Advice Regarding Upgrade

CLGW · 11-16-2007, 08:44 AM

Hi there, I am seeking advice from the experts regarding one of my computers.

Currently, I have an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ processor, 256MB RAM and what I think is an onboard video card - S3 Via delta 64MB or something.

Would it be worth upgrading this system to an entry level gaming system i.e. upgrade RAM to 512MB or 1GB?

I am looking into purchasing the NVIDIA GeForce 7300GS - seems quite cheap.

What would you reccommend? Thanks.

geek73 · 11-16-2007, 10:48 AM

Howdy CLGW.. How old is your pc? It might make more sense building or buying a new pc. especially if you only have 256 megs of ram.. Your system might not be able to take 1 gig of ram. And the GeForce 7300GS is a pci express card. I am guessing by your specs so far, you probably have an AGP slot or nothing at all, Please download Belarc adviser and copy and paste the results into your next post..

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

**TheMatt** · 11-16-2007, 10:31 PM

A 7600GS AGP or even a 7900GS AGP if available would work out OK, but anything more would be a bottleneck most likely. I would definitely upgrade to 1GB or more if your BIOS allows.

When using Belarc use discretion when copying over info because some personal info can be included in the report. Everest and PC Wizard are good alternatives and also have report functions.

11-16-2007, 08:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
CLGW Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 31 OS: WinXP x86 SP3, WinVista x64 SP1	Advice Regarding Upgrade Hi there, I am seeking advice from the experts regarding one of my computers. Currently, I have an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ processor, 256MB RAM and what I think is an onboard video card - S3 Via delta 64MB or something. Would it be worth upgrading this system to an entry level gaming system i.e. upgrade RAM to 512MB or 1GB? I am looking into purchasing the NVIDIA GeForce 7300GS - seems quite cheap. What would you reccommend? Thanks.

11-16-2007, 10:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
geek73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 694 OS: SuSe Linux My System	Re: Advice Regarding Upgrade Howdy CLGW.. How old is your pc? It might make more sense building or buying a new pc. especially if you only have 256 megs of ram.. Your system might not be able to take 1 gig of ram. And the GeForce 7300GS is a pci express card. I am guessing by your specs so far, you probably have an AGP slot or nothing at all, Please download Belarc adviser and copy and paste the results into your next post.. http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

11-16-2007, 10:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Advice Regarding Upgrade A 7600GS AGP or even a 7900GS AGP if available would work out OK, but anything more would be a bottleneck most likely. I would definitely upgrade to 1GB or more if your BIOS allows. When using Belarc use discretion when copying over info because some personal info can be included in the report. Everest and PC Wizard are good alternatives and also have report functions. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt; 11-16-2007 at 10:32 PM.