put it into the mortgage!
I think the first poster was right...it works, for now!
flight sim 10 would be nice though...ill stick to fs9 I think.
"Frosty" <> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 02:04:02 -0400 in 24hoursupport.helpdesk ODB,
> intended to write something intelligible, but instead wrote :
>
>>ODB wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've had a few annoying issues with my pc recently - looks like I've
>>> fixed
>>> it (for now?) down to a dusty ram chip.
>>>
>>> Anyway...its got me thinking about upgrading, because if this is indeed
>>> fixed, I can offload it to pops who'll be really happy to upgrade his
>>> p3-500
>>> !
>>>
>>> Only the box, as my screen and keyboard/speaker setup is fine.
>>> I've got:
>>>
>>> AMD 2800+
>>> 512mb ram (400ddr)
>>> 200gig HD + 80 gig
>>> leadtek 256mg video
>>> All about 3 -4years old.
>>> running xp.
>>>
>>> was thinking of upgrading to :
>>>
>>> intel core 2 duo e6300
>>> new board
>>> 2 gig ram
>>> 320gig hd
>>> 256 meg 8600gts card
>>> etc
>>>
>>>
>>> I play a bit of flight simulator and generally surf/music etc but would
>>> love
>>> a speedier machine.
>>>
>>> For the $1000 odd (aussie) dollars is this a worthwhile upgrade or am I
>>> better of spending another $90 for a gig of ram, doing a rebuild and
>>> being
>>> very happy?
>
> I went to 3 gigs of ram, and to be hinest I can't tell the difference
> from the one gig I started out with.
> Now the 1000gigs of hard drive space, that's another matter.
> I say, go for it!
> Hey, what're you gonna do with that thousand Oz bucks anyway?
>>
>>If it were my $1,000 it wouldn't be worth it. But since you'd love a
>>speedier machine, it sounds like you're wanting someone to give you
>>permission. Okay, go ahead and do it.
>
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