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07.10.2006, 14:34 quote

Anonymous

Hi, could anyone advise me on what sort of ram I need for my pc as it has to be the same (EDO, FPM, SDRAM, RAMBUS etc) before I open up & start having a look on the motherboard, I've searched the house for the manual & spec but cannot find it & I ain't phoning the tech help-line at a pound a min!!! the make is 'time' model no. 24003FA90G4 (AMD Athlon XP2400+), its about 3-4yrs old, I've only just realised I've only got 224mb of ram & windows XP is eating this up along with other applications that i have running plus I'm doing more on his pc than just browsing the net, i've increased the capacity on the virtual memory so are up to my limit, I've searched the web to find some info but cannot find anything on it (any suggestions for forums?) Also I had a webpage saved that had tips on shutting off certain background processes or whatever in XP but its not up anymore, any websites offering this info.? I've heard of nlite & tinyxp but that totally strips it down to bear minimum (i usually have that running on the laptop when using ableton so I can run various effects etc through the channels without it sapping ram & processing power, I don't want to do that on this pc has it's got alot of important stuff on it ..don't want to risk crashing the whole thing!) thanks in advance.

 

07.10.2006, 15:22 quote

Anonymous

Aradon wrote:
oh dear,

that amount of memory is a crime LMAO

IMO 1gb is "just enough" for todays PC user.

Firstly download this and check the report it produces, this will tell you all your important system specs and i can then advise you better on how to proceed.



I know its crap isn't it Embarassed I don't do any gaming on the pc so don't need a massive amount but deffo needs doubling at least!! but it seems to be alright for the internet which is about all i do on this apart from work/personal stuff-spreadsheets & word documents. thanks for the advice aradon i'll check it out. ta.

 

17.10.2006, 14:46 quote

Anonymous

well, a cheap 256 ddr graphics card £50

and 1 sticks of ram ddr 3200, prob £40

you will notice a huge speed boost but personally i would just buy a new pc

your processor is quite slow, by todays standards, i would not be listening to modern magazines such as pc extreme or custom pc, that talk about computer pc's having these insane specifications

as cpu's and memory of any kind released over the past 3 years will handle games and most other things

only certain games like "4" out of the "insert insane number here" require high end over priced parts

personally i would buy a new pc, for about 400 - 500 quid, which has good memory graphics and a resonable cpu "not a budget one" that has a dvd r/w and various extras

i will have a look around, and point one out if you wish, im sure a friend of mine is selling his mini games/media centre pc, with a pda, if you want me to ask him

but seriously spending what £100 quid on increasing ur speed slightly, when u can be potentially buying a new pc within a year at a higher price seems nuts, coz ur losing out ur money,

 

19.10.2006, 10:14 quote

Anonymous

lol i only have 248mb of RAM
Embarassed

 

21.10.2006, 13:38 quote

Anonymous

Thanks for all your advice, I took out the exsisting RAM card to check what type it was & it is DDR PC2100/266mhz cl2.5 non-ecc, bought 512mb of the same ram off ebay(£30) I slotted that in the empty slot next to the other ram & its all good(736mb). Noticed the difference straight away. One happy chappie Very Happy blimey if only I knew that beforehand, doing my pc maintenance course has saved me a few quid & opened my eyes up to how easy it is to upgrade!

 

02.01.2007, 10:15 quote

Anonymous

I'd have to echo the advise given, 1GB would be the best bet. I run with 1GB and have no problems.

Si

 

02.01.2007, 14:41 quote

Anonymous

I'd have to agree with what Beddo said earlier. I was running with one gig for about six months and couldnt really see the point, the difference from 512 to one gig is almost non exsistant unless, your really good at multitasking and have a duel core processor I really cant see the point.
Though less than 512 sucks!

 

02.01.2007, 17:42 quote

Anonymous

i am using an AMD64 3200 processor, 1gb of ram, i often have large applications open such as adobe photoshop cs2 whilst i listen to music, download stuff using bit torrent as well as browse the net. when i was just running this machine on 512mb ram i found it a bit sluggish at starting applications up, but since adding the extra ram to take it to 1gb i have found things alot quicker and for the price i paid for the extra ram, id say it was a worthy upgrade.

 

02.01.2007, 17:47 quote

Anonymous

scottie69 wrote:
i am using an AMD64 3200 processor, 1gb of ram, i often have large applications open such as adobe photoshop cs2 whilst i listen to music, download stuff using bit torrent as well as browse the net. when i was just running this machine on 512mb ram i found it a bit sluggish at starting applications up, but since adding the extra ram to take it to 1gb i have found things alot quicker and for the price i paid for the extra ram, id say it was a worthy upgrade.


Can I ask what motherboard you're using?

 

02.01.2007, 18:13 quote

Anonymous

Ian39 wrote:
scottie69 wrote:
i am using an AMD64 3200 processor, 1gb of ram, i often have large applications open such as adobe photoshop cs2 whilst i listen to music, download stuff using bit torrent as well as browse the net. when i was just running this machine on 512mb ram i found it a bit sluggish at starting applications up, but since adding the extra ram to take it to 1gb i have found things alot quicker and for the price i paid for the extra ram, id say it was a worthy upgrade.


Can I ask what motherboard you're using?


have bought a Compaq Presario SR-1519UK computer, i am not sure what motherboard is in it, probably some OEM specially made crap lol

 

02.01.2007, 19:22 quote

Anonymous

scottie69 wrote:
Ian39 wrote:
scottie69 wrote:
i am using an AMD64 3200 processor, 1gb of ram, i often have large applications open such as adobe photoshop cs2 whilst i listen to music, download stuff using bit torrent as well as browse the net. when i was just running this machine on 512mb ram i found it a bit sluggish at starting applications up, but since adding the extra ram to take it to 1gb i have found things alot quicker and for the price i paid for the extra ram, id say it was a worthy upgrade.


Can I ask what motherboard you're using?


have bought a Compaq Presario SR-1519UK computer, i am not sure what motherboard is in it, probably some OEM specially made crap lol


Yep probably, I only asked cos some mobos have dual memory bands which means putting another stick of memory in doubles the bandwith!

 

05.01.2007, 00:45 quote

Anonymous

Aradon wrote:
memory these days is one of the cheapest parts you can buy, and having more than you need is never a bad thing, why cause a bottleneck on something so cheap?

i have 4Gb, true most of it aint used but you can bet your life im not gonna get a bottleneck coz of it.


Cheap true mate but I can think of better things to do with £150

 

05.01.2007, 01:24 quote

Anonymous

Aradon wrote:
Actually my RAM was £150 per 1GB lol, but what i was getting at was that 1gb costs peanuts these days and the boost when it comes to needing it is well noticed Smile


Okay well in that case, Im not disagreeing with you but i can think of something better to spend the £450 on.

 

05.01.2007, 21:14 quote

Anonymous

beddo wrote:
Hell yeah, seen as I've now got a certain amount of guaranteed money coming in I'll be saving up for:

1) A new, stupidly expensive acoustic guitar (need to get to shops to try some out).
2) A decent amp and effects box for my electric guitar (need to figure out what yet)
3) Rust removal and engine rebuild on the mini

It'll probably by 2 then 1 with 3 being a neverending battle!

As to bottlenecks, well I really don't care about waiting a couple of seconds here or there for things. Heck I got paid today to spend half an hour listening to hold music Smile


Sounds more worthwhile than 3 and a half gig of ram

 

06.01.2007, 01:33 quote

Anonymous

beddo wrote:
It'll cost a hell of a lot more though..which means it give me plenty of time to figure out what is worth buying Very Happy

If you've got the money though, no point in not spending it..


Well I managed to get a acoustic for £135 retail is about £350 theres always ways n means and I love it to bits

 
 
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