Dell 1555 upgrade?

[Alexander_Baker-Roge (Alexander Baker-Rogers)]

Core Machine (Operating system/System info/Roon build number)

Dell studio 1555, windows 7, pentium T4300 2.1ghz, 4gb ram

Network Details (Including networking gear model/manufacturer and if on WiFi/Ethernet)

Plusnet 5ghz wifi/ethernet 24mbps

Audio Devices (Specify what device you’re using and its connection type - USB/HDMI/etc.)

Kef ls50 wireless/Samsung tab S2 SM-T813

Description Of Issue

Could i use this laptop for roon core if i updated it to windows 10, 8gb of ram and an ssd hardrive? Or would the clock speed be too slow?

[Carl]

Hi,

Unfortunately it’s way too slow … see RKB - FAQ: What are the minimum requirements? and

Suggested hardware

It feels like the answer to most “will it work?” questions is going to be “It’ll work, but it won’t be as good as it could be”, because lets be honest, no-one is going to wonder whether a Mac Pro works flawlessly or not. I want to expand a little bit more to help you guys understand where the tradeoffs are so you can make good hardware decisions. As we’ve said above, Roon will run on just about anything vaguely recent. How much hardware you need to get an impeccable experience depends on how yo…

Have you considered using a NUC?

[dylan (Dylan Caudill)]

Hi @Alexander_Baker-Roge,

As Carl suggested, the CPU doesn’t meet our requirements, so there’s definitely a chance that this machine, even with those upgrades, would experience performance issues.

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