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If funds are limited you could always go the way I did. Bought an upgrade kit on Ebay. MSI Mboard, 2.5 gig dual core Intel processor and 2gig DDR2 for $220. Used the existing drives. Runs great, cut my stacking times in DSS by 60% (latest version uses both cores) and can add a bit more RAM later when I get Win 7 on here (gave Vista a miss, tried it for a week and hated it, a wasted $175. W7 is the way Vista should have been)
Didn't have to re-install XP as all I had to do was reactivate it over the net with MS. I have seen cheaper upgrades, but they use AMD processors.
Bill
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