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ben · 6th Sep 2017, 12:07 am

Okay. Many thanks for the tips. Sounds like its time to ditch the old dinosaurs!
I will bite the bullet and get a new CPU, after all its been more than a decade since I bought a PC (excepting a little Asus laptop 6 years ago!)

Looking at the specs of new machines, the processor speed seems to be quoted as around 3Ghz (so not much more than the 2.8Ghz I already have) but I don't know what all this Duo core/quad core business is, presumably that means processing speed is doubled?

I also noted that some of the new PCs do not have a VGA output, which I need as I already have perfectly good VGA monitors. Do they still have PCI slots or have they also gone the way of the dodo by now?

It looks like my options are:

- Buy a new plug- in -and -go PC CPU from the local electronics barn (cheapest they have: HP (AMD) 4X2GHZ 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, WIN10, cost: 320 Euros). I don´t really want to pay for win 10 as I would downgrade to win 7!

-Buy a new or refurb from Amazon, these seem to start at about 200 euros for something with a reasonable HDD.

As always, your thoughts welcome. Mods - since this subject matter seems to have taken a turn towards the modern, feel free to split or relocate thread as appropriate!

6th Sep 2017, 12:07 am	#4
ben Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK Posts: 7,498	Re: New hard drive for Pentium IV Okay. Many thanks for the tips. Sounds like its time to ditch the old dinosaurs! I will bite the bullet and get a new CPU, after all its been more than a decade since I bought a PC (excepting a little Asus laptop 6 years ago!) Looking at the specs of new machines, the processor speed seems to be quoted as around 3Ghz (so not much more than the 2.8Ghz I already have) but I don't know what all this Duo core/quad core business is, presumably that means processing speed is doubled? I also noted that some of the new PCs do not have a VGA output, which I need as I already have perfectly good VGA monitors. Do they still have PCI slots or have they also gone the way of the dodo by now? It looks like my options are: - Buy a new plug- in -and -go PC CPU from the local electronics barn (cheapest they have: HP (AMD) 4X2GHZ 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, WIN10, cost: 320 Euros). I don´t really want to pay for win 10 as I would downgrade to win 7! -Buy a new or refurb from Amazon, these seem to start at about 200 euros for something with a reasonable HDD. As always, your thoughts welcome. Mods - since this subject matter seems to have taken a turn towards the modern, feel free to split or relocate thread as appropriate! __________________ Regards, Ben.