Members mrcrow Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 my motherboard is a matsonic MS8308D/Eand i scanned the page from the manual for info i have 2x128 ram fitted and have used up a slot for a 2 usb controller my processor is an athlon 1200... i do see some mention there of max memory support on the mb to 2x512dare i upgrade orwill the processor not be happy with that i was going to buy a faster pc...for ram and processor and have loads of capacity for HDD off pc in a caddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skatalite Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 You'll need to open up the tower, pull out a stick of ram and see what kind it is before you buy anything. I don't mean the brand, I mean it should say something like the following: DDR SDRAM PC#### The #### are reserved for actual numbers. Once you know what kind it is, type it here and we can point you in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 Goto crucial.com and run their free "Crucial System Scanner tool" test. It'll tell you your mother board, the type of RAM you have now, and the RAM that can be put in as an upgrade. http://www.crucial.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xbassman Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 Keep in mind, your pc is geting rather dated.You can get into a much faster system starting around $500.You can probably find a Dell or HP with 1GB of ram in this range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skatalite Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 Keep in mind, your pc is geting rather dated. You can get into a much faster system starting around $500. You can probably find a Dell or HP with 1GB of ram in this range. Like these http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/odg_fsi?c=us&cs+19&1=en&s=dhs And they're offering free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnybassman Posted September 9, 2007 Members Share Posted September 9, 2007 Goto crucial.com and run their free "Crucial System Scanner tool" test. It'll tell you your mother board, the type of RAM you have now, and the RAM that can be put in as an upgrade. http://www.crucial.com/ Thank you for that link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcrow Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 did the crucial thing...they say 2x512 are ok and i may also attempt upgrading the cpu on the 462 socket....i think?? its a amd 1200 and the booklet says the motherboard will take up to 1800 front side bus 266 i really do think maybe a newer all round tower is the answer..i am looking at barebones for pricing but i think i can get a more modern one made up straight from the shopa dual intel of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 its a amd 1200 and the booklet says the motherboard will take up to 1800 front side bus 266 You will see little to no appreciable gains by doing that. It'll still feel like a slower computer. You'll be a lot happier if you get a new computer (obviously) and if you know how to build one, you aren't going to have to spend a lot. Get a motherboard with onboard sound, video, and LAN. Put a cheap Dual Core processor and 2 gigs of RAM into it. Hook up a DVD Burner and a decent hard drive and viola, a fast computer for under $400. Unless you are a gamer, you don't need anything but onboard video and sound, so you end up saving an easy $2-300 right there, plus you can get away with a lesser processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I would pull out 1 of the 128s and put in a 512 and go with it. The PC is getting old but this will give it enough boost to be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members mrcrow Posted September 13, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 13, 2007 nice {censored}...do it again:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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