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How can i make my computer faster
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Auslander
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14. June 2006 @ 16:43 |
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geeze, i dunno...walmart,maybe.
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ddp
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14. June 2006 @ 17:32 |
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where do you live?
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pimpmex
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14. June 2006 @ 17:44 |
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san diego by natinal avenue
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pimpmex
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24. June 2006 @ 10:31 |
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so where do i buy it thats not on the net and how is it really called
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Auslander
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24. June 2006 @ 11:09 |
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Best Buy, Circuit City, Ultimate Electronics, Walmart...local computer shops. look around your area.
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26. June 2006 @ 17:35 |
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You probably have 512mbs of ram. If you're running XP which i'm sure you are after having a 2.93ghz cpu. XP has a slight defect in it. It miss counts RAM. I'm running 512mbs and it reads at 448mbs.
Intel E1200 Celeron 1.6(OC 2.6) 800Mhz LGA 775, MSI Mobo, Western Digital (2X500GB, 1X320GB, 1X120GB)
3Gbs DDR2 Ram, NVidia EVGA 8800GTS 640Mbs DDR3
2 X LITE-ON 16X DVD±RW Burner W/ LightScribe, 19" LG Flatron Slim L1980U + 15" LCD Dell Monitor,
Antec 500W PSU, Xion II Tower
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Auslander
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26. June 2006 @ 18:09 |
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it's not a defect; that's 64 mb eaten up by your onboard video.
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26. June 2006 @ 19:53 |
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yah know what you're right. at the moment i'm runnin onboard video of 64mbs but tomorrow i'll have NVidia XFX 6200 graphic card with 512mbs GDDR2 so that problem will be solved.
Intel E1200 Celeron 1.6(OC 2.6) 800Mhz LGA 775, MSI Mobo, Western Digital (2X500GB, 1X320GB, 1X120GB)
3Gbs DDR2 Ram, NVidia EVGA 8800GTS 640Mbs DDR3
2 X LITE-ON 16X DVD±RW Burner W/ LightScribe, 19" LG Flatron Slim L1980U + 15" LCD Dell Monitor,
Antec 500W PSU, Xion II Tower
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26. June 2006 @ 22:54 |
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can someone please explain wat all this onboard memory is please?
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Auslander
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27. June 2006 @ 01:52 |
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what do you mean. onboard video is your motherboard's native graphics capability. some motherboards don't even have onboard graphics and you have to buy a video card to use them.
onboard graphics suck their memory from your ram. if you have 512 mb of ram and a 64 mb onboard video card, then only 448 mb of ram can be used by you and your system as 64 is dedicated to video fuctions.
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27. June 2006 @ 02:36 |
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thx... soo, instead of buying a video card, some hav it inbuilt and it uses some ram... so, can it be changed? say, if u buy 4gig of ram, can u change it to be a 512mb vid card?
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Auslander
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27. June 2006 @ 02:38 |
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in the system settings, you can change the ram used a bit...normally never more than 64 megs. it's far better to buy another card (AGP or PCI-E), as this eases the load on the whole system.
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ddp
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27. June 2006 @ 16:08 |
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also allows you to play higher end games too.
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27. June 2006 @ 18:02 |
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wat do u mean by "higher end games"?
but, usually its better jus to get a pci one or anutha installable one, rite?
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wong_c_fu
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27. June 2006 @ 19:05 |
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wat do u mean by "higher end games"?
but, usually its better jus to get a pci one or anutha installable one, rite?
higher end games are usual the newer ones which are more demanding. They require faster graphics cards. On-board video is usually not enough to play higher end games. It's mainly meant for day-to-day use and at most, just mild 3D graphics processing.
I think it is better to get a separate graphics card. Especially if you're into games or design.
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two ATi X1600 Pro 512mb each running in Crossfire
Thermaltake Silent Purepower 500W PSU
LG DVD +/-RW drive 4120
ACER 19" LCD 1916B
On-Board 5.1 w/ Logitech X530 speaker system
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27. June 2006 @ 22:14 |
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thanx...
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27. June 2006 @ 23:24 |
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503 ram, sounds a bit odd... usually ram are in even numbers, 8Mb, 16Mb, 32Mb, 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb, 1024Mb... 503 is prolly a typo... If im wrong, someone please... correct me...
503 is the same as 512. I'm not excatly sure why this is...my PC does the same thing. Sometimes I can go to My Computer properties and it will say 512 RAM, other times it will say 503 RAM. So, it wasn't a typo just a glitch.
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ddp
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28. June 2006 @ 14:46 |
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maybe 8 meg is used by onboard video?
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28. June 2006 @ 14:55 |
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hey guys, you know what you said about changing the amount of onboard memory. can someone please tell me how to do that. thanks
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ddp
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28. June 2006 @ 15:16 |
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in the bios. read your motherboard manual or user guide for how to do it.
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28. June 2006 @ 15:26 |
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my adapter is called via tech vt8361/vt8601 graphics. there is currently only 8 mb of memory. my system has 256 mb total memory
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ddp
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28. June 2006 @ 15:28 |
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what do you do with the computer?
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28. June 2006 @ 15:29 |
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sry i didn;t see ddp's post
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gogochar
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28. June 2006 @ 16:16 |
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Try defragmenting your computer. It won't speed it up, but will rearrange your files so you can access them faster. Try DisKeeper: http://www.diskeeper.com/defrag.asp
Also, try System Mechanic: http://www.iolo.com/sm/6/download.cfm
System Mechanic has a defragmenter as well, but it's the best when it comes to disc cleanup.
They're not free, but a trial is what can get you started!
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28. June 2006 @ 16:22 |
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jaysfan, you need more ram, at least 256 more. you can also get a 128 mb vidseo card for 35 now, so that is a good investment. dont give more to onbaord video if you only have 256 total.
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