Thanks. It appears I already made the best move by replacing the
machine with a newer one.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/27/2013 10:10 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
> Checking with the older email, your Dell is having the Intel 965 chipset, it
> does not support the later quad core processors but it can use a faster dual
> core processor like the E5800 (3.2GHz) but the gain is not that much.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>> My Dell machine has an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, same as the subject
>> machine below. Do you recommend the same quad core solution for that?
>> Does it even exist? I wouldn't know what to look for.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 7/27/2013 12:13 PM, C.H.Ling wrote:
>>> To upgarde the machine, there is another option - buy a used quad core
>>> CPU
>>> (Q8400, 9400... etc) at around $70. It double your machine speed for RAW
>>> conversion and video processing. I will put my money on CPU rather than
>>> RAM
>>> or OS, the gain is much more visible.
>>>
>>> I just upgraded my two sons' AMD based machine to quad core at $40 each,
>>> it
>>> makes Canon DPP run much faster.
>>>
>>> C.H.Ling
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>>
>>>> It would appear from this Crucial recommendation
>>>> <http://www.crucial.com/upgrade/ASUS-memory/ASUS+Motherboards/P5KC-upgrades.html>
>>>> that the original memory was (now expensive @ $67) DDR2. However, since
>>>> the machine is now stated to have DDR3 (you can't mix DDR2 and 3),
>>>> assuming the 4GB of DDR3 is in two 2GB modules you can upgrade to 8GB by
>>>> adding 2 more 2GB modules from Crucial at the modest cost of $42.
>>>> <http://www.crucial.com/search/searchresults.aspx?keywords=DDR3%20PC3%20Asus%20P5KC>
>>>>
>>>> But Mike's reluctance to spend more on what's now a slow machine is
>>>> probably well taken.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/26/2013 12:48 PM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>>>>>> Here's what I have to work with:
>>>>>> ASUS P5KC motherboard
>>>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
>>>>>> 4 GB DDR3 RAM
>>>>>> NVIDEA GeForce 8600GT-based video card
>>>>> I guess I should have asked what you expect to gain from the upgrade?
>>>>>
>>>>> The only reason I'd bother with installing Win7-64 is if you also plan
>>>>> to max out the RAM to 8gigs. That board is getting long in tooth but
>>>>> still has plenty of life left. However IMHO not worth wasting pesos on
>>>>> it. The cost of Win7 + 4gigs has to be balanced with putting that money
>>>>> towards newer hdwr.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>
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