I was browsing to replace the kiddo's P4 machine with something a bit faster; This seems to be a warm deal, considering a Win7 upgrade disk is half this price at retail. Enjoy!
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Brand HP Model DC7700 Type Business Desktops & Workstations Form Factor Slim/Small form factor Processor Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz Processor Main Features: 64 bit Dual Core Processor Memory 2GB Hard Drive 750GB Optical Drive: DVD Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium CPU Type Core 2 Duo CPU Speed 2.40GHz
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2cheap2eat
Broke Member
posted: Jan. 17, 2013 @ 10:26p
Why the red, good processor if not gaming
BPH789
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 17, 2013 @ 11:22p
Reds 'cos its beat up used 2 or 3 year lease return. And yeah overpriced to boot.
Logan71
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jan. 18, 2013 @ 7:15a
BPH789 said: Reds 'cos its beat up used 2 or 3 year lease return. And yeah overpriced to boot.
It will not appeal to everyone, much like your grammar.
But anyone looking to step up from a 6 or 7 year old system, it makes FW sense.
Win 7 upgrade included, not to mention, a Dual core processor + PCI-E slot providing a path forward from AGP/Single core systems.
At the end of the day, you have a current era OS, access to cheap and plentiful video cards as well as serviceable box for video games, email or HTPC duties (750gb drive included).
With your savings, you could add a Q6600 and BR drive, giving you quad-core goodness and Blu-Ray playback for less than $250 total invested.
kevingregg
Member
posted: Jan. 18, 2013 @ 7:27a
i use small form factor Dell desktop like this one for Win 7 HTPC. With upgraded video card & wireless keyboard it is very capable system. It fits nicely on audio/video stand in living room.
clearanceman
Senior Member - 10K
posted: Jan. 18, 2013 @ 4:43p
2cheap2eat said: Why the red, good processor if not gaming
Because the memory will cost so much to upgrade IMO. It's not a bad deal but for $300 you can get a core i3 on sale on the right day or out of the outlets. It's too close once you buy overpriced old ram for this computer.
clearanceman
Senior Member - 10K
posted: Jan. 18, 2013 @ 4:46p
Logan71 said: BPH789 said: Reds 'cos its beat up used 2 or 3 year lease return. And yeah overpriced to boot.
It will not appeal to everyone, much like your grammar.
But anyone looking to step up from a 6 or 7 year old system, it makes FW sense.
Win 7 upgrade included, not to mention, a Dual core processor + PCI-E slot providing a path forward from AGP/Single core systems.
At the end of the day, you have a current era OS, access to cheap and plentiful video cards as well as serviceable box for video games, email or HTPC duties (750gb drive included).
With your savings, you could add a Q6600 and BR drive, giving you quad-core goodness and Blu-Ray playback for less than $250 total invested.
Yeah, it's WAY faster than a P4. I doubt it will take a Q6600 though. They are power hogs. I know Dell 530s won't take one unless they came with one. A celeron 530 will take an E8500 with no bios update but it won't take a Q6600. The 6600s has special motherboard that supplied a lot more power. HP may be different. YMMV.
These are all off-lease computers that were returned by businesses when they upgraded. There are thousands on the market of various brands, all with nearly identical specs. On average, they are in great shape, and are a great option for a low priced computer. I gave red because of the price, you can get these on eBay in the $100-$130 range. It just takes a little more work to find them, because you have to weed through the ones with XP Pro, Vista, or that have had their HDDs pulled.
2cheap2eat
Broke Member
posted: Jan. 18, 2013 @ 8:14p
I wouldn't mind getting a decent speed core2duo chip to put in my older PC (MB is compatible with C2D), is eBay best source?
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