Is It Useless?

[Ramones53rd3rd]

Is is useless to buy more memory for my computer if i have a slow processor?
Intel Celeron Processor 334MHz. Can i buy a new processor and if i can how much should i invest in a new one?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Whoa...I had a Celeron at 566Mhz..I know how you feel man. Dont buy anything else for that POS. Start saving and build a new computer..you dont need too much money

[Ramones53rd3rd]

So i shouldn't invest in this POS? But i dont think i have the money for a new computer. My computer seems to run fine now and i was thining of getting more memory. I run Windows Xp Pro with a 334MHz Processor and 160 Mb of Ram and a 4 gig hardrive. The thing is i dont play games on here, its not my thing. So i shouldnt invest in this computer?

[bigdawgfoxx]

Well if its running fine for you then maybe some more ram WOULD be good. It would make it run alot faster regardless of CPU speed. If your happy with your system a little bit more ram would help your system alot.

[Ramones53rd3rd]

allright thanks alot. eventually ill get a new comp, but this is good for right now thanks

[RGX]

As long as your happy with it, thats all that matters :)

[clocker]

Do you know the maximum amount of memory that your board will support?

[Ramones53rd3rd]

256 Mb

[3rd gen noob]

i've heard it said often that adding more ram is the cheapest upgrade you can give a system and i subscribe to that belief myself :)

[bigdawgfoxx]

not when you have $140ram...I could upgrade my CPU for cheaper..hahahaha

[Virtualbody1234]

Don't spend any more money on that old type of system.

Look at what you can get to start building a newer system and put the money towards that instead.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@27 December 2003 - 02:17
not when you have $140ram...I could upgrade my CPU for cheaper..hahahaha
my ram was £153 (~$250 U.S.) when i got it, for a single 512MB stick of Corsair XMS3502 :o

[sparsely]

sparsely goes and stands on the "abandon that friggin piece of crap" side.

[atiVidia]

Originally posted by Sparsely@26 December 2003 - 23:10
sparsely goes and stands on the "abandon that friggin piece of crap" side.
u huh riiiiiiiiiiight

meh mind as well that mofo piece of shizzle should be dunked and a new one should be purchased cuz its all good you know and ram shouldnt be purchased for that pos u kno and not only that you should build the new system urself cuz its fun and all that bullshit and well, lifes meant to be fun so while ur at it go to google and search for mini-itx systems cuz those damned systems are kickass especially the ones which are shoved into power supplies and while ur at it you can build 1 in ur subwoofer and in ur printer and in your TV and in your VCR and in your body (cuz it'd fit) and mind as well in your PC thats running rite now and maybe even into your jacket and it would work using solar panels and would only be good for book reports and college crap and elementary school crap and...

im just rambling arent I? :frusty: :blink: :(

[sparsely]

you're not very good at that. :rolleyes:

[bigdawgfoxx]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+26 December 2003 - 21:28--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 26 December 2003 - 21:28)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@27 December 2003 - 02:17
not when you have &#036;140ram...I could upgrade my CPU for cheaper..hahahaha
my ram was £153 (~&#036;250 U.S.) when i got it, for a single 512MB stick of Corsair XMS3502 :o [/b][/quote]
DAMN...is it lowlatency at least?? lol You could get a gig now for that

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@27 December 2003 - 03:28
DAMN...is it lowlatency at least?? lol You could get a gig now for that
well, it runs 2-2-2-5 at 333MHz, so i&#39;m pretty pleased with it :)

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by Ramones53rd3rd@26 December 2003 - 16:23
I run Windows Xp Pro with a 334MHz Processor and 160 Mb of Ram and a 4 gig hardrive.
you&#39;d prolly get more of a speed-up just by falling back to Win98 SE or WinME rather than using XP.

on a brand new computer, the speed difference between 98 and XP is pretty negligible... but on an old comp like the one you described, XP would be noticeably sluggish compared to 98.

[ccskorn]

I love my computer. It&#39;s a 400mhz Celeron, with 256MB of PC100 SDRAM, a 40 GIG harddrive, and Windows 98 SE. It&#39; a 5 year old Gateway that I&#39;ve slowly upgraded. It&#39;s a lot faster than my new computer with XP, which doesn&#39;t make sense to me. I like 98SE a lot better than XP though.

[Ariel_001]

You can never have too much ram :lol:


It&#39;s a lot faster than my new computer with XP, which doesn&#39;t make sense to me.

You problely have too much crap running at once. try making sure you don&#39;t have too much stuff running at startup

try using this Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml)

and this StartupMonitor (http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml)

[peat moss]

Time to upgrade bud youll be amazed at what you can get now.