Hoping I can get some expert advice.
I recently acquired some old Dell Precision T5500 workstations, and I'm giving one of them to my father. This will give him 2 PCs (he already has an Acer Aspire M5811). One will be used for light gaming (World of Warcraft mostly), and internet browsing (This one will probably be used the most). The other will probably stay hooked up to a TV for watching movies, netflix and possibly some gaming as well (This will be used less frequently, most likely).
I think both PCs are between 8 and 10 years old.
I'm wondering which PC he should use as the primary and which he should use for a secondary, based on the info above.
Here are the specs for each:
Acer Aspire M5811
CPU: Intel i7 860
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (6 DIMM slots 2x4 GB)
Graphics: AMD Radeon 5400 Series
Dell Precision T5500
CPU: Dual Socket Xeons (Not sure of the specific model--don't want to put new thermal paste on just to check and am still waiting for a display converter so haven't had it running to check yet. Could be E5520, E5620, X5650 or X5570 I think)
RAM: 22GB DDR3 (9 DIMM slots - 7x2GB and 2x4GB)
Graphics: Nvidia Quadro 310
Also, the Dell currently wins by a longshot with the RAM. Should I redistribute between the two machines? I suppose I could take the 2x4GB sticks from the Dell and put them in the Acer to give 14GB and 16GB respectively.
I've done some research, but the best I can figure is that both of these builds are pretty similar, so I'm not sure which PC should go where. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I recently acquired some old Dell Precision T5500 workstations, and I'm giving one of them to my father. This will give him 2 PCs (he already has an Acer Aspire M5811). One will be used for light gaming (World of Warcraft mostly), and internet browsing (This one will probably be used the most). The other will probably stay hooked up to a TV for watching movies, netflix and possibly some gaming as well (This will be used less frequently, most likely).
I think both PCs are between 8 and 10 years old.
I'm wondering which PC he should use as the primary and which he should use for a secondary, based on the info above.
Here are the specs for each:
Acer Aspire M5811
CPU: Intel i7 860
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (6 DIMM slots 2x4 GB)
Graphics: AMD Radeon 5400 Series
Dell Precision T5500
CPU: Dual Socket Xeons (Not sure of the specific model--don't want to put new thermal paste on just to check and am still waiting for a display converter so haven't had it running to check yet. Could be E5520, E5620, X5650 or X5570 I think)
RAM: 22GB DDR3 (9 DIMM slots - 7x2GB and 2x4GB)
Graphics: Nvidia Quadro 310
Also, the Dell currently wins by a longshot with the RAM. Should I redistribute between the two machines? I suppose I could take the 2x4GB sticks from the Dell and put them in the Acer to give 14GB and 16GB respectively.
I've done some research, but the best I can figure is that both of these builds are pretty similar, so I'm not sure which PC should go where. Any help is greatly appreciated.