New Computer

ColColt

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I wasn't sure where to place this so I felt it would be safe in the general Forum I've just recently updated an old seven year old Dell dimension 4550 to a Dell Studio XPS 435MT with a 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 920 processor, 640G HDD and 6mb memory. It's far and away areal humdinger over my old system. I was concerned Vista 64-bit wouldn't handle my post processing software(Capture NX2) but in actuality, it's 100% better than I imagined and much faster. The old computer with 2G of memory took an astonishing 2-4 minutes to save or "save as" a digital photo whereby this machine takes but a few seconds.

I'm most happy with this set up but, getting use to Vista is a different matter. One question I'd like to ask is what's the significance of the Catalyst Control Center? That's altogether new to me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 435MT
    CPU
    2.67 gigahertz Intel Core i7 920
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0R849J A00
    Memory
    6G
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3650
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL SP2009W
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG HD642JJ 640G
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps
Catalyst Control center (CCC) is just the ATI Graphic Card Interface for the settings (tweaking)
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    T7600G Core2Duo 2.66 Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel 945PM + ICH7 Chipset
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Mobility Radeon x1900 256MB
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    WUXGA 17"
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    640GB 7200RPM SATA/RAID 0 (2x320GB) and 320GB 7200RPM External
    Mouse
    Wireless Microsoft 3000
    Internet Speed
    10 mbps/2 mbps
    Other Info
    Optical Drive: Panasonic UJ-220 DL BD-RE (Blu-Ray)
Thanks-I was looking for the nVidia icon at the system tray I had on the other computer...old habits.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 435MT
    CPU
    2.67 gigahertz Intel Core i7 920
    Motherboard
    Dell Inc. 0R849J A00
    Memory
    6G
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3650
    Monitor(s) Displays
    DELL SP2009W
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG HD642JJ 640G
    Internet Speed
    10Mbps
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