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[troop18546]

OK, so here's the deal:

I want to upgrade my PC a little, would you recommend upgrading RAM or Video card first?

My specs:

AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2100MHz
Memory: 512RAM (61% used when logged to the internet)
Mainboard: nVidia-nForce
Videocard: GeForceFX 5500

As you can see, it's not that new and RAM is eaten BIGTIME, I would want to try and get a 1024 stick
"Apacer DDR 1024MB PC3200 400MHz Apacer AM1 73.06399.91G", but it costs 300lt, so that's a bit much about 100 bucks or more.
BTW, which of these would be better than my FX and best of all? :

Gigabyte GeForce 7300 GS 128MB 64bit DDRII (TC to 256MB) DVI+HDTV PCI Express 24995
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Point-of-View GeForce 7300GS 256MB DDR2 TV+DVI PCI Express 25995
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MSI SVGA MSI GeForce 7300GS 256MB DDR2 TV+DVI PCI Express

Any other ideas? :blink:

[Reup]

More RAM will give you an overall system speed boost. Getting a 'bigger' video-card will only give you more game-speed.

Edit: I would say that $100 for 1024 mb RAM is a pretty standard price, allthough you might find it cheaper if you look around a bit and order online.

[troop18546]

So more RAM would speed up the whole PC and games, and the GC would just boost performance on games? I might consider getting them both (begging for them is an option, cause it's my birthday soon ). There is a problem, however. I have 512RAM DUAL, that means 256x2 sticks and if I buy a 512 it would mean only 768RAM, cause I think there are only 2 slots in my PC (can there be more? :blink: ) and I would have to unhook one of'em. But sacrificing a 256 stick for a 1024 would be great. Any chance there could be 3 slots for RAM? Or is 2 a standard here? :blink: Cause if there would be 3 - then 1.5GB RAM. It'd be armaggedon... :angel:

Well, both the
"Point-of-View GeForce 7300GS 256MB DDR2 TV+DVI PCI Express 25995"
AND
"MSI SVGA MSI GeForce 7300GS 256MB DDR2 TV+DVI PCI Express"
separately cost 100-110 bucks, so if I would get those RAM and either of these two - would I see a better gaming hour? :blink:

[Wolf Thug]

more brains LOL

[Grinder]

^^intelligent.
I'd say, upgrade RAM. How many slots do you have? I would get an extra 1GB stick.
If the RAM is 61% used, it may be time. Do you play online a lot?

[troop18546]

Well, not that much but there are a few games I do play online - like CS.
I probably will get the 1024 and see if it is enough.

BTW, WT, get the F*CK out of here - noone needs you here so scram. :whistle:

[Reup]

Originally posted by troop18546@Mar 23 2006, 08:53 PM
I think there are only 2 slots in my PC (can there be more? :blink: )

Sure there can be more then 2. My mainboard has four slots for example. You should open your case to see how many you have

A new video-card will (probably) have more and better hardware support for Directx and will perform faster for games that use that (most Windows games that is). Combined with a RAM-boost you're sure as h@ll going to see the speed of all your computing (and thus also your gaming increase). I can't give a guess as to how many but you'll notice k:

[_r.u.s.s.]

in my opinion you will need new mainboard with ram... man nForce1... -giggles-
and if you dont want to spend lots of money for ram, i recommend you to buy SAME ram as first an stick it in to dual DDR but iam not sure that your main board has it
i think that you wont need 1536 ram unless Longhorn will come out

edint: o, yeah and rams in dual ddr are much faster then 2 different

[troop18546]

Oopsey, it's really a "Biostar M7NCD Pro" in other words "NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400/ MCP". Sorry for that glitch...
So it should be capable for doing the job, quote:

"AMD Athlon XP up to 3200+ , Athlon and Duron Processor".

I don't think I should change it, but just replace maybe both of the RAM chips and put the 1GB one in.

P.S. You mean to tell me that a 1GBRAM chip and 256mbRAM chip combination would work less effective than two 512's??? :blink: No way is this right, man... :eeeeeh:

#2 P.S. So I should just find the same brand RAM of 1024mb and then I'd only have to replace one chip? Is that what you meant? :blink:

I also read this:

MEMORY:

Maximum 3.0 GB
3 x 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM
Dual Channel DDR 200/266/333/400(See Dual Channel Guidelines)

So this means I have 3 slots, right? Wooohaaa, now to just find a fitting chip... hehehe :twisted:

[win98]

Use 3 1 gb sticks speed baby speed and when vista comes out no need to upgrade.