that parts for older equipment are becoming hard to locate as they're no longer made. Heck, the selection of memory that's compatible with what I already have is already next to nothing - and I built it only a year ago.

A year ago I don't think you could still get mobos with DDR1, so you should have DDR2 which is still widely available, and also cheaper than DDR3. Now I'm curious of what you managed to get...
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My computer died last night BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 04:04:46 AM 797 Views
My sympathies. 6 years is a good life though. You should be proud! *NM* Timthetrolloc - 22/10/2010 06:16:13 AM 304 Views
I would just get a new one Amys - 22/10/2010 06:58:02 AM 655 Views
6 years old? Don't just replace the HD - build a new one, if you have the cash. Morgawse - 22/10/2010 01:35:08 PM 634 Views
Re: 6 years old? Don't just replace the HD - build a new one, if you have the cash. Macharius - 22/10/2010 05:30:03 PM 725 Views
Huh? Floffe - 23/10/2010 04:24:24 AM 655 Views
My deepest condolences. Darth_Katie - 22/10/2010 01:39:01 PM 633 Views
I'm with Morgawse Fox and Ravens - 22/10/2010 04:58:39 PM 600 Views
If it is 6 years old get a new one *NM* Roland00 - 22/10/2010 05:23:39 PM 306 Views
OK, you guys are probably right BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 05:51:23 PM 620 Views
Re: OK, you guys are probably right Fox and Ravens - 22/10/2010 06:38:49 PM 786 Views
Re: OK, you guys are probably right BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 06:53:56 PM 595 Views
One thing about that site, though Fox and Ravens - 22/10/2010 06:57:56 PM 611 Views
Re: One thing about that site, though BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 07:01:54 PM 634 Views
What he said. Keira - 24/10/2010 09:01:49 AM 707 Views
There is no motherboard that can accept both socket types Roland00 - 24/10/2010 01:47:39 PM 610 Views
If you're trying to conserve money, don't bother with the SSD. Morgawse - 22/10/2010 06:40:14 PM 643 Views
Re: If you're trying to conserve money, don't bother with the SSD. BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 06:56:58 PM 620 Views
If you're impatient, you'll notice the impact of the extra ram a lot more than the ssd. *NM* Morgawse - 22/10/2010 06:58:56 PM 302 Views
Well it would help with switching between programs BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 07:03:47 PM 656 Views
Bullshit, the SSD will make more of a difference than the extra memory Roland00 - 23/10/2010 04:38:44 AM 698 Views
...not until you hit the reported astronomically high failure rate for SSDs, at least. Ghavrel - 23/10/2010 05:01:40 AM 613 Views
SSDs have a high failure rate when they are new or you try out new firmware Roland00 - 23/10/2010 05:24:41 AM 685 Views
Go with an i5 750/760 or an i7 860/870 Roland00 - 23/10/2010 04:26:03 AM 673 Views
Also don't worry about sata 6.0 Gbps *NM* Roland00 - 23/10/2010 04:26:24 AM 323 Views
A power surge is likely to corrupt your RAM as well, and possibly motherboard components. *NM* Dreaded Anomaly - 22/10/2010 06:39:06 PM 307 Views
I tested the RAM, it's fine. BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 07:00:27 PM 667 Views
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