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A project log for Project Phoenix

I often fix and repair PC but work from a laptop this is a project to take parts from different dead PC and build a free working PC

hatterofthewasteHatterofthewaste 05/07/2014 at 19:480 Comments

This Project has taken a back seat for now. I have got the mint linux working well but the windows crashes often. I got laid off my job not to long ago and now see the need to try and make this system reach its full potential so i can use it as my main system to work from home, 3D designing and pc Repair. I want to upgrade my memory from 4Gb to 8Gb because I think my main issues with the crashing in windows 7 is because I am using 3 different Ram sticks of different sizes and from different manufacturers. I'm Hoping that if i buy 4 2gb sticks that are all the same it will fix the crashing problem. I can get the 4 2gb ddr2 for less than 50$ so still keeping this build very cheap. However I am also getting married at the end of the month and can not afford to spend money projects that are not part of the wedding. Thankfully about a year ago I bought a Laptop with my Tax return and this has been my main PC because of Phoenix being project phase. If the Ram is not the issues then it is likely the 500gb HHD which I saved from being tossed at work. Not sure because when running linux 500gb works just fine and so do the sticks of Ram. This projects is really helped me to love linux and just how little the os needs to run well. I wish I could use linux only however the main programs I design in are windows only and even trying to run them through wine is no good because it Solidworks (3D design program) has an error it says wine is an WXP system and will not run on a pc this old. I need wine to work as w7 so maybe some more reassure with fix this issue or maybe using an older version of Solidworks or maybe just fixing the w7. not sure just don't have time until after my wedding later this month.    

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