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Lots of things affect hardware longevity
Even my old Frankenstein desktop that has parts mixed between 2003 and 2007 passes the windows 8 test. It helps that the hardware manufacturers all still exist or are well supported (like soundblaster).
I won't bother upgrading though. Windows 8 may run faster than XP, but the OS girth will kill any speed boost. A 120gig HDD from 2003 and IDE lacks the speed needed to load a 10 gig OS in an efficient time.
I could rip out the 2003 parts but it doesn't seem worth it. If I did, I would move to Windows 7.
Oh yeah, it has a 10 gig fuji hard drive in it from 1998
and an ATI Rage 1 for output to an old CRT TV using those old yellow & red & white plugs.
I won't bother upgrading though. Windows 8 may run faster than XP, but the OS girth will kill any speed boost. A 120gig HDD from 2003 and IDE lacks the speed needed to load a 10 gig OS in an efficient time.
I could rip out the 2003 parts but it doesn't seem worth it. If I did, I would move to Windows 7.
Oh yeah, it has a 10 gig fuji hard drive in it from 1998
and an ATI Rage 1 for output to an old CRT TV using those old yellow & red & white plugs. 
Posted by Slayer_
Updated - 8th Jan
