Other specs to this Compaq Presario 7000T desktop:
RDRAM 768MB (2x128 + 2x256)
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3
GeForce2 MX/MX 400 video card - 32MB RAM
Creative SB Live! Series (WDM)
DVD ROM
DVD RW
40 GB Hard Drive (only 5.5 GB free)
You can't. There are no socket 478 dual core processors. Pentium 4s - The processors for the rest of us.
Anything I can affordably do to improve basic internet browsing / video performance?
The crappy Willamette P4 is holding you back. Here's a 2.6GHz, 400MHz FSB Northwood P4 for $11.87+free shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentium-4-2-6-G...Unfortunately, you'll need a socket 423 to 478 converter to use the Northwood processor.
If you'd rather not upgrade the processor, put in a cheap Radeon 9600XT video card. The 9600XT will provide you with basic (not full) DirectX video acceleration (dxva) for DirectShow and Flash content.
Super PIII | Unlocked ES Tualatin @ 1.8GHz (150x12, 1.65v, 512K L2)
2GB PC2700 | 500GB | Radeon x1950Pro | Apollo Pro 266T | Win7 Pro
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