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Post by merchant42 on Feb 8, 2009 9:50:00 GMT
Hi Guys
I am looking to upgrade my memory at the moment I have 192mg what I want to know is what i can put into my pc the following is a report from Crucial.
The following is a list of what our scan was able to detect:
System Manufacturer: TriGem Computer, Inc.
System Model: Emachines
Motherboard Manufacturer: TriGem Computer, Inc.
Motherboard Model: TriGem System Board
Your Computer Specifications
128 MB 64 MB (Currently Installed 192mg)
Maximum Memory Capacity: 524288 MB
Currently Installed Memory: 192 MB
Available Memory Slots: N.A.
Number of Banks: 2
Dual Channel Support: N.A.
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: Intel Celeron processor Model 8, Stepping 3
CPU Speed: 564 MHz
I am running XP service pack 2 and i have a 160gb hard drive
Crucial could not give me any hints so i thought of you good people.
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Grant
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Post by johnnybee on Feb 8, 2009 10:40:45 GMT
'Morning Grant; well, without being disrespectful in any way, although maxing out the memory will speed up your system it's still going to be painfully slow with a core speed of under 600MHz, pure and simple.
I'd suggest looking around for a secondhand setup with more modern internals, like perhaps a P4 socket 478 with a potential 1024Mb of RAM on board; something like that could be bought for around fifty quid and would be twice as fast as the one you have now.
As far as the original question goes, your board will take up to 512mb, so that means two x 256Mb sticks of 168-pin SDRAM, labelled PC133.
Pre-DDR boards aren't very fussy about RAM, but nonetheless you should try to get two matching sticks to avoid potential problems with differing latencies between the two.
Hope this is helpful.
JB.
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Post by mikkh on Feb 8, 2009 11:29:19 GMT
Yes, I have to agree, you're flogging a dead horse really. Old SDR RAM is hideously expensive compared to modern RAM and my local supplier is asking £25 for a 256 MB strip ! So you're looking at a £50 upgrade which will only help a little because of the slow CPU Compare that to 2 GB of modern DDR2 for about £20, and you see a glaring difference. You'd be better off spending £50 on a second hand base unit, or bite the bullet and buy a new budget one like this for £130 www.web-systems.co.uk/?page=Computers&pid=443 |
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Post by merchant42 on Feb 8, 2009 11:30:56 GMT
JB
Thanks for the quick reply
Thats good advice but im quite happy with the way the pc works just thought id upgrade the memory.
The PC is fast enough for what i use it for just been rereading the blurb that came with my machine and it says that i could only upgrade to 256mg mind you i was running ME when i got the machine
512mg will be ample
Your reply is exactly the info i need
Thanks
Grant
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Post by merchant42 on Feb 8, 2009 11:37:22 GMT
Thanks Mikkh
I understand what you are saying and i will keep that link in mind if i ever have the spare cash to get it !!!
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Post by mikkh on Feb 8, 2009 11:38:03 GMT
......Plenty of old base units on Ebay too, like these
Item number: 230316003448
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Post by mikeyuk on Feb 8, 2009 16:17:04 GMT
Yes. Unfortunately old DDR memory is expensive these days. The new DDR2 one's are cheaper. My computer only uses DDR memory. I took a look on Crucial UK website and they want £48 for a 2 gig upgrade. I went into my local Staples store and they sold a Kingston 512MB RAM for under £15 so I decided to go for that. It looks to me a new motherboard but I might get rid of my PC altogether and buy a good decent laptop.
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Post by ken on Feb 8, 2009 20:52:20 GMT
Depends on what you want to do with it Mikey, dont be fooled by the specs on a laptop. A desk top of the same specs will be a better computer.
KC
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