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Deena Criss
Registered User
Join date: 3 Feb 2008
Posts: 3
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05-27-2009 12:06
Sorry to be the 1 gazillionth person to ask this question. My computer is about 5 years old, and I need to upgrade. I will not have Vista, as I have it on my laptop and it is a disaster. In order to get XP, I plan to buy a Dell, and replace the ATI graphics card with a nVidia 9800. Dell does not offer the XP option with any nVidia cards.
It is a Dell XPS 625
AMD ATHLON x2 5600 pROCESSOR, 2.96 GHz
XP Professional SP3
Memoray -- 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800 MHz
500 GB Hard Drive
ATI Radeon HD4670 512MB Graphics Card
Questions:
Will this system work with SL?
Do you think nVidia 9800 is the right card to replace the ATI Radeon?
Can I upgrade to Windows 7 on this system when it is available?
Thanking you in advance for your comments and guidance!
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Jonvic Toshi
Registered User
Join date: 30 Oct 2007
Posts: 37
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05-28-2009 03:55
Will this system work with SL?
YES
Do you think nVidia 9800 is the right card to replace the ATI Radeon?
FOR SL YES UNTIL ATI FIX THEIR DRIVERS
Can I upgrade to Windows 7 on this system when it is available?
YES
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Boy Lane
Evil Dolly
Join date: 8 May 2007
Posts: 690
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05-28-2009 06:35
Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy a PC without OS and get a 2nd hand XP license somewhere rather than buying 2 graphic cards only to throw one away? Or run Linux? Other option would be to get a machine with Vista business that allows you to downgrade to XP. But not all vendors offer that.
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Doug Randall
Skeptic
Join date: 27 May 2006
Posts: 21
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05-28-2009 08:35
Have you considered going to a local 'ma and pa' computer store and having your new machine custom built ? The ones near me just charge for the parts and assemble for free if you spend a few hundred. For a gaming machine that might be cheaper than Dell and work just as well or even better.
I've been building my own desktops for a long time. The only drawback I've ever seen to the home built boxes is that they can be a little noisier than the brand name ones.
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