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Optiplex GX280 - Should I upgrade it to Win7?
I have an old Optiplex GX280 with the following hardware:
Intel Pentium 4 HT @ 3.2 GHz (1 core, 2 threads)
2.5 GB of DDR2 (2x 1GB, 1x 512mb) (Supports up to 1GB x4)
PNY Nvidia Geforce 9400GT 1GB GDDR3 (PCI-Express)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3
Obviously, I'd be putting on 32 bit if I were to upgrade it, but I'm not sure if I'd really gain anything performance-wise by putting on Windows 7. I've heard that it is faster than XP on machines that exceed the minimum system requirements and this PC obviously does. I bought it off eBay for $80, then put some upgrades in it. I added 2GB of RAM and the Nvidia card, which in total cost me $90 for those parts.