Overclock.net - Overclocking.net
     
 
Home Gallery Reviews Blogs Register Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Members List


Go Back   Overclock.net - Overclocking.net > Software, Programming and Coding > Operating Systems
Reload this Page What OS for an old PC?

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-04-08   #1 (permalink)
Graphics Card Aficionado
 
ivan0550's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Panama
Posts: 1,588

Rep: 69 ivan0550 is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 48
Trader Rating: 0
Default What OS for an old PC?
I have a P3, 128 ram, mx440

Right now is running XP, but it is very slow...

What OS is right for me?

I want a pretty look OS... not a tons of letter everywhere xD


System: Wall-E
CPU
Core2Duo E6400 @ 2.80Ghz		 Motherboard
GA-965P-S3		 Memory
2GB Crucial Ballistix/2GB Corsair XMS2 		Graphics Card
HD4850 512MB (IceQ4 Turbo)
Hard Drive
Seagate 7200.10(200GB)/Ide Maxtor(60GB)		 Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio		 Power Supply
Thermaltake PurePower 600W		 Case
TT Armor *25CM Fan Side Panel*
CPU cooling
Stock ><		 GPU cooling
IceQ4 Cooling Solution		 OS
Vista Ultimate SP1 -x64-		 Monitor
19" Widescreen AOC (1440*900)
ivan0550 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-08   #2 (permalink)
Overclocker in Training
 
Muftobration's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Hull, MA
Posts: 472

Rep: 28 Muftobration is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 26
Folding Team Rank: 543
Trader Rating: 1
Default
Windows 98 SE would run very well on that machine, as I'm almost sure it was built with that OS in mind. You could try Win2k, but that's more closely related to XP than Win98SE. My vote goes to Win98SE.

If you are willing to learn, you could run Linux. Ubuntu is pretty easy to learn if you have patience.

System: Main Rig
CPU
Q6600 G0		 Motherboard
Gigabyte P35-DS3L		 Memory
2x 2GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 		Graphics Card
VisionTek Radeon HD4850
Hard Drive
2x Maxtor 300GB non-RAID		 Sound Card
SB X-Fi XtremeMusic + Echo Mia MIDI		 Power Supply
OCZ 700W GameXstream		 Case
Lian-Li PC-7077B (modded)
CPU cooling
Stinger Standard		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
MS Windows XP Home w/SP2		 Monitor
NEC MultiSync LCD2490WUXi
Muftobration is offline I fold for Overclock.net   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-08   #3 (permalink)
Overclocker in Training
 
GPA_Voltaire's Avatar
 
intel ati

Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Buffalo/Indianapolis
Posts: 667

Rep: 37 GPA_Voltaire is acknowledged by some
Unique Rep: 30
Trader Rating: 6
Default
i was going to say some linux distro...ubuntu probably as its the easiest to learn
__________________
Rocketfish Case for Sale, PM ME!!


Member of the OCN Diablo III Club

Friends don't let friends buy Thermaltake products.

Referring to Sparkle 8400 GS PCIE x1
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seggybop View Post
You can make one of these yourself with any x16 card and a hacksaw
Quote:
Originally Posted by ItsBobtista View Post
Michael Phelps is overclocked.

System: Water Cooling Build in Progress
CPU
None		 Motherboard
Asus Rampage Formula		 Memory
4 GB PC2-8500 Mushkin 		Graphics Card
4870 X2
Hard Drive
2 150 GB raptor, 500 gig Hitachi		 Sound Card
Onboard		 Power Supply
Silverstone DA1200		 Case
Mountain Mods U2-UFO
CPU cooling
Apogee GTX (temp) Stinger V8 when I get $, 240 Rad		 GPU cooling
waiting for 4870 x2 blocks + 360 Rad		 OS
Windows Server 2008 w/ 1337 H4cks		 Monitor
Hanns-G 28"
GPA_Voltaire is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-08   #4 (permalink)
Clock it till it hurtz
 
VCheeZ's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Teh Command Centre
Posts: 1,602

Rep: 156 VCheeZ is acknowledged by manyVCheeZ is acknowledged by many
Unique Rep: 124
Trader Rating: 19
Default
NT if you want an older windows that is stable.
__________________
Selling/Trading DLP Projector, coolers!

Quote:
Originally Posted by smileyguy View Post
See your sig for the problem.

System: DarkSide II
CPU
E8400 VID 1.225 @ 4.07ghz 1.4v BIOS 1.36 Load		 Motherboard
Asus Maximus Extreme 21hrs Orthos stable!		 Memory
DDR3 2x1gb G-Skill 1425 2x1gb Team Xtreme 1425 		Graphics Card
Zotac GTX 260 + MSI 8600GTS Dedicated PhysX
Hard Drive
2x 74gb Raptors in RAID 0 500gb SATA		 Sound Card
Audigy SE 24 bit		 Power Supply
OCZ GameXstream 1010w		 Case
Thermaltake Mozart TX
CPU cooling
Danger Den MC-TDX waterblock		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
Vista 64 bit		 Monitor
19" Dell SE198FTW
VCheeZ is offline Overclocked Account   Reply With Quote
Old 08-04-08   #5 (permalink)
PC Gamer
 
AJLarson's Avatar
 
intel nvidia

Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Oakland, California
Posts: 249

Rep: 15 AJLarson Unknown
Unique Rep: 11
Trader Rating: 0
Default
BackTrack3 (Linux)

It's a boot from interface disk, it has basic usages for a computer, and WineHQ which allows you to run quite a few Windows programs on it.

Here's a link to their website...

http://backtrack.offensive-security.....php/Main_Page
__________________
- I am...
Call of Duty 4 Player
Call of Duty 4 Club!
Jessica Alba Fan


- Personal Projects
High Performance LAN Computer
Computer Upgrade 0$ [ l l l l l l l l l l ] 1000$

System: Gateway FX (YES I KNOW T_T)
CPU
Q9300 @ 2.5GHz 6MB Cache		 Motherboard
Gateway Garbage :( (NO OCING AT ALL)		 Memory
6GB Random Gateway Trash 		Graphics Card
eVGA 9800GT 512MB
Hard Drive
320GB 7200rpm SATA hard drive 16mb cache		 Sound Card
RealTek (It's AMAZING)		 Power Supply
625W		 Case
Gateway FX Case
CPU cooling
Stock		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
Windows Vista 64bit		 Monitor
SamSung SyncMaster 226BW 2MS Response Time
AJLarson is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:08 AM.

Contact Us - Overclock.net - Archive - Top

Overclock.net is a Carbon Neutral Site Creative Commons License Internet Security By ControlScan

Terms of Service / Forum Rules | Privacy Policy | Advertising | Become an Official Vendor
Copyright © 2008 Shogun Interactive Development. Most rights reserved.
Page generated in 0.15747 seconds with 9 queries