memory and grafic card

flluffy · 07-08-2009, 12:37 PM

i have a gateway fx540xv and want to increase the memory. i still need to check if it has a 2g and 1g stick so can just upgrade 1 stick and make it 4g total. which memory is good?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220279

i also wanted to put a grafic card. its got a dual geforce 8800.can i put a gtx series grafic card and 1 of the geforce with no issue? which grafic should i get?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150361

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130434

thanks

**forcifer** · 07-08-2009, 01:37 PM

if http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/FX54...5990Rsp3.shtml is correct, you would have to replace both 512mb sticks. i would get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220174

as for video card, you would have to drop both of your 8800GTs to upgrade. you could run them independently but i doubt the powersupply could handle that kind of load, and unless you are into heavy duty folding or you need 4 monitors, there would be no point. either of those cards would work, although http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127427 does quite a bit better for the same price point

flluffy · 07-08-2009, 05:03 PM

thanks for the help and i rember some one saying that there was only 2 slots and can hold max 4g. im going to open and check it.

**forcifer** · 07-08-2009, 06:00 PM

there are 4 slots and the max it can hold is 8gb as far as i know but there is no point to go past 4 gb unless you are into video editing and the like

07-08-2009, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
flluffy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 55 OS: xp,vista	memory and grafic card i have a gateway fx540xv and want to increase the memory. i still need to check if it has a 2g and 1g stick so can just upgrade 1 stick and make it 4g total. which memory is good? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220279 i also wanted to put a grafic card. its got a dual geforce 8800.can i put a gtx series grafic card and 1 of the geforce with no issue? which grafic should i get? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150361 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130434 thanks

07-08-2009, 01:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,630 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: memory and grafic card if http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/FX54...5990Rsp3.shtml is correct, you would have to replace both 512mb sticks. i would get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220174 as for video card, you would have to drop both of your 8800GTs to upgrade. you could run them independently but i doubt the powersupply could handle that kind of load, and unless you are into heavy duty folding or you need 4 monitors, there would be no point. either of those cards would work, although http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127427 does quite a bit better for the same price point __________________

07-08-2009, 05:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
flluffy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 55 OS: xp,vista	Re: memory and grafic card thanks for the help and i rember some one saying that there was only 2 slots and can hold max 4g. im going to open and check it.

07-08-2009, 06:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
forcifer ole' Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City kansas Posts: 3,630 OS: Vista Premium 32 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: memory and grafic card there are 4 slots and the max it can hold is 8gb as far as i know but there is no point to go past 4 gb unless you are into video editing and the like __________________