Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 11388 Location: Scotland
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:40 pm Post subject: comp very slow
my comp is really slow and i want to get some new memory for it. how do i no what i need to get? do i just go back to the shop and say i want this fast
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 5350 Location: Middlesbrough
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: comp very slow
hunykore wrote:
my comp is really slow and i want to get some new memory for it. how do i no what i need to get? do i just go back to the shop and say i want this fast
curical is the best value price also it can find the right type of memeory for you.
you need to know the manufacture of computer and the model they'll find the right one for you. you may fitting yourself if you know how to do it. otherwise, go to PC world or any other computer shop they can do it for you, it might cost a bit more coz person fitten for you.
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 5350 Location: Middlesbrough
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 1:17 pm Post subject:
hunykore wrote:
my boyfriend will be fitting it for me
even though he still hasnt fitted my cd/dvd re writer and i had it since feb and am still waiting lol
ok so i just go to the shop then?
_ Click here that site is brilliant price!! also delivery next day very fast. i always buy it from there (in Feb i bough 2GB ram DDR2 for my apple Mac laptop and next day i got them!!!)
If its a branded pc like compaq, hp etc then make sure the ram is compatible. Most pcs will take standard ram but at work when upgrading branded pc memory ive had compatability issues.
Also id thoroughly check the pc for spyware / virus's if you havent already, its amazing how mch a good clean up can speed a pc up.
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 17312 Location: Perth, Western Australia (GMT+8hrs)
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject:
A few weeks ago I built myself a brand new pc from individual parts I bought, so I've got a bit of recent experience with choosing RAM.
Firstly, RAM comes in different brands sizes, speeds and formats. -The format is similar to the old VHS vs BETA.
My motherboard has to use exactly the same type of RAM in all the slots. ie. I've got one stick of RAM of one brand which is a specific reccomended type. If I want to add RAM, then I have to ensure the new RAM is the same size (eg. 1 gigabyte) and the speed also has to be exactly the same. To ensure this it is best to stick with the same brand if possible. However, not all motherboards are this fussy.
The best way to check your RAM is to take it out of your PC and read the label. However, al lot of RAM doesn't have a label, so the next best thing, other than taking it to a shop who will try to sell you more RAM on the spot, is to use a PC diagnostic program. I use one called Belarc Advisor. It's free, it's small, and simple to use. I just install it, click the dektop icon and it soon pops up a screen via my web browser. The screen tells me everything about my PC: Including the RAM brand, size and speed. It also tells me what the mother board is.
You can get Belarc here: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
If you know what motherboard you've got, then you may be able to check what type of RAM you can use with it. A lot of manufacturers have back catalogued manuals for their products, which may be worth checking before you go shopping.
My board takes DDR format of a few specific speeds which are dependent on the processor type. -Remember though the speed of the RAM has to be consistent between all the different sticks you put in your PC.
*** If you do plan on pulling out the RAM, then make sure your PC is unplugged from the power,
and
Ensure you release any static from your skin on the case before your touch the bits inside!
Good luck!
A few weeks ago I built myself a brand new pc from individual parts I bought, so I've got a bit of recent experience with choosing RAM.
Firstly, RAM comes in different brands sizes, speeds and formats. -The format is similar to the old VHS vs BETA.
My motherboard has to use exactly the same type of RAM in all the slots. ie. I've got one stick of RAM of one brand which is a specific reccomended type. If I want to add RAM, then I have to ensure the new RAM is the same size (eg. 1 gigabyte) and the speed also has to be exactly the same. To ensure this it is best to stick with the same brand if possible. However, not all motherboards are this fussy.
The best way to check your RAM is to take it out of your PC and read the label. However, al lot of RAM doesn't have a label, so the next best thing, other than taking it to a shop who will try to sell you more RAM on the spot, is to use a PC diagnostic program. I use one called Belarc Advisor. It's free, it's small, and simple to use. I just install it, click the dektop icon and it soon pops up a screen via my web browser. The screen tells me everything about my PC: Including the RAM brand, size and speed. It also tells me what the mother board is.
You can get Belarc here: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
If you know what motherboard you've got, then you may be able to check what type of RAM you can use with it. A lot of manufacturers have back catalogued manuals for their products, which may be worth checking before you go shopping.
My board takes DDR format of a few specific speeds which are dependent on the processor type. -Remember though the speed of the RAM has to be consistent between all the different sticks you put in your PC.
*** If you do plan on pulling out the RAM, then make sure your PC is unplugged from the power,
and
Ensure you release any static from your skin on the case before your touch the bits inside!
Good luck!
Im surprised you have had so many problems mate.
If you put in RAM wth different speeds, 99% of the time it will run at the speed of the slowest stick and most boards will allow mixed sizes, of course you wont be running dual channel and will lose speed.
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 17312 Location: Perth, Western Australia (GMT+8hrs)
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:16 am Post subject:
stevie121 wrote:
Im surprised you have had so many problems mate.
If you put in RAM wth different speeds, 99% of the time it will run at the speed of the slowest stick and most boards will allow mixed sizes, of course you wont be running dual channel and will lose speed.
Cheers. I already knew about the slower speeds caused by diffrent speed RAM, often refered to as bottlenecking, I just wanted to keep my post from being too techinical, although it probably was anyway. lol
I learn most of my PC stuff from my sister and her boyfriend because they've both been IT workers for the past eight years. He's in hardware, adn she's in software, so I get the best of both worlds. If I had to rely on store help and forums, I probably would have run out of patience years ago. As much as we all bag out Windows though, it is a huge advantage how XP automatically detects most things. It was hell back in the old 486 days when we had to tell each program where the sound card and video card was. I'd write down where it was, but sometimes a game iinsisted the card was in a different port. -Things are a lot better these days!
Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 17312 Location: Perth, Western Australia (GMT+8hrs)
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:28 am Post subject:
stevie121 wrote:
yeah i have to admit xp is an improvement. When i got into the IT industry it was win 3.11 that was the 'in thing' ..aah now i really do feel old.
Ha-ha That's when I entered the computer world too! Back in about '94 or '95.
I was just reminessing about my old PC:
I paid $au2200 for a brand new 486SX33 with a whopping 4 megabytes of RAM! (It came with 2mb , but I paid an extra $200 for 2mb more) I had a graphics card with a whole 512 kilobytes of RAM, but I had to buy a sound card later. I later forked out an extra $200 for a two chanel Soundblaster card. I had also opted for the best monitor available: A 14 inch non-interlaced colour CRT monitor.
Although I haven't bought a new hard drive, keyboard, mouse or monitor, my new PC only cost me about $550 to build, plus $139 for Windows XP because I bought it with the hardware.
-My new PC is has a 256MB graphics card, 1GB of RAM, 6 speaker home theatre surround sound, and a 2.8Ghz Intell Celeron processor. (It was 1/3 of the cost of a Pentium 2.8Ghz)
Oh, and a cool shiney black full tower case with extra ports on the top.
Even if I bought all the other bits with my new computer, it still would have been less than $au1000.
Here's a big money saving tip: WIndows OEM versions are exactly the same as the regular boxed ones. There are only three differences between them:
1) There is no Windows book (You're better off buying a book someone else wrote anyway. -It will actually tell you some useful stuff)
2) You must buy a piece of harware to purchase an OEM version, but, here in Australia, that can be a $19 floppy drive.
3. It's a lot cheaper!!!
-A boxed version of Windows XP Home Edition costs around $330 in the shops.
-An OEM version cost me $139 (my sister bought a hard drive) If I only wanted Windows, then I could buy the OEM version and a floppy drive for only $158. Better than $330!
I also bought a student version of an Internet Security Suite for $49 today. It costs $129 for non-students, but it's exactly the same. They didn't even want student ID though, so I could concievable go out and buy any student software even if I wasn't a student!
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