RAM .

OK so i wanna upgrade my RAM, and get a better graphics card.

I was thinking.. well i was told :P To get a 256mb Graphics card.

I've found a radeon and geforce. I'll post the links at the bottom.

I also found a gig of RAM. For about £50. 500mhz i think. I'll post a link at the bottom. ( my pc is 512mb atm , but it's slow as... ) RAM makes your pc run faster jah?

I'm in the UK, so i'm not buying anything from america :P Too far. Too much money, too long to wait =D

And i also have 72gig of shit on my pc. 2 gig left. I can't find where.. about 40 of it is though. Meh i'll just reinstall windows, and save My Music, Photoshop, word, and a few bits of art to disk.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/in...d=82244&_LOC=UK

Radeon - Only 240mhz

http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/produ...83&pid=45&tid=2




Geforce - 100mhz more. BUt slightly more expensive

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=304...A1-03B0D58EDEA7

Yeh. I kinda Just wanna know... if i'm looking in the right direction. And whether it's worth paying these prices for this kit.

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Post here if ye're gonna add me so i know who you are though :P

Well lets talk about the ram first. You got to make sure that you have a spare slot to put the stick in. You must know if its compatible with your computer. ( SDram or DDRram ) you got to know what you pc has.

Gfx card. You got to make sure you have a spare AGP slot ( if you dont know what one looks like google image search ) If I was you I would go with the FX 5500 becuase the ATI RADEON 9250 can give you probs when gaming.

This is just my opinion, i dont know much about computers ^^^ is about all i know.

Hope this helps


-ME!!!

Thank you. I'll look now. Oblivion is also helping me via MSN. Heh can't find my graphics card though.. i think i know where it is. But... it's hard to show over webcam.

How do i find out what ram i have?

Right. GRRRR i've got a fucking PCI computer. Damn slow ass bitch.

And it only has a 200w power supply.LOL


Peice of junk*kicks*

Grr i'll need a new power supply or something if i wanna get a better card / more ram.


I HATE THIS PC.

I want a new one.

I don't have enough money.

Damn bird flu.

if u wanna find out how much RAM you have, right click on "My Computer" and go to properties, and it will give you how much you have. if the computer is decent, it should be DDR RAM, but if its really old, and slow then its SD. Also you should take your tower into a computer store to have them check what type of ram and motherboard you have to make sure you get some ram that is compatable, and have them install it for you, so you dont make an error.

Do what Rebearth said or if you dont wanna spend money just have a look yourself

crofty u need to find out wat Ram u use..n also if u aint got agp .. pci graphics card maybe hard to find in a decent size..ive used ebuyer before they aint bad

I have PCi o, i started upgrading then realised i was to, i would need a new motherboard, then i would need basiaclly a new everything...

Youre in the excat same situation as me crofty, and its much cheaper in the long run to get a new PC...

Think, to get a good graphics card you need eitheR:

A new motherboard which leads to buying all sorts of new shit or,
A good PCi graphics card which it still pretty shit at 128mb... but that needs at least like 700mhz processer (CPU) and if yours is like mine you dont have that either, but to get a good CPU i nee a new motherboard i think...

You see where its going? a big circle so youre buying a whole new pc but you dont know it... so either make youre own which is what you need to do basically or buy one ;)

Download this program, and install it.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System...e-Edition.shtml

It will tell you you everthing about your pc. Including ram, what slots you have, and everthing in between.

I will reply later to help. If you need me I'll be on later today.

Thanks. Yeh i've thought about just buying a not so good, but updated pc. Then upgrading from there. As i only have limited money atm... =).


Field Value
C: (NTFS) 76253 MB (4860 MB free)

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Field Value
System Memory 512 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)


I don't have alot of memory left on my pc :P

Yeh.. so i may just buy a cheap pc. Then upgrade.. thoughts?

a good cheap pc would cost £299 but then what would be the point when you can buy a nice processor for that and in the end you'd just replace all the computer so i'd say buy the parts over time and upgrade your pc all the time

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Originally posted by ME!!!@Yesterday, 2:35 PM
Well lets talk about the ram first. You got to make sure that you have a spare slot to put the stick in. You must know if its compatible with your computer. ( SDram or DDRram ) you got to know what you pc has.

Gfx card. You got to make sure you have a spare AGP slot ( if you dont know what one looks like google image search ) If I was you I would go with the FX 5500 becuase the ATI RADEON 9250 can give you probs when gaming.

This is just my opinion, i dont know much about computers ^^^ is about all i know.

Hope this helps
-ME!!!

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In fact Ive got the Radeon 9250..I have run into a few problems with games that's correct however there are usually ways around it - it's fine, but yeah, you shouldnt have to mess around with drivers and settings when you could get a card that offered the same without these little problems ( i didnt have a choice in the video card i got :P)

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a good cheap pc would cost £299 but then what would be the point when you can buy a nice processor for that and in the end you'd just replace all the computer so i'd say buy the parts over time and upgrade your pc all the time

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Well i'd buy a decent pc but i can't afford to... i do'nt have that much money. Damn being 14 :P
So.. my plan ( yes it's evil mwuahha ) Is to buy a cheap pc and upgrade over the next year. Because in a year i could get it upto a decent level. All i'd get on the pc to start is a decent processor and memory. The rest is upgradeable. =)

i's suggest saving up alot before building a pc over a long time because by the time you've finished there might be much better parts for it so get a top line processor and such .. I4ee is a nice place to start

NO.

Don't buy a pc. Make your own. It's really not that hard. You won't need top of the line parts. It will be cheaper, and better then buying a pc then upgrading it.

If you need help with parts. OR anything, just send me a pm.

Sounds fun ^.^ I'll pm


EDIT: But if i were to buy a PC. On the spec list. This is an AGP & Pci pc. Yeh?


http://www.europc.co.uk/Home.aspx?ProductD...40555&qsLink=SO


Just so i know what i&#39;m looking for lol >.<

That pc is worst then some windows 95 pc&#39;s. -_- No joke.


Lol, but yeah that pc has a PCI and APG slot. Though, most modern video cards use PCI x16, a whole different field. ;)

I see.... Well Crofty is out, for now. IT&#39;s 3:03 am. I pm&#39;d you again... so hopefully you&#39;ll reply soon.

I would recomend 2 Gb (2x1 Gb) RAM pc3200 400Mhz for your computer m8. ( though it cost my uncle that bought them for me around 200 euro :P )
Thats what Ive got. Or 1 Gb (2x512 Mb ) if you want it cheaper. Just make it that the RAM is working together then you will get a little more boost on the computer.
Im thinking about getting 2x512 RAM more to the computer or wait so Ill can upgrade to a Pentium D (Maby Xtreme edition ^^ ). Though that will take ages before Im going to afford a computer like that.. -_-.

Edit: Yeah be very carefull with the brand names on the hardware. I highly recomend Corsair or Kingston for the RAM. I know they are expensive but they wont get broken so easaly.
And Sapphire for ATI card or Gainward ( though it was a couple of years ago since I had an Geforce graphic card ) for Geforce.

Well. I think now. I&#39;m going to A/ build a pc
B/ get a new pc.
SO i&#39;ll have a big heftah project for this year.
Be worth it in the end though ^_^

last year i bought and built my pc for 1700 bucks aussie.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (2186Mhz and counting)
Geil 2048MB(4x512) PC3200 Dual channel ram
2x Seagate SATA 160GB 8MB HDD&#39;s
Gigabyte 6600 turbo forced Silent pipe
480w antec blue psu

I am a computer technitian but really its not that hard if u have half a clue at what ur doing.

btw , yes i know i need a new video card.