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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

[dryriser.livejournal.com]

Yep, we're talking about hardware - though in this case, only the processor, which limits the cost. If it's of the Athlon XP era, then I may well be able to source a very cheap upgrade for you.

As for the poker stuff - is it web-based, or are there specific applications? Might be worth seeing if they do a linux binary...

[cheekbones3.livejournal.com]

Nah, they all run off apps. I can't really be arsed!

A cheap upgrade sounds great - is it worth me holding off buying RAM until I see what you might come up with, or is there enough cross-compatibility?