07-11-2015, 04:39 AM
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07-11-2015, 11:01 AM
07-11-2015, 12:45 PM
Here are the specs.
https://www.cnet.com/uk/products/dell-dimension-4600-home/specs/
12 year old computer. I would say its probably not worth it.
https://www.cnet.com/uk/products/dell-dimension-4600-home/specs/
12 year old computer. I would say its probably not worth it.
07-11-2015, 06:16 PM
12 year old, I with Jason on this one. Its not worth it.
07-11-2015, 06:45 PM
It's better to install Linux on it.
07-11-2015, 07:22 PM
you would need more than 512 MB to run Linux 1GB minimum
07-11-2015, 09:22 PM
For modern yes. However you can always download and use older distros.
07-11-2015, 09:29 PM
yes some say 500mb that's just to run the distro what will happen when you start running programs
07-11-2015, 10:50 PM
HWiNFO32 Version 4.64-2530
USER-6D01A7ADE7 -----------------------------------------------------------
[Current Computer]
Computer Name: USER-6D01A7ADE7
Computer Brand Name: DELL Dimension 4600i
[Operating System]
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Build 2600
Service Pack: Service Pack 3
UEFI Boot: Not Present
Central Processor(s) ------------------------------------------------------
[CPU Unit Count]
Number Of Processor Packages (Physical): 1
Number Of Processors Cores: 1
Number Of Logical Processors: 2
Intel Pentium 4 3.00E GHz -------------------------------------------------
[General Information]
Processor Name: Intel Pentium 4 3.00E GHz
Original Processor Frequency: 3000.0 MHz
Original Processor Frequency [MHz]: 3000
CPU ID: 00000F34
CPU Brand Name: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Stepping: D0
CPU Code Name: Prescott
CPU S-Spec: SL7E4, SL7KB, SL7L4
CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP): 89 W
CPU Max. Case Temperature (Tcase_max): 69.1 °C
CPU Type: Production Unit
CPU Platform: Socket 478 FC-PGA2 (mPGA478B)
Microcode Update Revision: 17
Number of CPU Cores: 1
Number of Logical CPUs: 2
[Operating Points]
CPU LFM (Minimum): 2800.0 MHz = 14 x 200.0 MHz
CPU HFM (Maximum): 3000.0 MHz = 15 x 200.0 MHz @ 1.3875 V [Locked]
CPU Current: 2992.4 MHz = 15 x 199.5 MHz @ 1.3875 V
CPU Bus Type: FSB (QDR)
[Cache and TLB]
L1 Cache: Instruction Trace: 12K uOps, Data: 16 KBytes
L2 Cache: Integrated: 1 MBytes
Instruction TLB: 4KB/2MB/4MB Pages, Fully associative, 64 entries
Data TLB: 4KB/4MB Pages, Fully associative, 64 entries
[Standard Feature Flags]
FPU on Chip Present
Enhanced Virtual-86 Mode Present
I/O Breakpoints Present
Page Size Extensions Present
Time Stamp Counter Present
Pentium-style Model Specific Registers Present
Physical Address Extension Present
Machine Check Exception Present
CMPXCHG8B Instruction Present
APIC On Chip / PGE (AMD) Present
Fast System Call Present
Memory Type Range Registers Present
Page Global Feature Present
Machine Check Architecture Present
CMOV Instruction Present
Page Attribute Table Present
36-bit Page Size Extensions Present
Processor Number Not Present
CLFLUSH Instruction Present
Debug Trace and EMON Store Present
Internal ACPI Support Present
MMX Technology Present
Fast FP Save/Restore (IA MMX-2) Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 Present
Self-Snoop Present
Multi-Threading Capable Present
Automatic Clock Control Present
IA-64 Processor Not Present
Signal Break on FERR Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 Present
Carryless Multiplication (PCLMULQDQ)/GFMUL Not Present
64-Bit Debug Store Present
MONITOR/MWAIT Support Present
CPL Qualified Debug Store Present
Virtual Machine Extensions Not Present
Safer Mode Extensions (Intel TXT) Not Present
Thermal Monitor 2 Not Present
Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 Not Present
Enhanced SpeedStep Technology Not Present
L1 Context ID Present
IA32 Debug Interface Support Not Present
Fused Multiply Add Not Present
CMPXCHG16B Support Not Present
Send Task Priority Messages Disabling Present
Performance/Debug Capability MSR Not Present
Processor Context ID Not Present
Direct Cache Access Not Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1 Not Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2 Not Present
Extended xAPIC Not Present
MOVBE Instruction Not Present
POPCNT Instruction Not Present
TSC-deadline Timer Not Present
AES Cryptography Support Not Present
XSAVE/XRSTOR/XSETBV/XGETBV Instructions Not Present
XGETBV/XSETBV OS Enabled Not Present
AVX Support Not Present
Float16 Instructions Not Present
Random Number Read Instruction Not Present
[Extended Feature Flags]
64-bit Extensions Not Present
RDTSCP and TSC_AUX Support Not Present
1 GB large page support Not Present
No Execute Not Present
SYSCALL/SYSRET Support Not Present
[Enhanced Features]
Thermal Monitor 1: Supported, Enabled
Thermal Monitor 2: Not Supported
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (GV3): Not Supported
Bi-directional PROCHOT#: N/A
Extended Auto-HALT State C1E: N/A
Extended Stop Grant State C2E: N/A
Enhanced Halt State C3E: N/A
Enhanced Halt State C4E: N/A
Enhanced Halt State Hard C4E: N/A
Hardware Prefetcher: Supported, Enabled
DCU Prefetcher: Not Supported
IP Prefetcher: Not Supported
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: Supported, Enabled
MLC Streamer Prefetcher Not Supported
MLC Spatial Prefetcher Not Supported
DCU Streamer Prefetcher Not Supported
DCU IP Prefetcher Not Supported
Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA) Technology: Not Supported
Intel Dynamic FSB Switching: Not Supported
Enhanced Multi Threaded Thermal Management: N/A
Intel Turbo Boost Technology: Not Supported
Programmable Ratio Limits: Not Supported
Programmable TDC/TDP Limits: Not Supported
[Platform]
Platform Requirement: No (VR_CONFIG_04A)
Platform Conformance: No
[Memory Ranges]
Maximum Physical Address Size: 36-bit (64 GBytes)
Maximum Virtual Address Size: 32-bit (4 GBytes)
[MTRRs]
Range 0-40000000 (0MB-1024MB) Type: Write Back (WB)
Range 40000000-60000000 (1024MB-1536MB) Type: Write Back (WB)
Range 60000000-70000000 (1536MB-1792MB) Type: Write Back (WB)
Range 6FF00000-70000000 (1791MB-1792MB) Type: Uncacheable (UC)
Motherboard ---------------------------------------------------------------
[Computer]
Computer Brand Name: DELL Dimension 4600i
[Motherboard]
Motherboard Model: DELL 0F4491
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G (Springdale-G) + ICH5
Motherboard Slots: 3xPCI, 1xAGP
USB Version Supported: v2.0
[BIOS]
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies
BIOS Date: 05/17/04
BIOS Version: A10
UEFI BIOS: Not Capable
Super-IO/LPC Chip: SMSC LPC47M172
Plug-and-Play System Nodes ------------------------------------------------
System Board Extension ----------------------------------------------------
[General Information]
Node Number: 0
Device ID: PNP0C01
Device Name: System Board Extension
Device Type Code: 050000
[System Resources]
I/O Port: 0800
I/O Port: 0C00
I/O Port: 0062
I/O Port: 0065
I/O Port: 00E0
Memory Location: 00000000-0009FFFF
Memory Location: 00100000-6FE6FFFF
Memory Location: FFB00000-FFFFFFFF
Memory Location: 000F0000-000FFFFF
[Flags]
Removable Device: Not Present
Docking: Not Supported
IPL: Not Supported
Primary Input Device: Not Capable
Primary Output Device: Not Capable
Configurable Device: Not Supported
Disableable Device: Not Supported
16550A-compatible UART Serial Port ----------------------------------------
[General Information]
Node Number: 1
Device ID: PNP0501
Device Name: 16550A-compatible UART Serial Port
Device Type Code: 070002
[System Resources]
IRQ: 4
I/O Port: 03F8
[Flags]
Removable Device: Not Present
Docking: Not Supported
IPL: Not Supported
Primary Input Device: Not Capable
Primary Output Device: Not Capable
Configurable Device: Supported
Disableable Device: Supported
USER-6D01A7ADE7 -----------------------------------------------------------
[Current Computer]
Computer Name: USER-6D01A7ADE7
Computer Brand Name: DELL Dimension 4600i
[Operating System]
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Build 2600
Service Pack: Service Pack 3
UEFI Boot: Not Present
Central Processor(s) ------------------------------------------------------
[CPU Unit Count]
Number Of Processor Packages (Physical): 1
Number Of Processors Cores: 1
Number Of Logical Processors: 2
Intel Pentium 4 3.00E GHz -------------------------------------------------
[General Information]
Processor Name: Intel Pentium 4 3.00E GHz
Original Processor Frequency: 3000.0 MHz
Original Processor Frequency [MHz]: 3000
CPU ID: 00000F34
CPU Brand Name: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Stepping: D0
CPU Code Name: Prescott
CPU S-Spec: SL7E4, SL7KB, SL7L4
CPU Thermal Design Power (TDP): 89 W
CPU Max. Case Temperature (Tcase_max): 69.1 °C
CPU Type: Production Unit
CPU Platform: Socket 478 FC-PGA2 (mPGA478B)
Microcode Update Revision: 17
Number of CPU Cores: 1
Number of Logical CPUs: 2
[Operating Points]
CPU LFM (Minimum): 2800.0 MHz = 14 x 200.0 MHz
CPU HFM (Maximum): 3000.0 MHz = 15 x 200.0 MHz @ 1.3875 V [Locked]
CPU Current: 2992.4 MHz = 15 x 199.5 MHz @ 1.3875 V
CPU Bus Type: FSB (QDR)
[Cache and TLB]
L1 Cache: Instruction Trace: 12K uOps, Data: 16 KBytes
L2 Cache: Integrated: 1 MBytes
Instruction TLB: 4KB/2MB/4MB Pages, Fully associative, 64 entries
Data TLB: 4KB/4MB Pages, Fully associative, 64 entries
[Standard Feature Flags]
FPU on Chip Present
Enhanced Virtual-86 Mode Present
I/O Breakpoints Present
Page Size Extensions Present
Time Stamp Counter Present
Pentium-style Model Specific Registers Present
Physical Address Extension Present
Machine Check Exception Present
CMPXCHG8B Instruction Present
APIC On Chip / PGE (AMD) Present
Fast System Call Present
Memory Type Range Registers Present
Page Global Feature Present
Machine Check Architecture Present
CMOV Instruction Present
Page Attribute Table Present
36-bit Page Size Extensions Present
Processor Number Not Present
CLFLUSH Instruction Present
Debug Trace and EMON Store Present
Internal ACPI Support Present
MMX Technology Present
Fast FP Save/Restore (IA MMX-2) Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 Present
Self-Snoop Present
Multi-Threading Capable Present
Automatic Clock Control Present
IA-64 Processor Not Present
Signal Break on FERR Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 Present
Carryless Multiplication (PCLMULQDQ)/GFMUL Not Present
64-Bit Debug Store Present
MONITOR/MWAIT Support Present
CPL Qualified Debug Store Present
Virtual Machine Extensions Not Present
Safer Mode Extensions (Intel TXT) Not Present
Thermal Monitor 2 Not Present
Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 Not Present
Enhanced SpeedStep Technology Not Present
L1 Context ID Present
IA32 Debug Interface Support Not Present
Fused Multiply Add Not Present
CMPXCHG16B Support Not Present
Send Task Priority Messages Disabling Present
Performance/Debug Capability MSR Not Present
Processor Context ID Not Present
Direct Cache Access Not Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1 Not Present
Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2 Not Present
Extended xAPIC Not Present
MOVBE Instruction Not Present
POPCNT Instruction Not Present
TSC-deadline Timer Not Present
AES Cryptography Support Not Present
XSAVE/XRSTOR/XSETBV/XGETBV Instructions Not Present
XGETBV/XSETBV OS Enabled Not Present
AVX Support Not Present
Float16 Instructions Not Present
Random Number Read Instruction Not Present
[Extended Feature Flags]
64-bit Extensions Not Present
RDTSCP and TSC_AUX Support Not Present
1 GB large page support Not Present
No Execute Not Present
SYSCALL/SYSRET Support Not Present
[Enhanced Features]
Thermal Monitor 1: Supported, Enabled
Thermal Monitor 2: Not Supported
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep (GV3): Not Supported
Bi-directional PROCHOT#: N/A
Extended Auto-HALT State C1E: N/A
Extended Stop Grant State C2E: N/A
Enhanced Halt State C3E: N/A
Enhanced Halt State C4E: N/A
Enhanced Halt State Hard C4E: N/A
Hardware Prefetcher: Supported, Enabled
DCU Prefetcher: Not Supported
IP Prefetcher: Not Supported
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch: Supported, Enabled
MLC Streamer Prefetcher Not Supported
MLC Spatial Prefetcher Not Supported
DCU Streamer Prefetcher Not Supported
DCU IP Prefetcher Not Supported
Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA) Technology: Not Supported
Intel Dynamic FSB Switching: Not Supported
Enhanced Multi Threaded Thermal Management: N/A
Intel Turbo Boost Technology: Not Supported
Programmable Ratio Limits: Not Supported
Programmable TDC/TDP Limits: Not Supported
[Platform]
Platform Requirement: No (VR_CONFIG_04A)
Platform Conformance: No
[Memory Ranges]
Maximum Physical Address Size: 36-bit (64 GBytes)
Maximum Virtual Address Size: 32-bit (4 GBytes)
[MTRRs]
Range 0-40000000 (0MB-1024MB) Type: Write Back (WB)
Range 40000000-60000000 (1024MB-1536MB) Type: Write Back (WB)
Range 60000000-70000000 (1536MB-1792MB) Type: Write Back (WB)
Range 6FF00000-70000000 (1791MB-1792MB) Type: Uncacheable (UC)
Motherboard ---------------------------------------------------------------
[Computer]
Computer Brand Name: DELL Dimension 4600i
[Motherboard]
Motherboard Model: DELL 0F4491
Motherboard Chipset: Intel 865G (Springdale-G) + ICH5
Motherboard Slots: 3xPCI, 1xAGP
USB Version Supported: v2.0
[BIOS]
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix Technologies
BIOS Date: 05/17/04
BIOS Version: A10
UEFI BIOS: Not Capable
Super-IO/LPC Chip: SMSC LPC47M172
Plug-and-Play System Nodes ------------------------------------------------
System Board Extension ----------------------------------------------------
[General Information]
Node Number: 0
Device ID: PNP0C01
Device Name: System Board Extension
Device Type Code: 050000
[System Resources]
I/O Port: 0800
I/O Port: 0C00
I/O Port: 0062
I/O Port: 0065
I/O Port: 00E0
Memory Location: 00000000-0009FFFF
Memory Location: 00100000-6FE6FFFF
Memory Location: FFB00000-FFFFFFFF
Memory Location: 000F0000-000FFFFF
[Flags]
Removable Device: Not Present
Docking: Not Supported
IPL: Not Supported
Primary Input Device: Not Capable
Primary Output Device: Not Capable
Configurable Device: Not Supported
Disableable Device: Not Supported
16550A-compatible UART Serial Port ----------------------------------------
[General Information]
Node Number: 1
Device ID: PNP0501
Device Name: 16550A-compatible UART Serial Port
Device Type Code: 070002
[System Resources]
IRQ: 4
I/O Port: 03F8
[Flags]
Removable Device: Not Present
Docking: Not Supported
IPL: Not Supported
Primary Input Device: Not Capable
Primary Output Device: Not Capable
Configurable Device: Supported
Disableable Device: Supported
07-13-2015, 02:26 PM
If you do decide to go the Linux route then with those specs I would go with SliTaz
It's easy on the lesser hardware and uses minimal resources.
It's easy on the lesser hardware and uses minimal resources.
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