From: scottd@cs.hw.ac.uk (Scott Dunn) Subject: Re: Best 'thing' to upgrade? Date: 8 Sep 1992 12:53:52 GMT
In article <1992Sep7.133714.21760@cs.hw.ac.uk>, scottd@cs.hw.ac.uk (Scott Dunn) writes:
|> I have a 25MHz 386DX, 5 megs, 120MB HD, and am looking to upgrade my system.
|> The options are :
|> 33MHz 486DX motherboard
|> more RAM
|> bigger HD
|> 387
|> or a combo of some of the above.
|>
|> Budget of about 400 pounds, which will get me a cheap 486 motherboard.
|> 1MB cost about 25 pounds, I can go up to 8MB (motherboard limitation) this way.
|> A 387 about 130 pounds
|> I think my HD is big enough for the moment.
|>
|> So, I guess the question is, would I be better getting 8 megs and a 387, or sticking with 5 megs and getting a 486?
|>
|> Cheers,
|>
|> Scott.
OK, thanks to all who replied, there have been many replies. So if anyone
else is in the same position as I, here's what to do :
1. buy 20megs of RAM,
2. buy a 387
3. buy a bigger hard drive
4. buy a 486 motherboard
5. wait until prices drop even further then buy a 486 motherboard
6. wait a bit longer, but a 486 motherboard with local bus video/hd
6. wait even longer and buy a P5 motherboard
7. get a friend in the states!
Well, thanks all, you've really solved my problem :-)
I guess the lesson here is, everyone has very unique requirements.
Cheers,
Scott.