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upgrade doubts...

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/upgrade-doubts.76237/

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balavinayak Original post #1
Dec 21, 2007 at 8:37 AM
i have a pentium3 800mhz 128MB SDRAM system,20gb harddisk space.. the performance is not that good.. there is this irritating noise of harddisk spinning all the time?? what r the upgrade options available for me?? will a 256MB ram improve the performance a lot?? i currently run windows2000... will XP be slower in the current system cinfiguration?? plz reply
Choto Cheeta
Dec 21, 2007 at 10:35 AM
will XP be slower in the current system cinfiguration??

Yes...

will a 256MB ram improve the performance a lot??

Yes...

what r the upgrade options available for me??

None...

Stick to Windows 2000 for your work.. as finding a 256 MB SD is quite diffcult nowdays :(
B
Dec 21, 2007 at 10:42 AM
oh thats sad news... cant get a new harddisk???
Choto Cheeta
Dec 21, 2007 at 10:43 AM
yes PATA disks are availavle.. but I dont see any reason by which it may improve current performance...
utsav
utsav #5
Dec 21, 2007 at 11:20 AM
If possible then upgrade ur full system for as low as 12k