This is an HP Compaq dc7600 (despite being labelled dc7700) small form factor PC that I got for $20 on August 25, 2014. In the classified ad, two others were being offered, one having a 250GB hard drive and a 3.0GHz Pentium 4 and the other having a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo. This one had no hard drive, which is why the seller sold it for $20. The HP Compaq dc7600 is a business-oriented machine which would explain its quiet operation (though BIOS options enable the machine to essentially turn into a leaf blower), case locking design, tool free design, reliable hardware and a built-in speaker. HP also sold a CMT (convertible mini tower) version and an ultra small form factor version. Companies would've been given deals when buying these machines in lots. Because it is a business-oriented machine, it's designed to be running for long periods of time.

This machine has a hyperthreaded 3.0GHz Prescott Pentium 4, which is known to run quite warm, but because of the smart case design, it does have good cooling capacity. Because it is hyperthreaded, it allows the CPU core to process two threads, which makes it appear as a dual core under Windows Task Manager and other software and it can speed up the operation of certain applications, making it more efficient and a better choice than non-hyperthreaded Pentium 4 CPUs. This does NOT, however, make it as fast as a true dual core processor. Although processor upgrades are possible, the newest processor that can be installed is the Pentium D 950, a 3.4GHz dual core processor.

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While the chipset and motherboard support the Core Duo, Core 2 Duo and I believe the Core 2 Quad, an intentional manufacturer limitation prevents these processors from working on the motherboard. It came with 512MB of DDR2-5300 memory, but it has been upgraded to 3GB of the same type of memory, though it is upgradeable to 4GB.

I initially attempted to install a 250GB SATA hard disk (as this computer has a SATA controller and two SATA connectors) however the 250GB hard disk was dead, so I instead installed an 80GB IDE drive. Due to the computer's internal cable design, I had to swap out the optical drive for a SATA optical drive I bought for $5 at Value Village so I could use the IDE hard drive. Advanced Checkers Strategies. I then installed Windows XP Professional on it using its Windows XP Professional COA stickers. Because the machine is designed to utilize SATA hard disks, upgrading the machine with an SSD would not be difficult or require any special adapters.

Drivers were not hard to find; a simple Google search yielded all drivers and software that would've come pre-installed on the system. It's a very snappy machine and Internet browsing is not a problem for this machine.

If a dedicated GPU was installed (it'd have to be a low-profile GPU) it'd make well for a very inexpensive, minor gaming machine. As cool as it'd be, you certainly cannot fit any GeForce GTX 980 GPUs or any card of the sort in it. It simply wouldn't fit because of the case's small size. Plus, such a powerful GPU would place too much load on the power supply and even if that wasn't a limitation, the GPU would be bottlenecked because of the Pentium 4 processor and the motherboard's bus. For technical specifications, they are as follows: Capable of running 64-bit Windows (This one runs Windows XP Professional and 64-bit Elementary OS) 3.2GHz Prescott Pentium 4 640 with Hyperthreading Technology (previously 3.0GHz Prescott Pentium 4 630 with Hyperthreading Technology) 4GB DDR2-5300 RAM (previously 3GB DDR2-5300 RAM) (Expandable to 4GB with 4x1GB modules.

It can use 2x2GB modules.

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