building a rig for a friend

[TechBoyJK]

I'm building a rig for a friend of mine using old parts.

So far I've got

P4 2.6Ghz
2GB DDR400 Corsair Ram
60GB HDD

Will probably be picking up an ATI 1900 graphics card (512MB AGP 8x)

But I don't have a license for any OS..

I could put a cracked copy of XP Pro on there, but I'd rather not.

It seems the latest versions of Windows 7 are pretty stable. She won't use it for anything put playing WOW and maybe surfing the web.

I'm probably just going to install it for her, then give her a copy of the install disc so that in case something happens, she can just reinstall.

Any reason I shouldnt do this?

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK
I'm building a rig for a friend of mine using old parts.

So far I've got

P4 2.6Ghz
2GB DDR400 Corsair Ram
60GB HDD

Will probably be picking up an ATI 1900 graphics card (512MB AGP 8x)

But I don't have a license for any OS..

I could put a cracked copy of XP Pro on there, but I'd rather not.

It seems the latest versions of Windows 7 are pretty stable. She won't use it for anything put playing WOW and maybe surfing the web.

I'm probably just going to install it for her, then give her a copy of the install disc so that in case something happens, she can just reinstall.

Any reason I shouldnt do this?

Don't do it unless you are willing to install the RTM copy within the next 9 months or so.

Other than that WoW works great on it.

 

[TechBoyJK]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

Originally posted by: TechBoyJK
I'm building a rig for a friend of mine using old parts.

So far I've got

P4 2.6Ghz
2GB DDR400 Corsair Ram
60GB HDD

Will probably be picking up an ATI 1900 graphics card (512MB AGP 8x)

But I don't have a license for any OS..

I could put a cracked copy of XP Pro on there, but I'd rather not.

It seems the latest versions of Windows 7 are pretty stable. She won't use it for anything put playing WOW and maybe surfing the web.

I'm probably just going to install it for her, then give her a copy of the install disc so that in case something happens, she can just reinstall.

Any reason I shouldnt do this?

Don't do it unless you are willing to install the RTM copy within the next 9 months or so.

Other than that WoW works great on it.

RTM would be the actual retail copy right? I guess the release candidates eventually expire?

 

[soonerproud]

Yup, it essentially expires in March because it weill go in forced reboots every two hours.

Like I said, if you are willing to reinstall before March, then have at it.