2009-09-03, 05:36
I have been very confused about what to do, I have a desktop with the following specs
OS-XP SP3 32bit
Mobo-XFX MG-63Mi-7159 GeForce 7150 Socket 775
CPU-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66Ghz Socket 775
RAM-Corsair 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Power-Power Up Standard 550w ATX Power Supply
Video card- GIGABYTE 9500GT with 512MB DDR3
Blutooth
Wireless N
DVD DRIVE(THINKING OF UPGRADING TO BLURAY if xbmc can play the discs)
The internal hdd on it is only 500GB( mainly games are stored on it), but i have like 6 or 7 TB of networked media.
this computer is used ONLY as a HTPC with XBMC, PC games (FSX , Sims 3, getting that new batman game as soon as i have the cash.)and retro game emulators.
Should I upgrade my PC to win 7, vista or stick with XP. I do have 4gb of ram but 1 GB is not used because xp cant read over 3(Honestly i am pissed that i spent the money on the 4 gb and xp cant read it) :mad:
Also if i do upgrade can i use the 64 bit of win7 or vista?
and can my mobo handle 8GB of RAM?
Will upgrading improve the performance of my XBMC system?
Basically i just want to know if it is worth the trouble of upgrading. I have read the other posts in the forum about win 7 and vista but it just confused me even more
Anyone who has suggestions please please post and help me decide on what to do.:confused2:
OS-XP SP3 32bit
Mobo-XFX MG-63Mi-7159 GeForce 7150 Socket 775
CPU-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66Ghz Socket 775
RAM-Corsair 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz
Power-Power Up Standard 550w ATX Power Supply
Video card- GIGABYTE 9500GT with 512MB DDR3
Blutooth
Wireless N
DVD DRIVE(THINKING OF UPGRADING TO BLURAY if xbmc can play the discs)
The internal hdd on it is only 500GB( mainly games are stored on it), but i have like 6 or 7 TB of networked media.
this computer is used ONLY as a HTPC with XBMC, PC games (FSX , Sims 3, getting that new batman game as soon as i have the cash.)and retro game emulators.
Should I upgrade my PC to win 7, vista or stick with XP. I do have 4gb of ram but 1 GB is not used because xp cant read over 3(Honestly i am pissed that i spent the money on the 4 gb and xp cant read it) :mad:
Also if i do upgrade can i use the 64 bit of win7 or vista?
and can my mobo handle 8GB of RAM?
Will upgrading improve the performance of my XBMC system?
Basically i just want to know if it is worth the trouble of upgrading. I have read the other posts in the forum about win 7 and vista but it just confused me even more
Anyone who has suggestions please please post and help me decide on what to do.:confused2: