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To: heidi s who wrote (23175)11/4/2001 3:18:40 AM
From: Nick Morvay   of 110652
 
heidi, if you are upgrading the current machine then start with the memory. Windows loves lots of memory. Push it up to 512 minimum. At todays memory prices it's a cheap upgrade to maximize performance. Also, it's not a difficult procedure to expand memory. If you are on Win98xx then move to either Win2K Pro or WinXP Pro. If you are on Win2K, there is no pressing need to move to XP unless you want the window dressing. The enhancement over Win2K don't warrant the exposure to possible problems. Although Win2K and XP platform will run slightly slower than Win98, the enhanced memory utilization will take better advantage of RAM and result in a much more robust and stable system. You can add a large HDD but your MB may not support the UDMA100 used by todays fast 7200RPM IDE drives. Further upgrades now depends on cost vs. payback. Is the CPU/MB upgrade (perhaps requiring new box) vs. new system worth the cost. You need to factor in your time to do the upgrade. At this point a new system may be more desirable.

I have never purchased a Dell but have heard good things about them. Here is a comparison between AMD and Intel CPUs including a comparative value indicator. It may be more info than you require but the cost/performance value is educational.

tomshardware.com

Here is a scorecard for all CPUs. The scores are based on the Intel iComp intel.com benchmark unlike the above system test that is more thorough.

cpuscorecard.com

Regards,
Nick
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