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To: ducttape45
> I thought about putting it [Win7] on my computer but I'm still running a P4 3.4 GHz with only 2GB of memory, not enough to run 7 effectively.

Depends on what you want to do with it. If you're only running a few applications at a time, 2GB is plenty. I run Win7 on a 2.0GHz Core2 Duo with 2GB of RAM and it does a decent job.

A 3.4GHz P4 oughta do a decent job also, as long as it's got plenty of cache. Won't be a speed demon, but IMO it's worth trying.

83 posted on 06/27/2010 10:51:48 AM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored
I don't run anything that's graphic intensive. Sure there's the usual Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat 8, Microsoft Office. I have a Hauppauge Card that probably won't work under Windows 7 but I don't use it much anymore anyway. Winamp, Family Tree Maker 2008, e-Sword Bible Program are about all I have left. I know that my TMPGEnc won't run under Windows 7 either.

That's about it. I have to wait to replace my video card before I can try it (I'm running a very old Quadro 64 MB card since my GeForce went belly up).

My processor has 512KB L2 Cache. What do you think?

84 posted on 06/27/2010 11:31:32 AM PDT by ducttape45
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