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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (3761)	11/27/1998 12:50:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Respond to of 14778

I have found that if you are forced to upgrade a processor, larger hard drive, memory, maybe a better video card, maybe a 56K modem. Then you better off buying a new computer. I agree.

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (3761)	11/29/1998 3:09:00 AM
From: snorider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

$200 486 DX UPGRADE - This CAN work, I think... All I want to do is make it a fast enough dedicated WEB browser for a distant friend to keep up with me via email. Can anybody add ideas??? THE 486 UPGRADE PLAN: I am still convinced I can make it twice as fast for under $200. It seems I can do it by installing 2-3 addons cheaply as follows: INSTALL MORE RAM: -It has only 12MB in it. (64MB or 128MB ???) INSTALL CPU UPGRADE: (info provided by Howard R. Hansen) - Tiger Direct advertises one assembled by PNY for $89.99. Tiger Direct's part number is P56-2200. Description is PNY QuickChip 133. This will double the speed of your CPU. This item is shown on Tiger Direct's web site. Go to tigerdirect.com and then do a search on CPU upgrade to view the listing for the product. INSTALL NEW MODEM: It has an internal 28.8kb modem - this may be fast enough??? Modems are cheap these days, especially used ones. IT HAS A DIAMOND STEALTH DISPLAY CARD: It has a 1mb display card, can show 800X600 at 16million, that is more than enough for a dedicated web browser. IT HAS a 256MB IDE HARD DRIVE ...still big enough to hold Windows 95 and a java-capable Netscape Navigator (NO to IE...) This PC is meant to be just a dedicated web browser, not a graphic station. AND, in time a suitable hard drive will be even more affordable (cheap?). RESULT is a second WEB BROWSING computer for under $200. What are your thoughts on the matter? Respectfully, Donald Berube snorider@rocketmail.com