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tatnsteph
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whats this all mean
      #378643 - Sat Jan 05 2008 05:45 PM

This is my pc.
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ 991MB Ram sis651_661FX_741_760_760GX_M661FX_M741_M76....
Now i have very little understanding of pc's but what i would like to know is do i need more ram and what graphics card should i get to play games like Halo3 and is there anything else i need.


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Re: whats this all mean [Re: tatnsteph]
      #378667 - Sat Jan 05 2008 08:04 PM

Seeing as you have a low end processor, am I correct in assuming this machine is a few years old? If so, it probably won't take any more than the RAM you already have.

Try the scanner at Crucial to see how much your mobo can take.

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Re: whats this all mean [Re: RichieP]
      #378749 - Sun Jan 06 2008 02:10 PM

yes you are right its about 3 years old now. but i would like to play games like halo 3 and pkr which i know i need a better grapics card but theres so many out there and different prices. just dont know what to do for the best. i will do the scan as you have said but whats mobo?

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Re: whats this all mean [Re: tatnsteph]
      #378750 - Sun Jan 06 2008 02:17 PM

this is what the scan says not that it means much to me.


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Re: whats this all mean [Re: tatnsteph]
      #378808 - Sun Jan 06 2008 08:42 PM

Quote:

whats mobo?




Sorry for using jargon. It's motherboard.

Your mobo can take a maximum of 2GB RAM. You currently have 1GB installed.

To get the maximum out of your system, you need to remove the 2 sticks of 512mb you have and replace them with 1gb sticks.

These will do it for you.

As for a graphics card, you need to buy what you can afford from here. You need an AGP card, not PCI-E.

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