[quote name='SpecTrE3353']Are you sure you don't mean 290 watt PSU or something? I don't even think me old Pentium 1 ran on only 90 watts.[/quote]
Well let me ask you this, is there a way to scan your computer online and it will show your PSU unit information?
Because i dont feel like opening up my tower again, but the last time i checked, it said 90watts. It had some other numbers on it, but i dont really remember.
The PSU unit is small tho, it looks like this:
http://www.skyline-eng.com/catalog/Gateway_Mirco_ATX_90_Watt_Power_Supply_6500545.html
As i said i think this PSU is meant for this computer. And besides i dont have alot of stuff in my computer, just 80GB, DVD combo drive, 512megs of ( 2 sticks ), Soundblaster Card, and a Geforce 5500 256mb PCI card.
[quote name='auralia']um seems to me you could wait it out and buy some emachines type 200$ w/ rebate pc and at least get an upgrade to what you have plus an operating system you want... i mean 100 bucks to put windows on a really old pc... seems not very cheap ass.[/quote]
Well yea 100 dollars for a windowsXP disc is pretty steep, so i will try to find it cheaper elsewhere. I have no plans to get rid of this computer tho, i want to keep this tower, because i had it for years and i am happy with what i have inside of it. I am just thinking about going to XP on it. Windows98se is awesome, but if i can do the same thing on xp + more, why not go for it.
[quote name='SOSTrooper']If you are determined to get Windows XP, you can just get the Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade, which has every basic thing you'll ever need.[/quote]
Alright cool i will look into it.
[quote name='SOSTrooper'] 512MB of RAM will be fine, but you might encounter slow downs in Windows if you run too many programs at once (such as Firefox + Word + AIM + Acrobat Reader).[/quote]
Slowdowns? Firefox+word+aim+acrobat reader? WTH :lol:
I dont run too many programs like that at once. I have firefox open, then may open up winamp, and a image editor program, but thats about it. I try not to have too many programs open at once.
And about slowdowns, well on windows98se, when i start my computer up, the system resources are at 97% or 98%. After i play a few games or open up a few programs and then close everything out, it drops down to 92%, then maybe later it drops down to 88% or 77%.
So i think with windowsxp, it should be ok. Btw, i seen some system requirements for windowsxp and its not too heavy in specs. You really need 128MB in computer to be able to run it.
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See:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=314685