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I was kinda looking for a new desktop this month to replace the 4 year old Dell I am using (been upgraded along the way but its still older) and I could not find one new system out there selling with anything but Win 8. Once you get the XP machine, plug the MB full of RAM and a new faster hard drive, and install Win 7 on it. That should help a lot. Then put Win 7 on your Son's new computer once he gets tired of Win 8.
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12-19-2012, 05:49 AM
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He's already got a dual core machine with a 2 gig of v-card and 4 gigs of RAM, maybe I should just get him a new OS and get ME a faster machine. I kinda hate to do that though, it's only 10 years old and there's plenty of life left in the old girl..... |
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12-19-2012, 06:01 AM
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Ten years old is about five years too much... but enjoy!
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12-19-2012, 06:34 AM
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Scott,
I had XP and Win7 and upgraded to Win 8 when it launched, is not the fastest but the most consistent and overall I agree that is the fastest.. It boots quick and antivirus integrated makes it pretty acceptable, no more slow boots due to antivirus. So in those benchmarks Win8 lost by a split hair but I think for the general population Win 8 is the absolute winner. Quote:
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