On 28/02/13 17:28, Peter Alcibiades wrote:
{} After three crashes in a row I decided to bit the bullet and replace the innards. Yes, it would be possible just to replace the memory and see if that helped, but its productive time being lost at every iteration of this problem.
The result is surprising. Now I have 16G memory in two sticks, and an i5 processor in an Asus itx board. It is a lot quieter and a lot cooler than the previous rig. In fact you can just about hear it. Started from the old hard drive with no problem and everything runs perfectly though rather faster.
I may need to update a machine's innards, so I'd like to know - did you basically just put the old hard drive on the new motherboard & case etc and it booted, just like that, without having to reinstall anything?
So, if you are looking for a compact and fast configuration, get the Silverstone mini itx case with the big fan on the front, put an i5 in it, and its perfect for a compact desktop. Recommended. I liked it with an i3, but this is superb.
Would you mind going into a bit more detail on the spec's of your kit and where you got it from? Previously I've just cobbled together old kit, but it may be about time to buy some new kit, but it depends on the price etc!
TIA
Steve