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Zaleukos · 09-14-2006, 05:37 AM

Jelly: You could expand the lifespan of your PC by adding some RAM, 512Mb seems on the low side compared to the rest of your hardware. RAM isnt all that expensive either, but you have to make sure its of a type that your motherboard can handle.

1Gb is pretty much the minimum nowadays, 2 is preferrable.

EDIT: My (new:p) PC has the same CPU as yours but 2Gb RAM, a modern HD and a newer graphics card. Looking at your setup it seems like your processor is a bit ahead of the other components, and your PC is only as good as its weakest link. Normally one shoulnt bother with the very latest CPU when shopping a PC, the latest ones tend to be overpriced (a simple rule of thumb is to look at when there is a huge jump in the $/additional GHz ratio for the optimal CPU to buy). And for normal applications (there are some exceptions) and games it is very rare for the CPU to be the bottleneck. Its better to save some money there and go for a better graphics card plus some extra RAM.

BTW: The rule of thumb for RAM is to go for 4 times as much as Dell have in their simplest models:p

[ 09-14-2006, 05:44 AM: Message edited by: Zaleukos ]

09-14-2006, 05:37 AM	#10
Zaleukos The Magister Join Date: September 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 49 Posts: 146	Jelly: You could expand the lifespan of your PC by adding some RAM, 512Mb seems on the low side compared to the rest of your hardware. RAM isnt all that expensive either, but you have to make sure its of a type that your motherboard can handle. 1Gb is pretty much the minimum nowadays, 2 is preferrable. EDIT: My (new:p) PC has the same CPU as yours but 2Gb RAM, a modern HD and a newer graphics card. Looking at your setup it seems like your processor is a bit ahead of the other components, and your PC is only as good as its weakest link. Normally one shoulnt bother with the very latest CPU when shopping a PC, the latest ones tend to be overpriced (a simple rule of thumb is to look at when there is a huge jump in the $/additional GHz ratio for the optimal CPU to buy). And for normal applications (there are some exceptions) and games it is very rare for the CPU to be the bottleneck. Its better to save some money there and go for a better graphics card plus some extra RAM. BTW: The rule of thumb for RAM is to go for 4 times as much as Dell have in their simplest models:p [ 09-14-2006, 05:44 AM: Message edited by: Zaleukos ]