SunMicro Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 How can I upgrade my My "Windows 98 Pro"? I got: DELL OptiPlex GX1 Intel Pentium 3 20GB HardDrive No 3D Graphic Card Plz HELP I Need the Lastest Upgrade for my PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3nic Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 You need to go and buy a Microsoft Windows XP Pro or Home. I'd reccomend home for basic users... You can get a copy of this for around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã90... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 You need to go and buy a Microsoft Windows XP Pro or Home. I'd reccomend home for basic users... You can get a copy of this for around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã90... Thanks. There is no way he can run XP on that computer. The only upgrades you could possibly do with a computer that old is more ram, bigger (maybe faster) hard drive, and maybe put in a graphics card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 There is no way he can run XP on that computer. It's possible, but it would run extremely slow. You could add more RAM and a larger hard drive as blade said, but that isn't really worth the time and money on a system that old. You're better off just building yourself a new $500 system. It'll run XP smoothly and still run just about anything out there on atleast low settings if you put a decent video card in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3nic Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Go for a new system then mate..... For around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã500 you'll be able to get a nice gaming machine, possibly with a conroe CPU! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_G Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 For around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã500 you'll be able to get a nice gaming machine, possibly with a conroe CPU! :D Highly unlikely considering the cheapest Conroe CPU is still around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã200. Now an Allendale chip on the other hand can be gotten for around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-150. The main difference is that Allendale chips have half the L2 cache the Conroe chips do, but they will still perform quite well, especially after an overclock :wink: Even then, ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã500 might not be enough to get a whole new Core 2 Duo system because keep in mind, you'll need the CPU, a new motherboard, DDR2 RAM of some sort, a PCI-e video card of some sort, larger hard drive, ect, ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vape Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 You want to get yourself a new OS there mate - Windows 98 is no longer being maintained by Microsoft, and as such, you're no longer getting patches for exploits/vulnerabilities that people discover = VERY BAD. If your PC can't run Windows XP, you could look at 2k, or linux, but most likely the best option is a new PC. Where the bloody hell are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 For around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã500 you'll be able to get a nice gaming machine, possibly with a conroe CPU! :D Highly unlikely considering the cheapest Conroe CPU is still around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã200. Now an Allendale chip on the other hand can be gotten for around ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-150. The main difference is that Allendale chips have half the L2 cache the Conroe chips do, but they will still perform quite well, especially after an overclock :wink: Even then, ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã500 might not be enough to get a whole new Core 2 Duo system because keep in mind, you'll need the CPU, a new motherboard, DDR2 RAM of some sort, a PCI-e video card of some sort, larger hard drive, ect, ect. If he wanted to build it himself, he should also check out Ars Technicas Budget Box ($800+a bit for an OS) I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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