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[cheekbones3]

It's that time again. My PC is getting a bit old and creaky, so I need to at least upgrade, and probably just get a new one.

I'm looking for advice therefore: I've currently got a 2GHz processor and 900MB of RAM, hard drive space is not an issue, I've got an external drive too.

Is it worth me upgrading what I've got at the moment, or should I just get something new and whizzy? I'm slightly concerned about the usual problems of transferring across all the stuff I've got running on this computer, and also because I'll be sticking with Windows, it seems like a bit of a limbo time to upgrade to Vista when it's supposedly crap and the new one's coming out later anyway.

Another thought, is it possible to port my current registered (!) Windoze XP to a new computer at all, possible via the external hard drive? I don't have the original disks, as I got this comp second hand.

I look forward to your tech consultancy pitches!

Comments

[guyinahat.livejournal.com]

If it's what comes up on the crucial memory finder, it's guaranteed to be compatible with your motherboard. I don't *think* having an old 512 card in at a different speed will make a difference, but I'm not 100% sure. The existing cards should say on them what the speed is, so I'd say just crack your case and have an eyeball. Considering how small the marginal cost is, I'd say get three 1gb cards.

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

The finder basically tells me I've got 512MB sticks in, but I don't know my computer model (can't find it!), so there's no more info than that. Ho hum!

[guyinahat.livejournal.com]

The belarc advisor should tell you the specific motherboard under 'System Model' at the top right. You should then be able to plug this into the crucial memory finder. Or just google the motherboard and you should get the spec from somewhere, probably the manufacturer.

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

But aye, I'll open it up and have a gander.