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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 1137 Views
My sympathies. 6 years is a good life though. You should be proud! *NM* Timthetrolloc - 22/10/2010 06:16:13 AM 439 Views
I would just get a new one Amys - 22/10/2010 06:58:02 AM 949 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 903 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 1015 Views
Huh? Floffe - 23/10/2010 04:24:24 AM 942 Views
My deepest condolences. Darth_Katie - 22/10/2010 01:39:01 PM 924 Views
I'm with Morgawse Fox and Ravens - 22/10/2010 04:58:39 PM 875 Views
If it is 6 years old get a new one *NM* Roland00 - 22/10/2010 05:23:39 PM 453 Views
OK, you guys are probably right BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 05:51:23 PM 935 Views
Re: OK, you guys are probably right Fox and Ravens - 22/10/2010 06:38:49 PM 1200 Views
Re: OK, you guys are probably right BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 06:53:56 PM 889 Views
One thing about that site, though Fox and Ravens - 22/10/2010 06:57:56 PM 918 Views
Re: One thing about that site, though BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 07:01:54 PM 911 Views
What he said. Keira - 24/10/2010 09:01:49 AM 1051 Views
There is no motherboard that can accept both socket types Roland00 - 24/10/2010 01:47:39 PM 880 Views
If you're trying to conserve money, don't bother with the SSD. Morgawse - 22/10/2010 06:40:14 PM 917 Views
Re: If you're trying to conserve money, don't bother with the SSD. BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 06:56:58 PM 890 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 447 Views
Well it would help with switching between programs BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 07:03:47 PM 922 Views
Bullshit, the SSD will make more of a difference than the extra memory Roland00 - 23/10/2010 04:38:44 AM 1004 Views
...not until you hit the reported astronomically high failure rate for SSDs, at least. Ghavrel - 23/10/2010 05:01:40 AM 901 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 977 Views
Go with an i5 750/760 or an i7 860/870 Roland00 - 23/10/2010 04:26:03 AM 959 Views
Also don't worry about sata 6.0 Gbps *NM* Roland00 - 23/10/2010 04:26:24 AM 464 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 444 Views
I tested the RAM, it's fine. BlackAdder - 22/10/2010 07:00:27 PM 937 Views
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