Upgrading old Athlon 1800+ system - worthwhile?

Joe_Bloggs

To Jamp. Save your money. Research ways to save your money on all the forums. Don't spend any money on your existing system but cherish it until you are in a better position. I have an Athlon XP mobile processsor in an A7N8X Delux. It can even play the odd game. I recommend Command and Conquer Red Alert as it is free.
J_B.

spud17

GunJack wrote: »

really interesting, this thread....I have my old pc in use for my boys, but got them lappys for xmas so thought I could turn it into my "experiment, learn and hobby" machine...it's an Athlon xp1900+, 512MB SD RAM, good CD-ROM and DVD burner..running a bit slow at the mo it's so bogged down with their kid's stuff, so wanted to do a fresh install of xp on a spare HDD I've got, try some bios and other setings, maybe look at overclocking and the like, maybe have a look at linux, etc., to see what I could get it to do and have a bit of fun along the way.......if I ever get enough spare time, that is

Very similar to mine!

Athlon XP2400 (£12 off ebay) replaced a Duron 1.2mhz.
768mb SDRAM, 80gb HD with Xp Home/Linux Mint dual booting.
The trick is to keep it "lean and mean" i.e. no carp.
If it's mainly for surfing/email why pay £00's