Windows 7 on following system - workable?
- Thread starter coopsjc21
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The system currently only has 512mb so I'd need to spend £50 to get it up to 2gb. They also want a blu-ray drive added (£67) so I'd end up replacing the gfx card anyway (another £70).
You reckon it would be better to just upgrade mobo and cpu to make sure it can handle win7 properly?
You reckon it would be better to just upgrade mobo and cpu to make sure it can handle win7 properly?
Thats what I was thinking clv101. It'd only be about an extra £85 too, so be worth it. I mean what option would you take....
Current system
P4 3ghz
crap motherboard
geforce fx5200 128mb
512mb ddr1 ram
80gb hdd
dvd/cd +rw
micro atx case and 300w psu
Option 1
Blu-ray drive: £67
Upgraded memory 2gb ddr pc3200: £50
Upgraded graphics card hd4650 agp8x: £70
Adaptors: £10
Hard drive £33 (160GB... currently 80GB)
Windows 7 Home premium: £85
Total: around £315
Option 2: For a new system...
Motherboard gigabyte am3 (with onboard gfx): £67
Processor athlon x2: £52
Memory ddr3: £89
Hard drive 500gb: £40
Blu-ray drive: £67
Windows 7 Home Premium: £85
Use existing case/psu
Total: around £400
Current system
P4 3ghz
crap motherboard
geforce fx5200 128mb
512mb ddr1 ram
80gb hdd
dvd/cd +rw
micro atx case and 300w psu
Option 1
Blu-ray drive: £67
Upgraded memory 2gb ddr pc3200: £50
Upgraded graphics card hd4650 agp8x: £70
Adaptors: £10
Hard drive £33 (160GB... currently 80GB)
Windows 7 Home premium: £85
Total: around £315
Option 2: For a new system...
Motherboard gigabyte am3 (with onboard gfx): £67
Processor athlon x2: £52
Memory ddr3: £89
Hard drive 500gb: £40
Blu-ray drive: £67
Windows 7 Home Premium: £85
Use existing case/psu
Total: around £400