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| tt87 |
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 Leever Level: 33 Posts: 80/194 EXP: 214090 Next: 15089 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 5254 days Last view: 5052 days |
So I use an old PC. So what.
The thing is, should I consider upgrading, or just use it as-is? It's an old Gateway Astro with a celeron processor and a 4gig HD. 64meg RAM max. It can use my flash drive and the CD-Burner works sometimes, so I was wondering if it is still worth my time. Maybe someone else can shed some light on the subject... |
| Dwedit |
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 Red Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 53/162 EXP: 163182 Next: 2687 Since: 03-07-07 From: Chicago Last post: 3521 days Last view: 1616 days |
Gateway Astro? Hey, at least it's not an Emachines eOne.
I say turn it into a DOS box for games, but that depends on the quality of the sound card. Fortunately, Pentium II level can emulate several systems. I think it can even do "Nintendo Sixty Four!!!!" if it had an nvidia graphics card. ____________________ |
| setz |
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 Spike fuck~ Level: 58 Posts: 381/722 EXP: 1537288 Next: 40258 Since: 02-19-07 From: Pittsburgh, PA Last post: 5293 days Last view: 2581 days |
I wouldn't waste your time upgrading; for the same price you can probably just get a much better used PC. Don't get rid of it, though. you never know when you want an old PC for some odd reason ____________________ |
| Kernal |
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Gone Level: 88 Posts: 1677/1881 EXP: 6463820 Next: 186844 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6149 days Last view: 6140 days |
If it suits your needs and is in good working order, keep it and save the money you'd spend on a new one. If it's too slow or many parts are malfunctioning, might as well buy a new one. If you like old games and have space, keep the old one too, as new computers generally have trouble playing older games.
Then again...only 4 gigs? Sure, once upon a time it was enough, but the 4GB HD I had in 2002 was painful. |
| NightKev |
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 Cape Luigi Level: 131 Posts: 900/4792 EXP: 26236665 Next: 187955 Since: 03-15-07 Last post: 3737 days Last view: 3649 days |
Vista > 6GB so you won't be getting that anytime soon  (unless you get Acmlm's slimVista ). Anything from 2001+ most likely will take up too much space/ram for you to use it.____________________ |
| Xeon |
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Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 83/174 EXP: 181620 Next: 3743 Since: 03-09-07 Last post: 6023 days Last view: 3225 days |
Man if your computer is such junk, just ask around for anyone who has an old computer that they aren't using anymore or throwing out. I just recently got a 1.1 Ghz Athlon, 35 GB Hard Drive, 256 MB of RAM, and a 64 MB GeForce 2 that someone was throwing away. What can I say, the computer is old, but it's still very useful in my book. Last year I got a 900 Mhz Pentium III machine that had this cool Composite In card and a DVD-ROM. Basically just ask around, im sure someone is throwing a computer out, someone is always throwing useful things.
If you really get desperate, go dumpster diving at apartment complexes, I've found computers in there before. |
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