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Limp Gawd
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- Feb 5, 2007
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OK, my office computer (desktop) is churning away. Not sure if the HD is failing, or possibly its infected. But in either case, it needs an upgrade.
This is what I have and would like to KEEP:
* Gigabyte S-series GA-M61PME-S2P mobo: seems adequate (manual says - "Supports AMD Phenom™ x 4 / Athlon™ x 2 series Processors")
* Case, power supply and graphics card are also adequate.
* Also have acceptable monitor, keyboard and mouse and DVD drive.
Here's what I WANT TO BUY:
1) SSD (~240GB)
2) Faster CPU (currently have AMD:SEM LE1200 2.1G)
3) More RAM (currently have 1Gx2:OCZ DII800) - would like 4GB
Budget is not really a consideration. These three parts should be relatively inexpensive. I'm pretty good at installing parts, it's the selection of the parts that I need help with. Computer is office mule only, no heavy demands on it at all. I just need this thing to do spreadsheets, e-mail and browsing.
Also, I will be re-using my Windows 7 Home Premium 'Upgrade' disc, and I want to see if there's any shortcut that would eliminate the requirement to install Windows XP first.
Many thanks for any help. Dave F.
This is what I have and would like to KEEP:
* Gigabyte S-series GA-M61PME-S2P mobo: seems adequate (manual says - "Supports AMD Phenom™ x 4 / Athlon™ x 2 series Processors")
* Case, power supply and graphics card are also adequate.
* Also have acceptable monitor, keyboard and mouse and DVD drive.
Here's what I WANT TO BUY:
1) SSD (~240GB)
2) Faster CPU (currently have AMD:SEM LE1200 2.1G)
3) More RAM (currently have 1Gx2:OCZ DII800) - would like 4GB
Budget is not really a consideration. These three parts should be relatively inexpensive. I'm pretty good at installing parts, it's the selection of the parts that I need help with. Computer is office mule only, no heavy demands on it at all. I just need this thing to do spreadsheets, e-mail and browsing.
Also, I will be re-using my Windows 7 Home Premium 'Upgrade' disc, and I want to see if there's any shortcut that would eliminate the requirement to install Windows XP first.
Many thanks for any help. Dave F.
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