<p>I just bought an AMD athlon X2 6000+ with mobo(crappy mobo) and 2 GB 800mhz DDR2. The reason I bought this computer is because I thought my old mobo(asus), pentium4 3 ghz, and 2GB 533 DDR2 is broken because I had problem turning the power on. Turns out after I bought the new AMD/mobo/memory, the same thing happened… the power couldn’t be turned on.</p>
<p>So I tinkered the machine a little bit and found out the reason why the power didn’t turn on was because I screwed the nuts and bolts too tightly. (weird huh, this never happened before). Anyway so I tested both my pentium4 and it still works. So I really don’t need to upgrade to AMD since my old comp still works. </p>
<p>Now, I’m wondering if I should refund my AMD or not. The problem is, I bought the memory from online store, so to get a refund I have to pay for shipping and there’s 15% stocking fee. In total I will lose about more than $30 if I refund the new AMD. </p>
<p>But if I decided to keep the new AMD, I don’t know what to do with my old mobo/memory/pentium. They’re still working perfectly so I feel bad throwing them out. </p>
<p>So return that AMD… if you can get a full refund; otherwise, you may as well keep it depending on how much you paid for it.</p>
<p>If you feel you need a new computer though, just build a new one with the later parts. Start from the ground-up; make this your summer project. You can get a great computer by building your own</p>
<p>hmm I wonder if anyone want to buy old pentium comp. Anyway I got AMDX2 6000 + mobo = $190 deal at Fry’s recently so I didn’t want to miss it. conroe core2 duo 2.13 ghz is around $180 I believe. </p>
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<p>I can get a full refund but I’ve already bought the memory modules online so if I returned it, I have to pay 15% stocking fee + shipping. ouch…</p>
<p>since I don’t play many games, I don’t know if the amd is worth it.</p>
<p>AMD isn’t even that great for games compared to the new Intel Core 2 Duo chips. It’s a worthwhile investment to get yourself a Core 2 Duo chip; it’ll last awhile before you need to upgrade. Doing so, however, would need a new motherboard too.</p>
<p>Keep the old comps around. The assembly quality of newer computers has gone way down. There is a current problem with recent iBooks, for example, where solder joints crack after a few years.</p>
<p>If you use it right, an older computer can do an awful lot. I use a Macintosh Plus, which was made in 1986 and is as old as me, on a regular basis. I’ve written some important papers on it even as recently as last semester. You can get inkjets and lasers for it that are comprable to today’s low-end printers, or you can use a dot matrix and be truly old-school. This machine has also done DESKTOP PUBLISHING, spreadsheets, graphics, Photoshop 1.0, banners and signs, and databases for me. That’s right, I do desktop publishing and PHOTOSHOP on a 21 YEAR OLD MACINTOSH!!!</p>
<p>There are some obvious limitations. The last I had a machine of this vintage on the internet was 2001 and it crawled. It’s capable of getting on via dialup but since I no longer have dialup this is no longer an option. The screen is 9" and black and white, there are no USB ports, and the disk drive isn’t even 1.44MB. I do have an 80MB drive, 4MB of RAM, and am going to attach a CD-ROM to it before the semester begins, mostly so I can listen to music on it. There is no numeric keypad or arrow keys on the keyboard and only one button and no wheel on the mouse, but all is fine–the feel of both is incredible.</p>
<p>When a computer and its user have a combined age of 42, you wouldn’t expect productivity. However, I find I am MORE PRODUCTIVE on an OLDER COMPUTER because of the lack of distractions–DVD players, QuickTime, AIM, the web, e-mail, FACEBOOK, etc.</p>
<p>Don’t fling your old computer into a landfill. You may find that you work better on it. I’m about to go and finish that hard drive tuneup on the 1986 model Mac Plus right now…</p>
conroe core2 duo 2.13 ghz is around $180 I believe. </p>