256mb -> 1gb DDR worth it?

richyb_safc

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hi guys,

just a quick question, I have just tried to use my parents pc for the first time in a while and I am slightly offended by it. I have already asked and they wont let me build them a new one:(

Its a Compaq Presario SR1819UK, I've opened the case and had a quick look and there is currently 256mb of DDR PC3200 ram. As you can get hold of this relitavely cheaply I'm sure they would splash out this little bit if it was going to give a noticable difference. They only really use the pc for internet browsing but it takes a good 20 minutes to load up at the minute. I'm going to sort out the stuff on the hard drive and defrag it, possibly even a format if I trhink it's worth it. But I was just wondering if you guys think the ram upgrade would be worthwhile?

Cheers,
Richy
 
yeah, I was thinking the same. iirc they only got this about 2 or 3 years ago so I was quite suprised by the lack of ram, I half expected ddr, but 256??

Just checking now and its got a AMD sempron 3000+ with the CPU speed at 1800MHz, does anyone know if this is about the right speed? or if its worth a small overclock?(mobo permitting)

This is going to be a fun afternoon!!
 
I'm off to get it in a few minutes mate, cheers for the offer though! - that must have been a nice upgrade for you, going from the compaq to your sig!!
 
just noticed, it was actually a 512 stick that was in, will any other 512 ddr pc3200 stick work to get it up to 1gb? or do I have to match the whole PC3200U-30330
 
aye, thats what I thought. I was thinking when I was telling my Dad that 256 was a bit low, and I had the stick in my hand, didnt think to check it though:o

I'll just get a 512 stick then and put them in the right slots (emailed btw:))
 
just put that extra 512mb in, what a difference that has made! its actually amazed me!

just removing about 90% of the programs now then I'l defrag it and it should be pretty useable!
 
mattyj1085 said:
Im on a PC now with 256mb ram, 1.2ghz, XP SP2, geforce2 MX 200 and 2x 40gb drives.

It starts up pretty quickly and runs fine, even videos work ok. theres also 30 processes running, im quite suprised really. Maybe you should just clean some stuff off it thats not needed and save them some money (and your time)
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cheers for that, i know most of the problem is the clutter on it (even more so now I'm on add/remove software!!!!) but I though a ram upgrade would probably be worth it, and at the minute im pretty confident I was right :)
 
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