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| Thread ID: 126506 | 2012-09-01 06:16:00 | Hardware help required please | Myth (110) | Press F1 |
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| 1298285 | 2012-09-03 02:22:00 | That motherboard is getting a bit old in the tooth . What CPU are they running in it. The vid card mentioned may be a mismatch, spec wise for an old Athon CPU ???? Are they wanting to make it a hi-end gaming PC, any reason they wanted that particular vid card ?? Asus, Leadtek, Gigabyte vid cards you mentioned. All good brands, so ignore any price diff as long as its a good brand. Even these 'good' brands have in the past sometimes used crappy components Go for the one with the longest store warranty (some stores will not give the full manufacturers warranty) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1298286 | 2012-09-03 05:07:00 | Here ya go :thumbs: OEM versions of Windows 7 are identical to Full License Retail versions except for the following: - OEM versions do not offer any free Microsoft direct support from Microsoft support personnel - OEM licenses are tied to the very first computer you install and activate it on - OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard - OEM versions cannot be used to directly upgrade from an older Windows operating system Imagine Non-OEM/full doesnt have these limitations. |
stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1298287 | 2012-09-03 05:11:00 | OEM versions cannot be used to directly upgrade from an older Windows operating system Who doesn't do a fresh install anyway? |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1298288 | 2012-09-03 05:17:00 | Yeah, i got this from the microsoft community forums. | stratex5 (16685) | ||
| 1298289 | 2012-09-03 06:24:00 | OEM seems pretty rubbish. You can't do anything good with them. | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1298290 | 2012-09-03 06:40:00 | You can save $100+ on your overpriced OS. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1298291 | 2012-09-03 06:49:00 | Well yes... | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1298292 | 2012-09-03 07:14:00 | I always buy OEM, then when I upgrade I sell the OS with the old computer and buy a new OEM copy for my new machine. It's a lot easier to sell a whole PC with a legitimate OS than without or as parts anyway. However depending on how rigidly the supplier follows the rules you can't technically buy an OEM copy for an existing machine, it has to be sold with hardware and specifically is meant to be pre-installed by the system builder (I think we avoid this issue mainly because we are our own system builders). You could get an upgrade edition for a similar price though, and it can be used for a clean install if necessary with a bit of effort. It might be worth posting the whole system specs, the intention of the upgrade, and the rough budget, if you would like us to advise you our opinions on your clients best options. It would be a shame to have them spend a bunch of money on oudated hardware and have it not do what they wanted. Also the 560 is a good card but there are newer options available that might suit also. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1298293 | 2012-09-03 07:34:00 | I personally think those that are advising my client are going into overkill for the game they play Here is a list of the hardware requirements: Recommended Operating System: Windows 98 | ME | 2000 | XP | 7 CPU: 2 GHz Graphics device: 3D-hardware accelerator graphics device with 128 MB RAM DirectX: 9.0c or higher RAM: 512MB RAM Hard disk space: 2.5 GB Internet connection: DSL or faster Client has Athlon 64 x2 4800+ . 1GB RAM - Ram meets recommended easily (although maybe 2 x 1GB wouldn't go astray) Windows XP 32bit 500GB H/D Graphics I think is integrated only - no card. I am thinking of suggesting this: www.ascent.co.nz Nice cheap card, will do what they require easily and definitely meets the spec |
Myth (110) | ||
| 1298294 | 2012-09-03 22:52:00 | Pairing the clients machine with a GT560Ti is a waste of money IMO, that CPU will really bottleneck the card, so the GPU will be lucky to use half its power....I more suitable GPU would be something like the 768MB 460 or SE version....you could save the client over $100 easy! | SolMiester (139) | ||
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