lg96gt

hey guys I'm looking at running windows 7, copies are already on the way...this is my computer when it was "stock" click me my question is I'm looking at getting 4 gigs of ram, can the computer support 4 gigs with windows 7? the specs say i can only go up to 2 gigs but I'm not sure if that's the xp max or if its saying that's the most the motherboard will be able to support....hopefully that all makes sense. thanks

johnb35

Thats a socket 754 board, which is very old. 2gb of memory max for that computer. It does look like its got an open AGP slot for a dedicated video card. I would keep what you got now and not put windows 7 on it, not sure how well it would run on that old of a machine.

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2048Megabytes

The maximum amount of RAM Windows XP 32-bit can utilize is 4 gigabytes. Your motherboard will only support 2 gigabytes of RAM. If you really want better performance I would save your money and get a new computer. I wouldn't install Windows 7 on your old computer. Just hold on to Windows 7 for a future system.

But you could also upgrade the RAM in your system for a little bit more processing power. Here is a 1 gigabyte module of RAM that would work in your system for $30:

SUPER TALENT 1 gigabyte 184-Pin DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop RAM - $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-049-_-Product

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