MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Intel 2-core processor
Single Tasking Not multi-tasking. Lightweight video duty.
2.4 GHz advertised CPU speed. No hyperthreading or other gizmos.
700 MHz FSB speed.
1 GB RAM. Is it worth it to max it out at 4GB?
Price it out. 1GB is too small these days. If 4GB isn't too much then yeah.
Personally I couldn't care about front side bus speed. I think that'll be the least of your worries.
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
90 some odd GB hard drive. Thinking about 300 - 500 GB
Price it out. It's going to be IDE and could be expensive. If you can figure out a way to get more space and *faster* spin , larger cache you'll notice the difference.
I don't think they make IDE SSDs. Maybe the do.
I doubt it.
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Is this critter worth dual exhaust and a bigger carburetor? Can an expert tweak the clock speed a tiny bit higher or is the bus speed a restriction?
Me? Nope - just use it as it.
If you can use Linux, then load lubuntu on it and max the performance of what you've got.
You know for $35 you can get a quad-core, 1GB Raspberry Pi running at 900MHz? Add $5 USB keyboard, $5 USB mouse, a $5 WiFi Dongle and a $75 monitor.
