Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:07 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:22 PM
Hey! First off, with Windows 7, basically they are all the same except the professional and ultimate versions have some bonus software/extras in them, honestly they're not worth the extra cash; standard Win7 64 Bit Home Premium will work good!Ok I have a desktop I built about 4 years ago, and want to upgrade using as much as the hardware that I can. My current system has:
CPU = AMD Athlon 64 4000+
MB = ASUS A8N5X
Video = Nvidia GeForce 7900 GT/GTO
HD = WDC 320 GB
DVD = HP DVD Writer 740 b
Sound Card = Creative SB X-Fi
Power Supply = 500 watt
Case = Cooler Master Tower
What I want to upgrade to is
CPU = Intel Core i5
MB = ??? looking at another Asus
Mem = DDR 6 Gb
OS = Win 7
So I guess what my questions are can I re-use:
Hard Drive
Video Card
DVD
Case
Power Supply
Sound Card I don't think will be needed for anything? I do have a MS Side Winder joy stick.
One more question, which version of Win 7? Confused with all the releases.
Can you help a guy out please?
Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:28 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:46 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:47 PM
FWIW: Agree about the Win 7 Home Premium...I would further suggest that you look into purchasing the upgrade edition and the family pack. Doing so is much cheaper than purchasing a single license.
Edited by SunKing, 05 November 2009 - 02:48 PM.
Posted 05 November 2009 - 03:12 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 03:59 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 04:18 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 04:24 PM
I have XP Pro operating on a AMD Athlon 64 4000.Also, the upgrade you get will have to be the same as the operating system you have installed. EG: If you have 32bit home premium Vista, you'll get 32 bit home premium windows 7 upgrade.
Posted 05 November 2009 - 04:41 PM
Posted 05 November 2009 - 05:10 PM
I don't think you have to put you XP cd in during install(not 100% sure though). I don't see why you would need to.I have XP Pro operating on a AMD Athlon 64 4000.Also, the upgrade you get will have to be the same as the operating system you have installed. EG: If you have 32bit home premium Vista, you'll get 32 bit home premium windows 7 upgrade.
If I change the HDD as suggested I understand I will have to plug in my XP CD to verify. Will that limit to 32 bit, or either 32 or 64?
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