RAM problems
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It says 248 under system, but on the sticker on the front of the computer, (came with it the day I got it) it says that I have 256. Heres some games I've platyed, if you know off the top of your head what ram they require, then try to make a judgement
Civ, PTW, C3C
Pirates
Rise Of Nations
Simpsons Hit and Run
Freedom Fighters
AoE II
Civ, PTW, C3C
Pirates
Rise Of Nations
Simpsons Hit and Run
Freedom Fighters
AoE II
This tells me that you have an integrated graphics card. Unfortunately this is taking 8MB of your system RAM away. If a game requires 256MB of RAM then you will not have enough.rbis4rbb said:
There are 2 solutions to this problem:
1) Get more RAM.
2) Get a dedicated graphics card.
mobo = motherboard
Best buy looks far too expensive and Circuit city is only reasonable after a mail-in rebate. Try newegg.com. You should be able to pick up a suitable card for around $30 - $40. As I said before, you should check what connections your mobo has first. If you are unsure then just say what model the mobo is and I can find out for you.
Best buy looks far too expensive and Circuit city is only reasonable after a mail-in rebate. Try newegg.com. You should be able to pick up a suitable card for around $30 - $40. As I said before, you should check what connections your mobo has first. If you are unsure then just say what model the mobo is and I can find out for you.
I can't see the text as the image is too small.
Edit: The new one is better.
I've been checking RAM prices on newegg and it seems it costs less than I thought. You could get another 128MB for under $20. Again this will depend on your mobo as you need to determine how many RAM slots you have and what type of RAM you need.
Edit: The new one is better.
I've been checking RAM prices on newegg and it seems it costs less than I thought. You could get another 128MB for under $20. Again this will depend on your mobo as you need to determine how many RAM slots you have and what type of RAM you need.
Zakharov said:I can't see the text as the image is too small.
Edit: The new one is better.
I've been checking RAM prices on newegg and it seems it costs less than I thought. You could get another 128MB for under $20. Again this will depend on your mobo as you need to determine how many RAM slots you have and what type of RAM you need.
I dont really understand the results of my "CPU-Z" tests. Can you determine what I need? Or do I need to post more screenies?
This tells me that you have 1x 256MB RAM stick in your machine instead of 2x 128MB. Do you know if this is the case?
If so then it would probably be a better option to get more RAM instead of a graphics card, as you do not have an AGP interface. You could get a 128MB stick for just under $20 or a 256MB stick for just over $30 from newegg.com
FYI you need PC2100 DDR-266 memory.
If so then it would probably be a better option to get more RAM instead of a graphics card, as you do not have an AGP interface. You could get a 128MB stick for just under $20 or a 256MB stick for just over $30 from newegg.com
FYI you need PC2100 DDR-266 memory.
The easiest way to check is to open up your case. You should see one RAM stick in one slot and an empty slot next to it. The RAM slots are the long horizontal black sockets with white clips on the ends (refer to the image in the link in post #15).
If you have any questions about installing the new RAM when you get it then just post again in this thread.
If you have any questions about installing the new RAM when you get it then just post again in this thread.
Zakharov said:
Ok thanks. I'll order the mem stick tomorrow. COuld you do me one more favor and tell me which is the best buy?
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1
