j4ckthel4d

Hello there, I have had my girlfriends computer at my house for a few weeks now as i reformatted the system for her. I have noticed that the PC struggles with many applications such as games and would like to upgrade the PC slightly to give it more of an edge. Upgrades such as a new GPU ( if compatable ) and more RAM.

The current system setup is as follows.

>> PROCESSOR <<

Type : Intel Celeron D
Internal Specification : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53GHz
Model Number : 325J
Codename : Prescott
Revision : E0
Technology : 0.09µ
CPU ID : F.4.1
CPU IDEx : F.4.1
Microcode : MU0F4109
Real Frequency : 2527.15 MHz
Multiplier : 19x
Low/High Multiplier : 14x / 19x
Multiplier Locked : Yes
Marketing Frequency : 2533.46 MHz

>> MAINBOARD <<

Manufacturer : Dell Computer Corp.
Product : 0CF458
Version : Unspecified
Serial Number : ..CN7082159NA2J6.
Support MP : Yes, 1 CPU(s)
Version MPS : 1.4

ON-BOARD DEVICE INFO

Device : Intel 865-G PCI Accelerated SVGA (Video)
Device : Intel Pro 100 VE Network Connection (Ethernet)
Device : AC'97 Audio Controller (Sound)
Embedded Controller : No

SLOTS INFO

Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v, 3.3v
Slot PCI : In Use (32-bit) 5.0v, 3.3v
Slot PCI : Available (32-bit) 5.0v, 3.3v

>> RAM <<

DIMM_1 ( ) : 256 MB - DIMM
DIMM_2 ( ) : 256 MB - DIMM

>> CHIPSET <<

NorthBridge : Intel i865GV
SouthBridge : 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge
Architecture : HUB
Manufacturer : Intel (Dell Computer Corp)
Codename : Springdale
Revision : A2
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
FSB Frequency : 532 MHz (QDR)
PAT Enabled : Unspecified
FSB max. Support : 800 MHz
RAM max. Support : DDR (400 MHz)

MEMORY

Type : DDR-SDRAM PC2100
Frequency : 133 MHz
DRAM/FSB Ratio : 1/1
Supported Channels : Dual (128-bit)
Activated Channels : Single
PAT Enabled : Unspecified
ECC Diagnostic : No
CAS Latency (tCL) : 2.5 clocks
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks
Shared Memory (video) : Yes

i hope i have given enough information for you to evaluate what can be done. Any help what so ever would be fantastic thank you.

emosun

From what I can see this dell only has 3 pci slots. No agp or pci-e slots. While Upgradeing a pc with only pci slots isn't impossible , its very limited. The pci cards that are any good are low end cards that are very expensive because they are a very specific part. Also , the computer has a celeron which is even slower then a pentium 4.

Could you post the model of the dell.

j4ckthel4d

Yes definatly .. the model of the Dell is a Dimension 1100/B110 i am more then sure.. i run the service tag on the dell website and the following models came up. Any further help would be great.. even on slight tweaks. If nothing applies then a new pc is needed i would say.

emosun

Well if you just want to speed it up you can reinstall the windows os , then add AVG or a decent firewall to protect the fresh install.

I just really wouldn't toss any money into it as the parts you would buy would be older parts that wouldn't be useful on a newer machine later on. You could get ram for it , if you find it for cheap. But it maxes out at 1gb of DDR 400 (2x 512).

j4ckthel4d

i agree with what you say... thanks for your help and i think for now a reinstall and good Firewall is appropriate.. i think also it would be fairly cheap to build a basic setup for basic gaming. thanks again

emosun

A more up to date pc with tons of expansion room would be very cheap nowadays.

j4ckthel4d

Thanks :) if possible do you know any websites that provide these types of PC's besides Overclockers.co.uk

emosun

Hmm... I'm not good with uk websites.

All I know is dabs.co.uk has a good selection of computer parts.

j4ckthel4d

ok thanks again .. been great help :)