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dreamer2
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17. October 2005 @ 20:41 |
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i need help with upgrading pc. i need new graphics card. but ther are so many around that i m confused which one is the best. and it should be around 250 to 300$. and also some one can guide me to whats the best ram brand . i have 512 mb of ram and i want to upgrade it to 1 gb or 2. and also harddisk of atleast 300 gb. please help me also if some body knows where i will get this stuff for cheap and best quality
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webhedreg
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18. October 2005 @ 12:26 |
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Can you also list what motherboard make amd model and cpu you are using.
Do you intend to remove the old ram or add to it, if adding what make and model is that.
Also I presume we are talking AGP graphics card if it is an older board, and what do you intend to do with the card (gaming etc...)
Win XP 64
Asus SK8N Athlon 64 FX53 Clawhammer O/C to 2600Mhz
Vapochill Micro Ultra CPU Cooler
2Gb Corsair TWINX1024R-3200C2PT x2
Adaptec ASH-1210SA SATAConnect Serial ATA Controller
74Gb W Digital Raptor HDD(10Krpm,8MB)-SATA x4 Raid 0,1
Asus ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition Graphics Card
Creative Audigy 4 EAX 7.1 SoundCard
Hiper Type-R 580Watt PSU
Thermaltake Xaser3 VM3000 Tower Case
NEC 4550 16x DVD±R/RW Writer
Liteon SOHD-16P95 DVD Rom
160Gb Maxtor "1 Touch" USB2/1394a (7200rpm,16MB,8ms)HDD
IOSS Aluminium Cabling
Epson R200 Printer - Epson Perfection 2400 Scanner
Canon EOS 350DSLR EF-50 F1.4 Lens
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dreamer2
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20. October 2005 @ 03:54 |
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System
Manufacturer : Sony Corporation
Model : PCV-RS530G(UC)
Version : 28005430
System Chassis
Manufacturer : To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Type : Desktop
Can be locked : No
Version : RS
Boot-up State : Safe
Power State : Safe
Thermal State : Safe
Security State : External Interface Locked-out
Mainboard
Manufacturer : ASUSTek Computer Inc.
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MPS Version : 1.40
Model : P4SD-VL
Version : To be filled by O.E.M.
Serial Number : To be filled by O.E.M.
System BIOS : 63-0100-000001-00101111-121003-SPDALE
On-board Devices
To Be Filled By O.E.M. : Video Adapter (Enabled)
System Memory Controller
Location : Mainboard
Error Correction Capability : None
Number of Memory Slots : 4
Maximum Installable Memory : 4GB
BANK0 - DIMM0 : Manufacturer0 PartNum0 SerNum0 AssetTagNum0 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 256MB/64
BANK1 - DIMM1 : Empty
BANK2 - DIMM2 : Manufacturer2 PartNum2 SerNum2 AssetTagNum2 DIMM Synchronous SDRAM 256MB/64
BANK3 - DIMM3 : Empty
Chipset 1
Model : Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface
Bus(es) : ISA EISA AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Maximum FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 4x 200MHz / 2x 200MHz
Width : 64-bit
HTT - Hyper-Threading Technology : Yes
IO Queue Depth : 12 request(s)
Chipset 1 Hub Interface
Type : Hub-Interface
Version : 1.50
Number of Ports : 3
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Multiplier : 2/1x
Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 512MB DDR-SDRAM 3.0-3-3-8 1CMD
Channels : 2
Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)
Multiplier : 1/1x
Width : 64-bit
Refresh Rate : 7.80µs
Performance Acceleration Technology : No
Power Save Mode : No
Fixed Hole Present : No
APIC 1
Version : 2.00
Multiplier : 1/2x
Maximum Interrupts : 24
IRQ Handler Engaged : Yes
Enhanced Support : Yes
Memory Module 1
Manufacturer : Siemens
Model : 64D32300GU5B
Serial Number : 0146D724
Type : 256MB DDR-SDRAM
Technology : 8x(32Mx8)
Speed : PC3200U 3.0-3-3-8
Date of Manufacture : Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Set Timing @ 200MHz : 3.0-3-3-8
Set Timing @ 167MHz : 2.5-3-3-7
Set Timing @ 133MHz : 2.0-2-2-5
Memory Module 2
Manufacturer : Siemens
Model : 64D32300GU5B
Serial Number : 0146D926
Type : 256MB DDR-SDRAM
Technology : 8x(32Mx8)
Speed : PC3200U 3.0-3-3-8
Date of Manufacture : Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Set Timing @ 200MHz : 3.0-3-3-8
Set Timing @ 167MHz : 2.5-3-3-7
Set Timing @ 133MHz : 2.0-2-2-5
Environment Monitor 1
Model : Winbond W83627(T)HF ISA
Version : 9.00
Mainboard Specific Support : No
Temperature Sensor(s)
Board Temperature : 45.0°C / 113.0°F
CPU Temperature : 56.5°C / 133.7°F td
Power / Aux Temperature : 45.0°C / 113.0°F
Cooling Device(s)
Auto Fan Speed Control : No
Chassis Fan Speed : 1758rpm
CPU Fan Speed : 2344rpm
Power / Aux Fan Speed : 1480rpm
Voltage Sensor(s)
CPU Voltage : 2.61V
Aux Voltage : 3.10V
+3.3V Voltage : 3.34V
+5V Voltage : 5.05V
+12V Voltage : 15.50V
-12V Voltage : 1.05V
-5V Voltage : -3.69V
Standby Voltage : 4.58V
AGP Bus(es) on Hub 1
Version : 3.00
Speed : 8x
Multiplier : 1/2x
Fast-Writes Enabled : Yes
Isochronous Mode Enabled : No
Addressing Enabled : 32-bit
Aperture Size : 64MB
PCI Bus(es) on Hub 1
Version : 2.20
Number of Bridges : 2
PCI Bus 0 : PCI (1/1x PCIClk)
PCI Bus 2 : PCI (1/1x PCIClk)
LPC Hub Controller 1
Model : Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge
ACPI Power Management Enabled : Yes
Delayed Transaction Enabled : Yes
LPC Hub Controller 2
Model : Sony Corp 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller
USB Controller 1
Model : Sony Corp 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1
Version : 1.10
Interface : UHCI
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps)
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No
USB Controller 2
Model : Sony Corp 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2
Version : 1.10
Interface : UHCI
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps)
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No
USB Controller 3
Model : Sony Corp 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3
Version : 1.10
Interface : UHCI
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps)
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No
USB Controller 4
Model : Sony Corp 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4
Version : 1.10
Interface : UHCI
Channels : 2
Speed : 48MHz
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps)
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No
USB Controller 5
Model : Sony Corp 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB 2.0 EHCI Controller
Version : 2.00
Specification : 1.00
Interface : EHCI
Channels : 8
Companion Controllers : 4
Supported Speed(s) : Low (1.5Mbps) Full (12Mbps) High (480Mbps)
Addressing Support : 64-bit
Legacy Emulation Enabled : No
FireWire/1394 Controller 1
Model : Sony Corp uPD72874 IEEE1394 OHCI 1.1 3-port PHY-Link Ctrlr
Version : 1.10
Interface : OHCI
Enhanced Support : Yes
Channels : 64
Speed : 400MHz
System SMBus Controller 1
Model : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus
Version : 0.02
Specification : 2.00
Advanced TCO Mode Enabled : No
Slave Device Enabled : Yes
PEC Support : No
Speed : 100kHz
Expansion Slot(s)
AGP : AGP-4x 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Used
PCI1 (1h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Used (Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P, 82848P PCI-to-AGP Bridge)
PCI2 (2h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half-Length Available
Port Connector
J1A1 - PS2Mouse : Mouse - None / PS/2
J1A1 - Keyboard : Keyboard - None / PS/2
J2A2 - USB1 : USB - None / USB
J2A2 - USB2 : USB - None / USB
J4A1 - LPT 1 : Parallel Port ECP/EPP - None / DB-25 pin male
J2A1 - COM A : Serial Port 16550A - None / DB-9 pin male
J6A1 - Audio Mic In : Audio - None / Mini-jack
J6A1 - Audio Line In : Audio - None / Mini-jack
J6B1 - AUX IN : Audio - CD-ROM Sound Input / None
J6B2 - CDIN : Audio - CD-ROM Sound Input / None
J6J2 - PRI IDE : None - ATA / None
J6J1 - SEC IDE : None - ATA / None
J4J1 - FLOPPY : None - Floppy Disk / None
J9H1 - FRONT PNL : None - 9 Pin Dual Inline / None
J1B1 - CHASSIS REAR FAN : None - None / None
J2F1 - CPU FAN : None - None / None
J8B4 - FRONT FAN : None - None / None
J9G2 - FNT USB : None - None / None
J6C3 - FP AUD : None - None / None
J9G1 - CONFIG : None - None / None
J8C1 - SCSI LED : None - None / None
J9J2 - INTRUDER : None - None / None
J9G4 - ITP : None - None / None
J2H1 - MAIN POWER : None - None / None
Performance Tips
Notice 224 : SMBIOS/DMI information may be inaccurate.
Tip 2511 : Some memory slots are free so the memory can be easily upgraded.
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
this is the list of all specification. i also want to know that which things would be compatible with my computer.
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dreamer2
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20. October 2005 @ 03:58 |
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also i want to upgrade for gaming.
and this is the overall summary of specification
Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz
Speed : 3.19GHz
Performance Rating : PR4245 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 8kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 4-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector
Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA EISA AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : American Megatrends Inc. 1001
System : Sony Corporation PCV-RS530G(UC)
Mainboard : ASUSTek Computer Inc. P4SD-VL
Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Chipset 1
Model : Intel Corporation 82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 512MB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 200MHz (400MHz data rate)
Video System
Monitor/Panel : SONY SDM-HS73
Adapter : ATI RADEON 9600 Series
Adapter : RADEON 9800 SERIES
Adapter : RADEON 9800 PRO - Secondary
Adapter : RADEON 9200 SERIES (i have this one)
Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk : ST3160021A (149GB)
Hard Disk : Sony UMH-U HS-CF USB Device
Hard Disk : Sony UMH-U HS-MS USB Device
Hard Disk : Sony UMH-U HS-SM USB Device
CD-ROM/DVD : HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B (CD 48X Rd) (DVD 6X Rd)
CD-ROM/DVD : SONY DVD RW DW-U14A (CD 32X Rd, 24X Wr) (DVD 4X Rd, 3X Wr)
CD-ROM/DVD : Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device (CD 32X Rd) (DVD 4X Rd)
CD-ROM/DVD : SCSIVAX DVD/CD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device (CD 32X Rd) (DVD 4X Rd)
Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A:) : N/A
msj1 (C:) : 15GB (4.3GB, 29% Free Space) (NTFS)
msj2 (D:) : 128GB (14GB, 11% Free Space) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (F:) : N/A
Removable Drive (G:) : N/A
Removable Drive (H:) : N/A
Removable Drive (I:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (J:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (K:) : N/A
Peripherals
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 1 COM / 1 LPT
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D2
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D4
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24D7
USB Controller/Hub : Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
USB Controller/Hub : Intel(R) 82801EB USB Universal Host Controller - 24DE
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub
USB Controller/Hub : USB Printing Support
USB Controller/Hub : USB Mass Storage Device
FireWire/1394 Controller/Hub : NEC OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse : Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Sony MPEG RealTime encoder board
Device : SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Communication Device(s)
Device : Agere Systems AC'97 Modem
Printers and Faxes
Model : Samsung SCX-4100 Series
Model : Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
Model : AGFA-AccuSet v52.3
Power Management
AC Line Status : On-Line
Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home (Win32 x86) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 1)
Network Services
Adapter : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
Performance Tips
Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity.
Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
any help will be veryhelpful for me as i dont have much idea with computer hardware and is it easy to do self installation of those things. i never did it before.
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dreamer2
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20. October 2005 @ 20:30 |
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some body can help me in this regard
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21. October 2005 @ 14:25 |
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some video cards require more power so if your going to get a good video card youll probably need at least a 400-600 watt power supply.sli needs crazy power.agp is not to bad,but remember if you buy a video or graphics card you will most likely have to change the power supply in the computer.hope this helped you
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dreamer2
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23. October 2005 @ 09:23 |
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please hellp
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rugripper
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23. October 2005 @ 11:08 |
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dont understand what you want?list the make and model so people can look online at it.its to hard to sift through all those stats
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webhedreg
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23. October 2005 @ 12:07 |
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Basically It appears that you have a Sony Vaio desktop PC, with an ASUS motherboard. This motherboard is not driectly supported on the ASUS website, so it looks as though you are bound to Sony.
The board should have 4 memory slots, these can take up to 512MB each, giving a total of 2GB RAM.
If you have 2x 256 which is what I would expect you to have been given you may as well just get 2 of the same again an upgrade to 1GB.
As for the make, either stick to what you have if just adding, or look at something like Corsair, they are about as good as it gets. I would go for XMS range not value range, don't go overboard on latency ability, as you are unlikely to get much tweeking out of the board, even though ASUS boards are generally very obliging, I can't see there system boards being so good.
As for the graphics card, you are looking at either an X800, X850 256MB ATI or 6800GT 256MB NVidia.
You are looking at about £240-£300 for a very good one. Don't go for SE versions, if possible go for PE.
As for makes, I have used ASUS, Connect 3D and sapphire, all have been fine for me with no problems on any.
Check your PSU is man enough for the graphics card, and also has a spare power feed for one of these cards, as they have their own supply same as HDD 4 pin connectors.
Win XP 64
Asus SK8N Athlon 64 FX53 Clawhammer O/C to 2600Mhz
Vapochill Micro Ultra CPU Cooler
2Gb Corsair TWINX1024R-3200C2PT x2
Adaptec ASH-1210SA SATAConnect Serial ATA Controller
74Gb W Digital Raptor HDD(10Krpm,8MB)-SATA x4 Raid 0,1
Asus ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition Graphics Card
Creative Audigy 4 EAX 7.1 SoundCard
Hiper Type-R 580Watt PSU
Thermaltake Xaser3 VM3000 Tower Case
NEC 4550 16x DVD±R/RW Writer
Liteon SOHD-16P95 DVD Rom
160Gb Maxtor "1 Touch" USB2/1394a (7200rpm,16MB,8ms)HDD
IOSS Aluminium Cabling
Epson R200 Printer - Epson Perfection 2400 Scanner
Canon EOS 350DSLR EF-50 F1.4 Lens
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23. October 2005 @ 12:53 |
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dreamer2
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23. October 2005 @ 22:10 |
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thanks for the help. so it means that i can have another 512 of the ram so my memory should be 1gb. so i need to buy two rams of 256 each. i want to know if i get 1 ram of 512.or if i buy 2 more rams of 512 how will it work. it will work or not. and also i m confused about which card i should go with ati or geoforce. currently i have ati.my range for graphics card is 300$. and it matters that that the two rams should exacly be same in make and model.also i want to buy 300gb hard disk .i have to attach it with 160 gb hd. which one should be good.i doesnt have much idea about hardware. so if i want to do it by myself its easy or hard.and these upgrades like graphics card and ram should be compatible with my pc.sorry for that many questions but i dont know about hardware that much.
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24. October 2005 @ 09:23 |
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you want to see if your pc has dual channel first.then you can buy a kit of ram. ram is memory.the kits come in different flavors:512mb[2x256],1gb[2x512],and the monster 2gb[2x1024]if you dont have dual channel ram.its better to buy 2 of the same of single sided memory but not the kit its only for dual channel.hope this helps.1 gb of ram or 2gb will play most games out there.i heard battlefield 2 is a pc hog.you probably are going to need 2gb of ram
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dreamer2
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24. October 2005 @ 09:52 |
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after seeing the description can somebody tell me if it has agp and pci slots for graphics card and can somebody give me the link wher i can see the picture of my motherboard. i tried to find but couldnt find my exact model
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24. October 2005 @ 10:00 |
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agp is usaully a brown slot above the white pci slots.what kind of pc is it?theres three types of video card interfaces:agp,pci,and pci-e[pci express]
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dreamer2
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24. October 2005 @ 21:46 |
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its sony vaivo. 3.2 ghz.
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dreamer2
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25. October 2005 @ 09:49 |
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rugripper
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hey man u have a agp slot 4x or 8x.
check out here:
http://shop.spack.net/p/So/ny/Sony+VAIO+PCV+RS530G.B0001BEZ4K.html
you have onboard now 9200 radeon,you need to get a better video card then that for todays games.you have 512mb memory.you need another 512mb ram,but i dont know if its dual channel you will want to buy a 1gb kit of ram if its dual channel.i would buy at least a 6800gt or a x850ati video card.nvidias cheaper and better i think a lot of people will disagree.
you have to call sony to see if its dual channel memory and also what power supply you have[how many watts]
ok,hoped that helped you
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dreamer2
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26. October 2005 @ 22:06 |
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as i m in US. so power supply is 120 watt. so i can upgrade to knew graphics card with same power supply or i have to do something with it'
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