Posted By: Winx
Windows 10 Quandary - 01/08/20 04:28 AM
My current computer is running Windows 7 and I know that support for the OS runs out next week. I have the option of upgrading the current computer to Windows 10 or buying a new machine.
My current Desk Top system works fine, despite being 5 years old, though has had various upgrades, ie Graphics card and RAM over the years.
It's specs are:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ANNE-PC
System Manufacturer MSI
System Model MS-7817
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. V1.1, 19/08/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale Australia
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.24540"
Time Zone AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.95 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.95 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 13.7 GB
Page File Space 7.95 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Graphics Card
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C81&SUBSYS_85C71043&REV_A1\4&1610F4F8&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce GTX 1050, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Adapter RAM (2,147,483,648) bytes
Also, if I was to upgrade this current computer I would need a new SSD, as the 120GB SSD presently installed is running out of space (only 26GB free).
I'm undecided about upgrading and coming around to buying a new custom PC. Money isn't a problem and my favourite computer store will build it to my specs and in a timely fashion.
Any advice? Is a clean installation of Windows 10 preferable to an upgrade?
My current Desk Top system works fine, despite being 5 years old, though has had various upgrades, ie Graphics card and RAM over the years.
It's specs are:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ANNE-PC
System Manufacturer MSI
System Model MS-7817
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4570 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 3201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. V1.1, 19/08/2013
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale Australia
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.24540"
Time Zone AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.95 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.95 GB
Total Virtual Memory 15.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 13.7 GB
Page File Space 7.95 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Graphics Card
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C81&SUBSYS_85C71043&REV_A1\4&1610F4F8&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce GTX 1050, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Adapter RAM (2,147,483,648) bytes
Also, if I was to upgrade this current computer I would need a new SSD, as the 120GB SSD presently installed is running out of space (only 26GB free).
I'm undecided about upgrading and coming around to buying a new custom PC. Money isn't a problem and my favourite computer store will build it to my specs and in a timely fashion.
Any advice? Is a clean installation of Windows 10 preferable to an upgrade?