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I'm looking into upgrading my PC instead of spending $800-1000 on a laptop, probably the latest and best parts like video cards, I kind of really just want to add as much memory and RAM as possible I can fit on my computer, as well as changing my fan to a better and much more quieter one. Here are my computers specs.
Power Supply: Mirco ATX & Extended ATX (P4 Ready)
350W c/UL P/S with 12cm Fan ( 20+4 Pin Socket 775 Ready)
Cooling Fans: Front: 12cm x1 ( Optional)
Side: n/a
Rear: 12cm x1 or 8cm x 1 ( optional)
Top: n/a
Processor: Pentium 4, 3.06GHz
Memory: 512 DDR
Chipset: ATI* Radeon* Xpress 200 Chipset
BIOS: AwardBIOS* for Intel resident in the 4 Mbit FWH
I/O Control: SMSC* SCH5017 Legacy I/O controller fir hardware management, diskette drive, serial, parallel, and PS/2 ports
Video: Integrated ATI* Radeon* X300 based graphics
Hard Drive: 160GB
Expansion Capabilities:
- Two PCI Conventional* bus connectors
- One PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connector
- One PCI Express *x16 bus add-in card connector
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Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
CPU = Central Processing Unit
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| xunlix wrote: | Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
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... 500$ for 2GB ram? LOL.
LOL? LOL!
LOLOLOLOL!
@OP, you have a similar computer, if not the Intel equvilent of my own.
1GB ram DDR. Cheap, powerful and great. I'm using one of these sticks on my computer right now and it gave it a huge boost [from 512Physical as well.] Go ahead and buy 4 if you like. If your board is the equvilent to mine, you should have 4 slots.
Your CPU socket is LGA 775. You could get a nice Dual Core for a small amount and get a noticable boost over your P4.
As for GPU, you should have a PCI-E x16 [not 2.0] slot available.
This look alright.
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I meant both for $500 total.
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| Blank wrote: | | xunlix wrote: | Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
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... 500$ for 2GB ram? LOL.
LOL? LOL!
LOLOLOLOL!
@OP, you have a similar computer, if not the Intel equvilent of my own.
1GB ram DDR. Cheap, powerful and great. I'm using one of these sticks on my computer right now and it gave it a huge boost [from 512Physical as well.] Go ahead and buy 4 if you like. If your board is the equvilent to mine, you should have 4 slots.
Your CPU socket is LGA 775. You could get a nice Dual Core for a small amount and get a noticable boost over your P4.
As for GPU, you should have a PCI-E x16 [not 2.0] slot available.
This look alright. |
I think I can only upgrade to 2GB, as for the processor is that the best I can get?
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| xunlix wrote: | | I meant both for $500 total. |
Not even. No. He won't spend much.
| FirePhoenix wrote: | | Blank wrote: | | xunlix wrote: | Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
CPU = Central Processing Unit |
... 500$ for 2GB ram? LOL.
LOL? LOL!
LOLOLOLOL!
@OP, you have a similar computer, if not the Intel equvilent of my own.
1GB ram DDR. Cheap, powerful and great. I'm using one of these sticks on my computer right now and it gave it a huge boost [from 512Physical as well.] Go ahead and buy 4 if you like. If your board is the equvilent to mine, you should have 4 slots.
Your CPU socket is LGA 775. You could get a nice Dual Core for a small amount and get a noticable boost over your P4.
As for GPU, you should have a PCI-E x16 [not 2.0] slot available.
This look alright. |
I think I can only upgrade to 2GB, as for the processor is that the best I can get? |
You could get a Quad Core since its a LGA775 socket, but I wouldn't bother. Dual Core would suffice for you. Then again, I'm unsure.
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| Blank wrote: | | xunlix wrote: | | I meant both for $500 total. |
Not even. No. He won't spend much.
| FirePhoenix wrote: | | Blank wrote: | | xunlix wrote: | Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
CPU = Central Processing Unit |
... 500$ for 2GB ram? LOL.
LOL? LOL!
LOLOLOLOL!
@OP, you have a similar computer, if not the Intel equvilent of my own.
1GB ram DDR. Cheap, powerful and great. I'm using one of these sticks on my computer right now and it gave it a huge boost [from 512Physical as well.] Go ahead and buy 4 if you like. If your board is the equvilent to mine, you should have 4 slots.
Your CPU socket is LGA 775. You could get a nice Dual Core for a small amount and get a noticable boost over your P4.
As for GPU, you should have a PCI-E x16 [not 2.0] slot available.
This look alright. |
I think I can only upgrade to 2GB, as for the processor is that the best I can get? |
You could get a Quad Core since its a LGA775 socket, but I wouldn't bother. Dual Core would suffice for you. Then again, I'm unsure. |
Would any Dual Core processor be fine, oh and are you sure I can get 4 1GB sticks? That would mean 4 GB overall.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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| FirePhoenix wrote: | | Blank wrote: | | xunlix wrote: | | I meant both for $500 total. |
Not even. No. He won't spend much.
| FirePhoenix wrote: | | Blank wrote: | | xunlix wrote: | Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
CPU = Central Processing Unit |
... 500$ for 2GB ram? LOL.
LOL? LOL!
LOLOLOLOL!
@OP, you have a similar computer, if not the Intel equvilent of my own.
1GB ram DDR. Cheap, powerful and great. I'm using one of these sticks on my computer right now and it gave it a huge boost [from 512Physical as well.] Go ahead and buy 4 if you like. If your board is the equvilent to mine, you should have 4 slots.
Your CPU socket is LGA 775. You could get a nice Dual Core for a small amount and get a noticable boost over your P4.
As for GPU, you should have a PCI-E x16 [not 2.0] slot available.
This look alright. |
I think I can only upgrade to 2GB, as for the processor is that the best I can get? |
You could get a Quad Core since its a LGA775 socket, but I wouldn't bother. Dual Core would suffice for you. Then again, I'm unsure. |
Any Dual Core processor would be fine, oh and are you sure I can get 4 GB sticks? That would mean 4GB overall. |
I don't know. I don't know your proc, so I wouldn't be able to tell.
IMO, I'm doing great with just 1.5GB Physical seeing as I don't [or can't] do anything extensive [shity-er proc and the same IGP you have.]
2Gigs will do you a good deal. Just get two sticks of that RAM and put them in. Leave your 512 in and if it picks up 2.5GB, then you know you can add more if you want to.
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Do I need to take my PC to a local PC shop to get the sticks installed, or is it fairly easy that I can do it on my own, as well as the processor?
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| FirePhoenix wrote: | | Do I need to take my PC to a local PC shop to get the sticks installed, or is it fairly easy that I can do it on my own, as well as the processor? |
RAM sticks are easy. Line up the pins and apply a small amount of force until they snap into place.
CPU is more difficult. You need to remove the heatsink and remove the CPU from its slot.
Then do the reverse for the new CPU.
GPU- same thing as ram. Just put it into place.
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| xunlix wrote: | Get better Memory and RAM is u want. You could get both 2GB for like $500?
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Wait... wat?
Memory = RAM? yes?
2GB RAM costs 500$
Have you been eating mushrooms?
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Oh never-mind my weird typing language ok?
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:19 am Post subject: |
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I suggest a new mobo and DDR2 RAM
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: |
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While his board may support Core 2 chips, more likely than not it won't since it sounds like an older OEM board.
Unfortunately, that PSU is too weak to handle anything bigger as far as a video card is concerned. I would reccomend at a minimum getting a new PSU, graphics card, and some more RAM.
Though ideally I would just build a new budget machine entirely, you can build a very nice machine for $500. Let us know how much you wanna spend and what you wanna do with the machine.
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