memory/mobo question

[foot loose]

ive got two mem slots on my mobo. so ive got a 256meg 400mhz in 1 and the same in the other 1. i want to get a 512meg and upgrade but i dont want to have to take out one of my 256meg.
is there some sort of extra memory slots i can buy and install onto my mobo??

[Virtualbody1234]

I don't think you can do that. You would need to replace one.

But why do you think you need more than 512 MB? Is there something that you run that requires that amount of RAM?

[Supernatural]

512 ain't enough for games these days.

[Virtualbody1234]

Which games specificly?

[tesco]

768mb of ram is enough. :P
you could always sell the 256mb sticka and buy a gig of ram.

[Mr. Elmo]

who says 512 isnt enough? what games can you not run with 512? if you're getting choppy gameplay its most likey your cpu/graphic card.

[foot loose]

i thought the more ram the better. ive got a 120gig maxtor 72rpm im using around 70gig of the space at the moment, my pc seem to be slowing down a bit.
basically i want my pc to run like it has just had a new install of xp on it, you know, when you click or lod up sum applications it loads up insantly. at the moment ive got like a 5-10 second lag.
my pc used to shut down within 2sec now it takes upto 40-60 secs.

b4 you say it.......... ive got no viruses or spyware etc.. ive dune a defrag blar blar blar.

[Virtualbody1234]

If you press Ctrl Atl Del and look at the Performance tab then you'll be able to see Available Physical RAM. How much does it show when things seem to be slow? If there is some available then the problem isn't the amount of RAM.

[Mïcrösöül°V³]

on my comp with 512 ddr 400, battlefield vietnam runs a bit on the chopppy side. I need a upgrade also, which will be happenig in about a week or so.

[Virtualbody1234]

who says 512 isnt enough? what games can you not run with 512? if you're getting choppy gameplay its most likey your cpu/graphic card.
@Mïcrösöül°V³... I guess you didn't read that post. :unsure:

[Supernatural]

My uncle's computer had 512MB, and when he played BF1942 the computer would page everytime he hit Escape to get to the menu. After upgrading to 1GB, no more paging. Of course RAM doesn't affect frame rates, but paging and loading times are substantially reduced when you double system memory.

[foot loose]

My uncle's computer had 512MB, and when he played BF1942 the computer would page everytime he hit Escape to get to the menu. After upgrading to 1GB, no more paging. Of course RAM doesn't affect frame rates, but paging and loading times are substantially reduced when you double system memory.

thats what i thought. but back to my original question, can i get a memory exspander or somthing so i dont have to sacrifice one of my 256 memory

[clocker]

No, you can't.
The only way to get what you want is to replace the board with one that has more DIMM slots.

[tesco]

My uncle's computer had 512MB, and when he played BF1942 the computer would page everytime he hit Escape to get to the menu. After upgrading to 1GB, no more paging. Of course RAM doesn't affect frame rates, but paging and loading times are substantially reduced when you double system memory.
yes but it could also be that he has too many things running, viruses, spyware, etc. that you didn't know about.
A super duper spec'd computer doesn't always beat a well-maintained computer. :P

[Snee]

yes but it could also be that he has too many things running, viruses, spyware, etc. that you didn't know about.
A super duper spec'd computer doesn't always beat a well-maintained computer. :P
Yep, but double the memory on a puter and you will notice a substantial increase in performance, no matter how badly it's maintained.



I tripled the mem (512MB -> 1.5 GB) in my brother's 'puter last year, and put in a 9800xt 256Mb card at the same time.

I've never seen a machine change character that much before.

And it wasn't performing badly before it got upgraded either.

[foot loose]

so basically if i want to upgrade my mem then i hace to sacrifice one of my 256 for a 512 stick

[clocker]

Yup.

[Virtualbody1234]

so basically if i want to upgrade my mem then i hace to sacrifice one of my 256 for a 512 stick
That's what I said in the first reply of this thread.

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/showpost.php?p=990837&postcount=2

[Supernatural]

yes but it could also be that he has too many things running, viruses, spyware, etc. that you didn't know about.
A super duper spec'd computer doesn't always beat a well-maintained computer. :P

The system itself is very clean. Latest working version of NOD32 and Sygate. I mantain the computer for him, so it's clean and secure. But like SnnY said, such an upgrade will improve performance no matter how badly maintained it is.

[Virtualbody1234]

The system itself is very clean. Latest working version of NOD32 and Sygate. I mantain the computer for him, so it's clean and secure. But like SnnY said, such an upgrade will improve performance no matter how badly maintained it is.
Do you have any benchmarks to back your statement?

[Supernatural]

Now you're just being defiant.

[Virtualbody1234]

Now you're just being defiant.
Really? http://www.overclockers.com/tips920/
And: http://www.overclockers.com/tips922/

[Snee]

But that only applies to software that doesn't require much RAM.

Stuff like photoshop and some games will run faster with more RAM, even if the access times are slightly slower.
I know this from experience.

And what that test shows is how fast the ram is, specifically, not what the system can do, I think.

[Virtualbody1234]

But that only applies to software that doesn't require much RAM.

Stuff like photoshop and some games will run faster with more RAM, even if the access times are slightly slower.
I know this from experience.

And what that test shows is how fast the ram is, specifically, not what the system can do, I think.
Ok but I did state, at the beginning of this thread;
But why do you think you need more than 512 MB? Is there something that you run that requires that amount of RAM?and
If you press Ctrl Atl Del and look at the Performance tab then you'll be able to see Available Physical RAM. How much does it show when things seem to be slow? If there is some available then the problem isn't the amount of RAM.
Which went completly unanswered.

[Snee]

Ah sorry, that's a good couple of questions.

[Virtualbody1234]

The other thing is, we don't even know what mobo, CPU or anything else about that guy's system for that matter.

@foot loose, why don't you tell us more about the system and answer my previous questions?

Oh btw... Do you have a DVD burner?

[foot loose]

[QUOTE=Virtualbody1234]The other thing is, we don't even know what mobo, CPU or anything else about that guy's system for that matter.

@foot loose, why don't you tell us more about the system and answer my previous questions?

Oh btw... Do you have a DVD burner?[/QUOTE

my puter spec

mobo biostar M7NCD www.biostar.com.tw/products/mainboard/board.php?name=M7NCD#

prossesor athlon 2600 1.9 xp over clocked to 2.2gig
ram DDR SDRAM 256 400mhz x2
hdrive a loud maxtor 120gig 7200
DVD+r rewitable

i was using around 50gig and my puter started to slow down, so i del around 20gig and defraged and my puter speeded up big time.

should i get a second hdrive?? one to use as storage and the outher for just the os?

[tesco]

How much stuff is stored on your hard drive should make no difference in computer speed...just defragmenting it should be enough.

I heard this tip somewhere that I forgot about:

Use your computer for a day or so without turing it off and just run your normal programs and games, do whatever you normally do.
Then at the end of the day press ctrl-alt-del and look at the performance tab. Apparantly if the total commit charge is higher than the amount og "total physical memory" then it is recomended you get more ram.

Not entirely sure if this is right but it sounds legit.