PoisonWolf
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Hi guys,
I have here with me a HP Pavilion DV 4000. It's a pretty old laptop but used to be considered a beast during its time. In a brief run down, here are the overall specs.
Windows XP Home Edition
Intel Pentium M 1.86 Ghz
ATI Mobility Radeon X700.\
1 GB RAM.
Now, my question is, I've been thinking if it is worth spending money on a brand new laptop, or if I should just up the RAM on the current system to say 3 GB or 4 GB (via pae) or a dual channel 2 GB? For some reason, this system seems to 'freeze' out of the blue for no apparent reason. When this happens, the CPU usage shoots up to 100% for a couple of seconds before dropping back down to 0.
I initially thought a clean reinstall would fix this, but unfortunately, it did not.
Is it time to move on to the world of Core 2 Duo? Or will having more RAM fix this issue?
My GF doesn't need to do much on the laptop, but she does love to have like 10 ~ 30 tabs opened in Firefox.
I'd appreciate any advice/input on the matter.
Cheers.
I have here with me a HP Pavilion DV 4000. It's a pretty old laptop but used to be considered a beast during its time. In a brief run down, here are the overall specs.
Windows XP Home Edition
Intel Pentium M 1.86 Ghz
ATI Mobility Radeon X700.\
1 GB RAM.
Now, my question is, I've been thinking if it is worth spending money on a brand new laptop, or if I should just up the RAM on the current system to say 3 GB or 4 GB (via pae) or a dual channel 2 GB? For some reason, this system seems to 'freeze' out of the blue for no apparent reason. When this happens, the CPU usage shoots up to 100% for a couple of seconds before dropping back down to 0.
I initially thought a clean reinstall would fix this, but unfortunately, it did not.
Is it time to move on to the world of Core 2 Duo? Or will having more RAM fix this issue?
My GF doesn't need to do much on the laptop, but she does love to have like 10 ~ 30 tabs opened in Firefox.
I'd appreciate any advice/input on the matter.
Cheers.