My Computer

denverbronco26 · 03-12-2008, 10:30 PM

What do you guys think of my computer. I know it isn't much but its what ive got to work with and i think ive done a pretty good job with it. If you have any ideas in what to upgrade without spending too much money. Eventually I am buying a new comp, near top of the line quad core and such, but till then this is what I got. Any advice on upgrades or just changes in general to my system would be nice. Also do you think my comp is running too hot?

Windows XP Pro SP2
AMD Duron @ 1.26 GHz
512MB RAM PC100
20GB+55GB+5GB Hard Drive
2USB+4 Port Kensington USB Hub
Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator
SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Video-SiS 630/730
Moniter-COMPAQ FS740

denverbronco26 · 03-12-2008, 10:33 PM

reddevil6 · 03-12-2008, 11:21 PM

i would buy another 512MB of ram.
try an OC it more so maby a better fan
thats probably $60-$75

denverbronco26 · 03-12-2008, 11:23 PM

forgot to add, that it says i can only have 512 MB max, idk if i can increase this somehow or not

PunterCam · 03-12-2008, 11:29 PM

Yeah, it's a pretty old spec computer. I built a 950mhz duron which must've been 6 or 7 years ago, so you're looking at that kind of age.

You don't say what you want to do with it, but you won't be playing any new games on it. Even older games (3,4 years old) will be a struggle. For that you'll need another video card, the onboard chip will be useless. At that age you'l be looking AGPx8 or so, pick one up for pennies off ebay. Another 512mb ram wouldn't go amiss either.

Ultimately though if you're just using it for office apps and the internet, leave it as it is and save your money

denverbronco26 · 03-12-2008, 11:36 PM

i use it for photoshop cs3 and flash. Im actually buying a graphics card off my buddy cheap which will help. I can play Counterstrike in a minimized view with the graphics at the minimum. But yeah i really just want to get the most out of this comp. Im kinda scared to OC it b/c i thinks its already been OCed b4 i got it. Also i want to OC the RAM if someone can help me with that

PunterCam · 03-13-2008, 01:02 AM

counterstrike will run fine full screen, and probably half decently with a decent video card, so that's cool.

Don't bother overclocking the ram, the gains i've found are minimal, just get another 512, DDR from that time? If you feel you have to o/c it then ask in another part of the forum, i can't remember all that stuff.

CS3 likes a bit of power, but ram will be your friend there, more the better.

edit: i see it's pc100, that'll be cheap as anything, ebay again.

GSAV55 · 03-13-2008, 01:10 AM

Wow, your CPU is OCd really high. I really wouldn't go any higher than it is or you'll fry it. You should probably look into a new MOBO and CPU, and that way you will also be able to add more RAM if you wanted. 512 is the board's limit based on the chipset, so for more RAM you need a new board. You can buy MOBO CPU combos really cheap, look at tagerdirect.com or newegg.com If your comp works fine for what you are doing, then don't do anything. But if you are actually looking to upgrade, thats what I would do.

oscaryu1 · 03-13-2008, 01:37 AM

I think: Outdated...

LOL! 512MB more of SD ram?

GSAV55 · 03-13-2008, 01:45 AM

I still like the dual channel 216s to make 512, lol

03-12-2008, 10:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
denverbronco26 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester, MA Age: 17 Posts: 144	My Computer What do you guys think of my computer. I know it isn't much but its what ive got to work with and i think ive done a pretty good job with it. If you have any ideas in what to upgrade without spending too much money. Eventually I am buying a new comp, near top of the line quad core and such, but till then this is what I got. Any advice on upgrades or just changes in general to my system would be nice. Also do you think my comp is running too hot? Windows XP Pro SP2 AMD Duron @ 1.26 GHz 512MB RAM PC100 20GB+55GB+5GB Hard Drive 2USB+4 Port Kensington USB Hub Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Video-SiS 630/730 Moniter-COMPAQ FS740 __________________ Windows XP Pro SP3 AMD Duron @ 1.26 GHz 512MB RAM PC100 20GB+55GB+5GB Hard Drive 2USB+4 Port Kensington USB Hub Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Video-SiS 630/730 Moniter-COMPAQ FS740

03-12-2008, 10:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
denverbronco26 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester, MA Age: 17 Posts: 144	__________________ Windows XP Pro SP3 AMD Duron @ 1.26 GHz 512MB RAM PC100 20GB+55GB+5GB Hard Drive 2USB+4 Port Kensington USB Hub Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Video-SiS 630/730 Moniter-COMPAQ FS740

03-12-2008, 11:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 15 Posts: 1,069	i would buy another 512MB of ram. try an OC it more so maby a better fan thats probably $60-$75 __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.3GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - Gigabyte 3870 @855 - 2100 (upgrading to a 4850 soon) - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extrema power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 10812 (2) GA-81945P-G-RH - Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz) had it @4.42 GHz - SATA 3.0G 1x250G 2x500G - ASUS 3850 - 3G DDR 533 - Topower 750W - 50''(127CM) 1080P 1920x1080 plasma - 3DMARK06 7250.

03-12-2008, 11:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
denverbronco26 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester, MA Age: 17 Posts: 144	forgot to add, that it says i can only have 512 MB max, idk if i can increase this somehow or not __________________ Windows XP Pro SP3 AMD Duron @ 1.26 GHz 512MB RAM PC100 20GB+55GB+5GB Hard Drive 2USB+4 Port Kensington USB Hub Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Video-SiS 630/730 Moniter-COMPAQ FS740

03-12-2008, 11:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
PunterCam Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 423	Yeah, it's a pretty old spec computer. I built a 950mhz duron which must've been 6 or 7 years ago, so you're looking at that kind of age. You don't say what you want to do with it, but you won't be playing any new games on it. Even older games (3,4 years old) will be a struggle. For that you'll need another video card, the onboard chip will be useless. At that age you'l be looking AGPx8 or so, pick one up for pennies off ebay. Another 512mb ram wouldn't go amiss either. Ultimately though if you're just using it for office apps and the internet, leave it as it is and save your money __________________ 2006 Mac Pro Dual, dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz each 2Gb Ram (I'm too poor) NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Onboard Sound - optical out to Logitech Z5500 Digidesign MBox2 output to PMCs 250Gb Drive running both Mac OSX and Windows on seperate partitions, 400Gb Seagate Drive for Windows, 400Gb WD Drive for OSX 24¨ Acer AL2416W (not nearly as bad as you'd think) Various Lacie external drives

03-12-2008, 11:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
denverbronco26 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rochester, MA Age: 17 Posts: 144	i use it for photoshop cs3 and flash. Im actually buying a graphics card off my buddy cheap which will help. I can play Counterstrike in a minimized view with the graphics at the minimum. But yeah i really just want to get the most out of this comp. Im kinda scared to OC it b/c i thinks its already been OCed b4 i got it. Also i want to OC the RAM if someone can help me with that __________________ Windows XP Pro SP3 AMD Duron @ 1.26 GHz 512MB RAM PC100 20GB+55GB+5GB Hard Drive 2USB+4 Port Kensington USB Hub Logitech Wireless Keyboard & Mouse SiS7018 PCI Audio Accelerator SiS 900 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Video-SiS 630/730 Moniter-COMPAQ FS740

03-13-2008, 01:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
PunterCam Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 423	counterstrike will run fine full screen, and probably half decently with a decent video card, so that's cool. Don't bother overclocking the ram, the gains i've found are minimal, just get another 512, DDR from that time? If you feel you have to o/c it then ask in another part of the forum, i can't remember all that stuff. CS3 likes a bit of power, but ram will be your friend there, more the better. edit: i see it's pc100, that'll be cheap as anything, ebay again. __________________ 2006 Mac Pro Dual, dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz each 2Gb Ram (I'm too poor) NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Onboard Sound - optical out to Logitech Z5500 Digidesign MBox2 output to PMCs 250Gb Drive running both Mac OSX and Windows on seperate partitions, 400Gb Seagate Drive for Windows, 400Gb WD Drive for OSX 24¨ Acer AL2416W (not nearly as bad as you'd think) Various Lacie external drives

03-13-2008, 01:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
GSAV55 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Age: 18 Posts: 417	Wow, your CPU is OCd really high. I really wouldn't go any higher than it is or you'll fry it. You should probably look into a new MOBO and CPU, and that way you will also be able to add more RAM if you wanted. 512 is the board's limit based on the chipset, so for more RAM you need a new board. You can buy MOBO CPU combos really cheap, look at tagerdirect.com or newegg.com If your comp works fine for what you are doing, then don't do anything. But if you are actually looking to upgrade, thats what I would do. __________________ Acer 24" wide screen 2ms 1920x1200 Asus M2N-E nForce 500 SLI 2x XFX GeForce 7900GTX SLI 2gb OCZ DDR2 RAM AMD 64 x2 5600+ 3.02Ghz 550watt X2 Ultra modular PSU 250gb Seagate Barracuda G15 Gaming Keyboard

03-13-2008, 01:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 9,856	I think: Outdated... LOL! 512MB more of SD ram? __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

03-13-2008, 01:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
GSAV55 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Age: 18 Posts: 417	I still like the dual channel 216s to make 512, lol __________________ Acer 24" wide screen 2ms 1920x1200 Asus M2N-E nForce 500 SLI 2x XFX GeForce 7900GTX SLI 2gb OCZ DDR2 RAM AMD 64 x2 5600+ 3.02Ghz 550watt X2 Ultra modular PSU 250gb Seagate Barracuda G15 Gaming Keyboard

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