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Hiyya all didn't know where quite where to put this but I have an old 2003 Dell Dimension 2400 with XP that I use for trying out apps and different security stuff before I put any of it on my good machines.
Now my little problem is that I know find that I cannot upgrade to a better CPU say dual core and be able to use 7 for my wanderings, because of the CPU socket and the mobo chipsets.
Has anyone got any ideas of any machines that would suit my purpose? (plenty of old ex government or lease machines around out here) that I can get to utilise for this purpose.
Someone recently said I might be alright with an old IBM ThinkCentre or Dell Optiplex. Have just recently cleaned up an old 2005 M51 ThinkCentre for a mate and it didn't seem too bad but find that there quite a few versions of it and don't really know which or what to go for or the Optiplex's.
I have Googled but have got bogged down with figures and statistics on old machines. Am looking for something that isn't going to cost as much as a new cheap build as that would defeat the purpose.
Last edited by ICIT2LOL; 06 Aug 2011 at 19:46. Reason: Addition