New System Selection Help

Discussion in 'Software' started by Jud149, Mar 25, 2014.

  1. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    I've now got XP Pro, SP 3 and have decided to replace it with a new tower with Windows 7 due to XP being dumped by MS. I would go with Win 8 but have heard negative things about it.

    My question is how much memory do I need? I use it mainly for stock trading (Fidelity Active Trader) and general web surfing and I'd like it to be fast. I'm looking at a Dell with 5GB memory and 500GB hard drive.
     
    Jud149, Mar 25, 2014
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  2. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    That is a strange configuration.
    I have 4GB in two computers but I don't do anything as intensive as you. The next jump is normally to 8GB.
    What Dell is this specifically?
     
    plodr, Mar 25, 2014
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  3. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    It's the Inspiration 3000 I believe. It's actually 5GB with 1T HD. I thought I could cut the HD to 500GB since I read it could actually slow down the system.
     
    Jud149, Mar 25, 2014
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  4. usafveteran

    usafveteran MajorGeek

    Where are you getting the 5GB? As plodr said, that's not a normal configuration; no ocmputer manufacturer sells computers with 5GB of RAM. Dell's states that the Inspiron Desktop 3000 Series has 8GB.
     
    usafveteran, Mar 25, 2014
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