good for me.?

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

are the specs of this any use for me?

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hopefully some of you will know what I need,

NO games or anything remotely like that,

these are my current specs,

to follow in the next post, this one is too long!

.......

will my current GFX card swap over OK, and is there any point in doing that?

I really dont understand any of this stuff so laymans terms please as to if its a good normal PC for me or not,

all I really know ATM is my computer is 'dual core' , is this the same, etc?

thanking you all,

except the smart a***s .!

I have PM'd Deke, but seems he is re-programming something for Bill, and no time for me. :|

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

my specs

Code:

 description: Desktop Computer
    product: PACKARD BELL 755
    vendor: Packard Bell BV
    version: PB82103001
    serial: 123504600313
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 uuid=D01AB60B-E9A5-DB11-8000-4E45435F4349
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: Cuba MS-7301
       vendor: Packard Bell BV
       physical id: 0
       version: 1.0
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
          physical id: 0
          version: W7301VP2.306 (12/28/2006)
          size: 128KiB
          capacity: 448KiB
          capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing escd cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
     *-cpu:0
          description: CPU
          product: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU          4300  @ 1.80GHz
          vendor: Intel Corp.
          physical id: 4
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 6.15.2
          serial: 0000-06F2-0000-0000-0000-0000
          slot: Socket 775
          size: 1200MHz
          capacity: 1200MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 200MHz
          capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx x86-64 constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm cpufreq
          configuration: id=0
        *-cache
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 8
             slot: Internal Cache
             size: 32KiB
             capacity: 32KiB
             capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.1
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.2
             width: 64 bits
             capabilities: logical
     *-memory
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 29
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 1GiB
          capacity: 1GiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM DDR2
             product: None
             vendor: None
             physical id: 0
             serial: None
             slot: A0
             size: 512MiB
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM DDR2
             product: None
             vendor: None
             physical id: 1
             serial: None
             slot: A1
             size: 512MiB
     *-cpu:1
          physical id: 2
          bus info: cpu@1
          version: 6.15.2
          serial: 0000-06F2-0000-0000-0000-0000
          size: 1200MHz
          capacity: 1200MHz
          capabilities: ht cpufreq
          configuration: id=0
        *-logicalcpu:0
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.1
             capabilities: logical
        *-logicalcpu:1
             description: Logical CPU
             physical id: 0.2
             capabilities: logical
     *-pci:0
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=agpgart-via latency=8
          resources: irq:0 memory:d0000000-d7ffffff(prefetchable)
        *-generic UNCLAIMED
             description: PIC
             product: P4M890 I/O APIC Interrupt Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 0.5
             bus info: pci@0000:00:00.5
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: latency=0
        *-pci:0
             description: PCI bridge
             product: [K8T890 North / VT8237 South] PCI Bridge
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 66MHz
             capabilities: pci pm bus_master cap_list
             resources: ioport:9000(size=4096) memory:dfd00000-dfdfffff memory:dfc00000-dfcfffff(prefetchable)
        *-pci:1
             description: PCI bridge
             product: P4M890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:48 ioport:b000(size=4096) memory:da000000-ddffffff ioport:c0000000(size=268435456)
           *-display
                description: VGA compatible controller
                product: G98 [GeForce 8400 GS]
                vendor: nVidia Corporation
                physical id: 0
                bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
                version: a1
                width: 64 bits
                clock: 33MHz
                capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom
                configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
                resources: irq:24 memory:dc000000-dcffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff(prefetchable) memory:da000000-dbffffff ioport:bc00(size=128) memory:dd000000-dd01ffff(prefetchable)
        *-pci:2
             description: PCI bridge
             product: P4M890 PCI to PCI Bridge Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pci pciexpress pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=pcieport
             resources: irq:49 ioport:a000(size=4096) memory:dfb00000-dfbfffff ioport:dfe00000(size=1048576)
        *-firewire
             description: FireWire (IEEE 1394)
             product: VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 8
             bus info: pci@0000:00:08.0
             version: c0
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ohci1394 latency=32 maxlatency=32
             resources: irq:21 memory:dffff000-dffff7ff ioport:fc00(size=128)
        *-ide:0
             description: IDE interface
             product: VT8237A SATA 2-Port Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: f
             bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.0
             logical name: scsi0
             version: 80
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
             configuration: driver=sata_via latency=32
             resources: irq:21 ioport:f800(size=8) ioport:f400(size=4) ioport:f000(size=8) ioport:ec00(size=4) ioport:e800(size=16) ioport:e400(size=256)
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: ST3802110AS
                vendor: Seagate
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/sda
                version: 3.AA
                serial: 5LR9ZYS6
                size: 74GiB (80GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=9250cd27
              *-volume:0
                   description: EXT4 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                   logical name: /dev/sda1
                   logical name: /
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: 9cc9c160-0b81-4aa1-a582-32fe3cecb5a7
                   size: 15GiB
                   capacity: 15GiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2010-05-03 14:03:10 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/Vi�w�x���)���&gt;*텁 ���/��&gt;*�~1!�������w��&gt;*�&gt;*�-� modified=2011-09-05 11:33:43 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2011-09-15 18:34:55 state=mounted
              *-volume:1
                   description: Extended partition
                   physical id: 2
                   bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,2
                   logical name: /dev/sda2
                   size: 59GiB
                   capacity: 59GiB
                   capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
                 *-logicalvolume:0
                      description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                      physical id: 5
                      logical name: /dev/sda5
                      capacity: 1906MiB
                      capabilities: nofs
                 *-logicalvolume:1
                      description: Linux filesystem partition
                      physical id: 6
                      logical name: /dev/sda6
                      logical name: /home
                      capacity: 57GiB
                      configuration: mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered state=mounted

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

Code:

*-ide:1
             description: IDE interface
             product: VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: f.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.1
             logical name: scsi2
             logical name: scsi3
             version: 07
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
             configuration: driver=pata_via latency=32
             resources: irq:0 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:e000(size=16)
           *-disk
                description: ATA Disk
                product: ST380011A
                vendor: Seagate
                physical id: 0.1.0
                bus info: scsi@2:0.1.0
                logical name: /dev/sdb
                version: 8.16
                serial: 5JVSN4XX
                size: 74GiB (80GB)
                capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
                configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000943bd
              *-volume
                   description: EXT4 volume
                   vendor: Linux
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: scsi@2:0.1.0,1
                   logical name: /dev/sdb1
                   version: 1.0
                   serial: 838bf321-4d72-4712-bf02-0fac17009bc5
                   size: 74GiB
                   capacity: 74GiB
                   capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                   configuration: created=2010-11-20 21:42:34 filesystem=ext4 label=Disk 2 lastmountpoint=/media/Disk 2U�=�H��Hq���ꔞ�ꅁ ���/�����~1!�������H modified=2011-09-14 23:54:41 mounted=2011-09-14 21:43:32 state=clean
           *-cdrom
                description: DVD writer
                product: DVD8801
                vendor: PHILIPS
                physical id: 0.0.0
                bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
                logical name: /dev/cdrom
                logical name: /dev/cdrw
                logical name: /dev/dvd
                logical name: /dev/dvdrw
                logical name: /dev/scd0
                logical name: /dev/sr0
                version: NW02
                capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
                configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
        *-usb:0
             description: USB Controller
             product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 10
             bus info: pci@0000:00:10.0
             version: a0
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:20 ioport:dc00(size=32)
        *-usb:1
             description: USB Controller
             product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 10.1
             bus info: pci@0000:00:10.1
             version: a0
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:22 ioport:d800(size=32)
        *-usb:2
             description: USB Controller
             product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 10.2
             bus info: pci@0000:00:10.2
             version: a0
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:21 ioport:d400(size=32)
        *-usb:3
             description: USB Controller
             product: VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 10.3
             bus info: pci@0000:00:10.3
             version: a0
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=uhci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:23 ioport:d000(size=32)
        *-usb:4
             description: USB Controller
             product: USB 2.0
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 10.4
             bus info: pci@0000:00:10.4
             version: 86
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=32
             resources: irq:21 memory:dfffe000-dfffe0ff
        *-isa
             description: ISA bridge
             product: VT8237A PCI to ISA Bridge
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 11
             bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: isa pm cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
        *-network
             description: Ethernet interface
             product: VT6102 [Rhine-II]
             vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
             physical id: 12
             bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
             logical name: eth0
             version: 7c
             serial: 00:19:db:36:84:fb
             size: 100MB/s
             capacity: 100MB/s
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
             configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=via-rhine driverversion=1.4.3 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.3 latency=32 link=yes maxlatency=8 mingnt=3 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s
             resources: irq:23 ioport:cc00(size=256) memory:dfffd000-dfffd0ff
     *-pci:1
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 101
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.1
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:2
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 102
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.2
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:3
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 103
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.3
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:4
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 104
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.4
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:5
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Security Device
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 105
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.6
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:6
          description: Host bridge
          product: P4M890 Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 106
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.7
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:7
          description: Host bridge
          product: VT8251 Ultra VLINK Controller
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 107
          bus info: pci@0000:00:11.7
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: latency=32
     *-pci:8
          description: Host bridge
          product: VT8237A Host Bridge
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 108
          bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-multimedia
          description: Audio device
          product: VT1708/A [Azalia HDAC] (VIA High Definition Audio Controller)
          vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
          physical id: 1
          bus info: pci@0000:80:01.0
          version: 10
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
          resources: irq:17 memory:bfffc000-bfffffff

NozSpark · Sep 16, 2011

Steps,

Not being funny, but what's wrong with your old one?

Most of these modern PC's are far more powerful than the average user needs, if you only do web browsing and documents then it'll be more than enough

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

Nothing really, except for a lack of HDD space,

And the price of a big HD is half that of a PC,

would mean I could hopefully run windows in a VB too, for the missus,

she needs it for work, save having to reboot every time.

Doc Hudson · Sep 16, 2011

Nothing really, except for a lack of HDD space,And the price of a big HD is half that of a PC,

would mean I could hopefully run windows in a VB too, for the missus,

she needs it for work, save having to reboot every time.

What size hard disc are you needing? I would have thought an additional hard disc is much cheaper than a PC, I saw some 500Gig discs for around

NozSpark · Sep 16, 2011

I've just done a quick google for "cheap hdd",,,,,,, a 1TB SATA drive came back at about

Doc Hudson · Sep 16, 2011

The cost of hard disc storage is getting ridiculously cheap, I can recall when a 1GIG USB stick was around

Robojin · Sep 16, 2011

Steps,Not being funny, but what's wrong with your old one?

Most of these modern PC's are far more powerful than the average user needs, if you only do web browsing and documents then it'll be more than enough

+1 if you play PC games then as the detail increases you need more oommph under the bonnet, also true if you were into photo or video editing, but for email, word, excel and typical home use a 5 year old PC will likely do the job, mind you at that price why not, Scan.co.uk have a similar offer right now for

NozSpark · Sep 16, 2011

The cost of hard disc storage is getting ridiculously cheap, I can recall when a 1GIG USB stick was around

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

Samsung Spin Point F3 SATAII 1TB 32MB Cache Hard Drive <8.9ms 7200rpm - OEM | HD103SJWell cheap

But steps pc's bios may not support larger hard disks, or Sata.....

*-ide:0

description: IDE interface

product: VT8237A SATA 2-Port Controller

vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.

physical id: f

bus info: pci@0000:00:0f.0

logical name: scsi0

version: 80

width: 32 bits

clock: 33MHz

capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated

configuration: driver=sata_via latency=32

resources: irq:21 ioport:f800(size=8) ioport:f400(size=4) ioport:f000(size=8) ioport:ec00(size=4) ioport:e800(size=16) ioport:e400(size=256)

I assume this is OK for SATA,

but how would I know if it will take that size of HD or not?

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

+1 if you play PC games then as the detail increases you need more oommph under the bonnet, also true if you were into photo or video editing, but for email, word, excel and typical home use a 5 year old PC will likely do the job, mind you at that price why not, Scan.co.uk have a similar offer right now for

steptoe · Sep 16, 2011

thanks canoey,

but for the price it would be just as easy/cheap(almost) to chance buying a 1TB HD anyway,

I'll maybe try looking over the weekend see if I can find that website again that checks if your MB will support certain HW.

it will only support 1G of RAM, so now Im not so sure,,,,, :C

Robojin · Sep 17, 2011

Steps Computer Hardware - Scan.co.uk if that was the question

I got the details via a Scan eshot the LN are their parts, when I click on the link on my eshot it puts all the parts in to a shopping basket in my name, however you would need to cut and paste each part I believe ?

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PS bought one of these a while back for the other half, absolutely perfect for web, email and word etc

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And it comes preloaded with Linux Steps!!, ok not Ubantu, but if you can always put Ubantu on it although you will need an optical drive, if you have an internal drive you can use this kit to convert via USB IOMAX USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter Kit with Power: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

steptoe · Sep 17, 2011

just been to 'Bowlers' computer market at trafford park this morning(work got rained off, F'in raining up here!)

got me a Hitachi 1TB HDD for

NozSpark · Sep 17, 2011

I've been to Bowlers before,,, it's mad isn't it?

Sidewinder · Sep 17, 2011

I have a couple of Hitachi, mate they're OK

steptoe · Sep 17, 2011

I've been to Bowlers before,,, it's mad isn't it?

its only 10mins down road from me

its good for bits and pieces,

prices of systems are a bit stupid mind, even older stuff! :|

NozSpark · Sep 17, 2011

The wife has a load of relatives in and around that area

The last time I was at Bowlers was a good few years ago though (AMD XP2000 system parts and 19" monitor for

good for me.?

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