vibranium Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 If you're not going to put money into it, stay on Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit, or Starter. For a minimal upgrade, I'd spend the big bucks to put in 1 more G of RAM. Get something off ebay that's the same memory as you're using now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 You can put 1 gig in there 1 gig DDRtwo very cheap and windows seven home (professional if you wanted access to administrative features and from the sound of it its you dont) get windows seven home one gig. Go with windows seven home your not completely stripped with starter and you dont have programs you wont be using with pro home is what your looking for. Im sure that pentium four is not sixty four bit compatible windows seven home basic sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 11 hours ago, DarkMist said: not for a torrent machine it will kill it quick! don't wanna to argue but i usin' torrent every day & installed SSD this machine 2 & half years ago,everythin' still fine. checked SSD health last month & result was 93% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruinator Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 25 minutes ago, gipsy said: don't wanna to argue but i usin' torrent every day & installed SSD this machine 2 & half years ago,everythin' still fine. checked SSD health last month & result was 93% Cant i just install an OS again if it slows way down by torrenting to start fresh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scandal1981 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 win7 32bit or win10 32 bit both optimized to close not needed apps and services, otherwise linux mint mate edition 32 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruinator Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, scandal1981 said: win7 32bit or win10 32 bit both optimized to close not needed apps and services, otherwise linux mint mate edition 32 bit How do I tell what services and apps that are not needed plz? thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pequi Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 14 hours ago, bruinator said: How does an SSD improve it? This PC is my torrent, test and porno pc. For torrents and pR0n, you can't beat Debian 7, security updates until May 2018, if the PC lasts that long. I would advise against spending too much on hardware upgrades, old memory can be expensive and a waste if the MB burns out. "Test" is rather vague. If it's "testing" Windows programs, disregard my suggestion. Though I "test" a lot of stuff in VirtualBox with XP guest on Debian 7. But it's sloooow. Almost as slow as I am. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 2 hours ago, bruinator said: Cant i just install an OS again if it slows way down by torrenting to start fresh? not quite sure understood u correct ,but if we r talkin' about SSD u can do same as with HDD,u can reinstall an OS so times as u wish. in your case (for do not spend money for old PC) I'll just add small cheap SSD (60/64 Gb) for system drive only but all "junk" & torrented files also will install onto D drive HDD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Whats with the ssd suggestions he said he didnt want it. What services and apps that are not needed depends on the operating system you choose if its windows seven check this out: http://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-7-service-pack-1-service-configurations/ This can tell you what programs you would want to uninstall and services you dont need. If you choose windows ten (I dont recommend you choose windows ten not right now to many fluctuating issues). If you decide to choose windows ten after the disclaimers presented here check this out: http://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-10-service-configurations/ I use black vipers recommendations myself there safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderpants Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 i have all the tiny releases stored on dvd . tinxp ,microxp ,tinywin7 ,tinyvista e.t.c. Depending on what you want to use the computer for maybe you try tiny win7 or something. it has a lot of stuff stripped out so runs faster., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luisam Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 On 18/2/2016 at 7:52 AM, gipsy said: don't wanna to argue but i usin' torrent every day & installed SSD this machine 2 & half years ago,everythin' still fine. checked SSD health last month & result was 93% I have a 12 year old WD 80 Gb drive in an old Pentium 4, 1.6 Ghz for XP; last time I checked, indicated 88% of health. I'm using a 200 Gb WD IDE sistem disk since 7 years ago and health is still 100%. My 2 TB WD, with 3 years is also 100% and my 3 year old external 1 TB WD Passport is 99% - indicates a mysterious problem with one sector, thought a thorough disk check never indicated ANY bad sector. I don't mean to convice anyone about a standard HD being better than SSD: they are not! But it you want to keep healthy your SSD, currently still the best use of it is for system disk. Having said this, I've read all those good ideas about using anything from Win 7 to Win 10 and some Linux distro. My ONLY advice: go for the highest OS for which you can get ALL the drivers you need, including your perpherial hardware (printer, scanner, camera, player, screen projector etc etc...Upgrade to 4 GB is MANDATORY; you might need a GPU depending on your real graphical need, mostly gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gipsy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Quote I'm using a 200 Gb WD IDE sistem disk since 7 years ago and health is 100% good 4 u bro,keep usin'. for me ,after SSD -no more any HDD.if curiently usin' one die after...some time-f*ck it,i'll buy new one. btw.buy modern HDD right now & we can continue later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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