Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 4:44 AM |
arington |
I'm just curious if Windows PC users spend their time like we do, installing XP on ten year old Dells? |
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RE: Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 2:30 PM |
cmstar |
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mjoecups358 You are not tied to your motherboard anymore than any other computer user. Want a board with agp? Get a Gigabit ethernet board on e-bay on the cheap. In many cases in the pc world, just as with Xpostfacto, people already have a huge investment in peripherals, software, and hardware that is not compatible with newer systems and not easily replaced. If you have a Pentium II that's been running fine for 5 or 6 years, it's a lot more reasonable to spend $100 to get it up to a 1.4 GHz rather than 400-500 for a cheap e-machine with XP that probably won't run half of your software. |
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RE: Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 12:26 PM |
tempest |
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If you have a motherboard such as an Abit BH6 where you can upgrade the CPU cheaply and it allows overclocking, its value is along the lines of old world Macs. I have a BH6@450MHz and 320MB that I have installed XP for my dad. It runs well and is upgradable to 1GHz for around $150-$200 for the CPU. |
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RE: Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 11:37 AM |
mjoecups358 |
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In a world where logci boards are a cheaply and widely available commodity, I must say I think it would be STUPID to do a powerlogix or Sonnet style of processor upgrade. We are married to our old logic boards because Apple doesn't license roms/software. Of there was a faster DDR/AGP logic board for my powerpro, I would be buying it in a heartbeat... Marty |
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RE: Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 11:07 AM |
sneitzel |
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Yes, sometimes. I managed to get XP Professional running on an AMD K6 266 chip. Sluggish with 128MB RAM but very useable with 512MB. Scott |
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RE: Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 9:11 AM |
cmstar |
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Actually, some of them do. I'm considering joinging them. (not leave the mac platform though). The difference is that we try to keep as much of the old hardware as possible and just add to it. Most pc users think that to upgrade the processor, they have to upgrade the motherboard, thereby making a brand new machine instead of an upgrade. However there is a company called powerleap (www.powerleap.com) that makes processor upgrade cards in the same vein as powerlogix or sonnet. You can upgrade a Pentium 1 or II motherboard to well over a GHz. I so wish macsales would carry this stuff as well. Now I just want to know if you can upgrade an old dos card and if Ryan could make drivers for it in OS X. But I'll refrain from begging lest I be shot :) |
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RE: Do Windows users do this? |
October, 29, 2003 7:19 AM |
kirkfuller |
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Dual user myself, but have never been fond of PC's inability to stand the test of time. Best I did or ever wanted to try was Windows 2000 Pro on a Compaq Armada notebook (P166 80MB RAM / 5GB HD). Runs, but I would never try XP on it, though there are people who have. My 8600 runs as solid now as it did when I got it in 1998. Course this is why most people in this forum probably have a basement full of older Mac's cause it's hard to trash something that even 10 years later can still be useful. |