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August 29th, 2017 23:00
Dimension 8300 upgrade to win. 7
Can anyone tell me if My Dim 8300 XP pro, can this system run Win 7?
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Can anyone tell me if My Dim 8300 XP pro, can this system run Win 7?
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speedstep
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August 30th, 2017 09:00
While it can its not worth the update. For the cost of the windows alone you can get a much newer Optiplex GX620 or better that comes with windows 7 or even 10. Windows 7 has been removed from the retail channel. Optiplex GX620 or better Tower is the minimum 2006 based machine that I recommend. It has PCI-E video with DDR2 and can be upgraded all the way to windows 10.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/55080037
Home windows is $109 and Pro Windows is $199
Retail its $119 and $249
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August 30th, 2017 11:00
You can always download the free Microsoft Win 7 Upgrade Advisor:
www.microsoft.com/.../details.aspx
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August 30th, 2017 13:00
Thank you for answering my question. I could not run the win 7 upgrade advisor because my Dim. 8300 needs a few capacitors on the mother board replaced. I have the caps but now I guess I don't need to bother fixing it.
I have my eye on a New Dell laptop for labor day sale $130 Inspiron 11 3000. What do you think of this idea? It has a celeron processor Win 10, 2 GB memory, 32 GB storage. I'm not sure if I can add extra RAM to get me up to 4 GB needed. I will have to check on this.