OK - my system died a horrible death. Mother board cooked. Since it was 3 years old and ready for the Neanderthal exhibit at the local museum, I guess I need to bite the bullet and buy a new one.
Since ripping using dbpoweramp is one of my main activities lately, performance is a consideration. Maybe off topic, but I would really appreciate quick input before I go into withdrawal and buy the wrong system.
Two questions:
1. Most new systems come with Windows Vista. As near as I can tell, many applications are allergic to Vista. What about dbpoweramp??
2. I'm looking at some refurb HP systems that have Windows XP installed. My old, dead system had a 2.8 ghz Pentium 4. The new systems have either an Athlon 64x2 (W) 4200+ 2.0ghz, or an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (C) DC 1.86 ghz. I know that cycle time and clock speed aren't everything, but I want to make sure that either system is at least as fast ripping as my old one. Or maybe faster.
Anyone with some insight I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks!
Since ripping using dbpoweramp is one of my main activities lately, performance is a consideration. Maybe off topic, but I would really appreciate quick input before I go into withdrawal and buy the wrong system.
Two questions:
1. Most new systems come with Windows Vista. As near as I can tell, many applications are allergic to Vista. What about dbpoweramp??
2. I'm looking at some refurb HP systems that have Windows XP installed. My old, dead system had a 2.8 ghz Pentium 4. The new systems have either an Athlon 64x2 (W) 4200+ 2.0ghz, or an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 (C) DC 1.86 ghz. I know that cycle time and clock speed aren't everything, but I want to make sure that either system is at least as fast ripping as my old one. Or maybe faster.
Anyone with some insight I would really appreciate your help.
Thanks!
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