Computer techies help please - Page 3

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ORIGINAL: Jbark2492
 GET THE RAM UPGRADE ITS WORTH IT

I beg to differ, as long as you have 2gb you shoudl be fine.  Get a better processer.  I have came close to peaking that so far but have not came even close to pegging the RAM(3gb).

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ORIGINAL: blazinloud

what would cause  a relatively new(custom built dual core)
computer to take nearly 30 seconds to load up the home page on the net.

Connection speed, NIC, or ethernet cable.  Could also be your Cable Modem or Router.

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ORIGINAL: blazinloud

what would cause  a relatively new(custom built dual core)
computer to take nearly 30 seconds to load up the home page on the net.

bigger hdd in need, more ram? what part actually makes a computer fast on the net? DL songs etc. with a shaw high speed connection.

Ram, you could have the wrong kind in there as well. Are you using two different types of ram? Such as ddr 667 and ddr2 800

Perry, READ MAN! Thats what i said it is as far away as its gonna get from the video cards.

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ORIGINAL: BLK85

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ORIGINAL: Jbark2492
GET THE RAM UPGRADE ITS WORTH IT

I beg to differ, as long as you have 2gb you shoudl be fine.  Get a better processer.  I have came close to peaking that so far but have not came even close to pegging the RAM(3gb).

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ORIGINAL: blazinloud

what would cause  a relatively new(custom built dual core)
computer to take nearly 30 seconds to load up the home page on the net.

Connection speed, NIC, or ethernet cable.  Could also be your Cable Modem or Router.

 
 
Also, if you're using 32-bit windows you won't be able to use any RAM over 3.25 or so GB, depending on how much memory your video card has... And not because of it "sharing" with the card... It's that 32bit windows can only handle so much...
 
 
 

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ORIGINAL: TheBrettster

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ORIGINAL: blazinloud

what would cause  a relatively new(custom built dual core)
computer to take nearly 30 seconds to load up the home page on the net.

bigger hdd in need, more ram? what part actually makes a computer fast on the net? DL songs etc. with a shaw high speed connection.

Ram, you could have the wrong kind in there as well. Are you using two different types of ram? Such as ddr 667 and ddr2 800

Perry, READ MAN! Thats what i said it is as far away as its gonna get from the video cards.

 
 
 
I know you put it there for heat issues, lol, but mine is there because the computer is more stable due to IRQ issues... Or was when I had an AGP based board.

This is what I have to deal with, LOL, make fun of me if you must.
 
 
 
 

Spacious 4.3 GB Hard Drive....   lol
 
 
anything you buy new is gonna be infinitely faster than that. if you're just gonna be a basic computer user (internet, MS office, music, pictures...) and not a big PC gamer, IMO you would be ok with any PC with a dual-core processor and 2g ram.
 
everyone has their opinions though so some might say somethings not good enough

12 Gauge + Your PC would be perfect. 

Hey now, Windows 98SE is the least resource consuming windows since 3.11!
 
At least of the ones worth having, lol.

I want to smash this thing like you wouldnt believe.......It freezes ALL the time.
 
but I cant complain really, it was free, a hand me down from like 4 years ago.......
 
its the chevette of computers

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ORIGINAL: blazinloud

I want to smash this thing like you wouldnt believe...

 
Office Space style!!!
 
d@mn it feels good to be a gangsta

LOL i got that song on my pc to LOL

Alright, well I had to kind of spontaniously go out and order a comp today. So I wasent able to come ask you guys. But my funds were kind of limited but I can list everything on the reciept and prices.....ughhh, so much typing
 
AMD athlon 64 am2 x2 4000+64bit dual core ado-$76
Ram 2 GB-$29 each
Asus m2v-mx-se ( integrated video, pci-e,matx-$59
3.5 1.44 floppy-$8
LG 18x dvd-r/rw 48x24x48 cr-rw dual layer-$33
160GB 7200rpm-$58
coolermaster elite 330/333 w/430/460 watt psu(usb2.0,120mm tool-less black-$72
EVGA/msi geforce 8500GT 256mb 256mb hdtv (nvidia, 16x pci-e w/ tv out dvi s-$87
3 year total warranty-$70
system in store build-$30
Full system enviro fee-$10
 
which leaves it at $532+tax
 
is it alright?
 
also thats with windows xp
and i declined the antivirus.......bad idea?

That's not too shabby at all!

For what you do, it's more than enough

I would dump the card and get a 7900 GT from somehwere. Those 8500 and 8600 series are rubbish.

how so?

hey perry, you mentioned vista only recognizes 3.25GB of ram. on newegg, i found a deal with 2 2GB sticks for $112. is there a way to get vista to recognize all 4GB? i found out i can get vista ultimate from my school for $35 so if i have to i may buy that.   the brand was A-Data. good? bad?     they also had 4GB kits from GeIL, mushkin, PATRIOT and G.SKILL.  all under $200, which one should i go with?

PATRIOT - For sure.

the 8500's and 8600's are just economy junk. They dont perform well. They just slap the name on them thinking they will sell like candy.

Lets compare. 


7900 GT
PixelPipelines 24
Core clock 500MHz
Memory Clock 1530MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type  GDDR3

8500 GT
Core clock 490MHz(Standard clock: 450)
Stream Processors 16
Memory Clock 800MHz
Memory 256MB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR2

is it possible to overclock the video card? i have an Intel Core 2 T7700 and the 8600m GT and i tried to overclock the processor but my bios wont let me change any of the settings

I have to agree on that vid card.  The 7900 GT is a MUCH better card, but it will cost you more than $87...  ~$180 or so...

You can find them cheaper.
 
I have a 7900 GT OC for sale for 150 bucks. Its brand new with a lifetime warrenty.

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ORIGINAL: TheBrettster

I would dump the card and get a 7900 GT from somehwere. Those 8500 and 8600 series are rubbish.

 
 
But he doesn't do any gaming with his PC... So the card he got is more than enough....
 
 
 
 

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ORIGINAL: otnietdehoooo

hey perry, you mentioned vista only recognizes 3.25GB of ram. on newegg, i found a deal with 2 2GB sticks for $112. is there a way to get vista to recognize all 4GB? i found out i can get vista ultimate from my school for $35 so if i have to i may buy that.   the brand was A-Data. good? bad?     they also had 4GB kits from GeIL, mushkin, PATRIOT and G.SKILL.  all under $200, which one should i go with?

 
 
If you have a video card with 256MB of RAM you'll see 3.5GB of ram with ANY 32-bit version of windows...
 
And on the off chance it shows more, it CAN'T use it...
 
You need 64bit Windows to take advantage of that much memory.
 
I've been running 64bit for a little while now as a test, and other than one or two things with driver issues, it ran MUCH better than 32 bit.

yep, I hate computer games.
 
with the exception of starcraft,warcraft, C&C,Dune.
which I probably wont play anywho......

If you gonna spend the money then go cheaper with a 7600 then.

vista ultimate is 64 bit right? or is there two editions, like 32 and 64.

There's two editions

It comes with both.