Help me upgrade my pc

[Speedy_Gonzales]

What should I get ? I got a wireless keyboard/mouse and a 22 " widescreen monitor. 1440x900
I want to upgrade memory/video card etc..........what should I get ? Budget is tight so I cant go top of the line. Here is my present system :

Gateway Home PC
Pentium® 4 CPU 2.60ghZ
2.59 GHz, 512 mb of RAM
Creative SB Audigy
Windows XP Version 2002
Service Pack 2
NVIDA GeForce FX 5200 (Gateway)

It still works great. Just trying to make it work even better and be up to date. I really want to improve my video quality/performance.

[JoshieDoom]

Find out what type of memory you have and order a couple of gig sticks. They are about dirt cheap now. Nvidia have some dirt cheap cards as well. I have a 5600 and it works great.

Newegg is a good place.. so is tigerdirect.

Im running a 2001 dell with a free copy of xp with 2 gigs of ram.. It hauls ass for a dino

[Speedy_Gonzales]

Find out what type of memory you have and order a couple of gig sticks. They are about dirt cheap now. Nvidia have some dirt cheap cards as well. I have a 5600 and it works great.

Newegg is a good place.. so is tigerdirect.

Im running a 2001 dell with a free copy of xp with 2 gigs of ram.. It hauls ass for a dino

yes I was thinking about a 2 gig memory add. Newegg does have some great deals

[Speedy_Gonzales]

I thought about just getting a new tower

[rbob93]

Always max your RAM

You might find you won't need/want a new video card

[02Sweet]

max out the RAM is the first thing you do if you bought a pre built system. Other than that you buy what you need. if you do gaming that is where it gets pricey

[Speedy_Gonzales]

how do I find out what type memory I have/need ? system pre-built and I am not into games

[02Sweet]

you either have ddr 1 or 2 ram.
your best bet is to go on to gateways website and see what they say is an upgrade to your computer. once you find out what ram it is go to newegg or tigerdirect to order your ram

[Speedy_Gonzales]

you either have ddr 1 or 2 ram.
your best bet is to go on to gateways website and see what they say is an upgrade to your computer. once you find out what ram it is go to newegg or tigerdirect to order your ram

thanks bro ! I forgot you could do that on their site.

[02Sweet]

thanks bro ! I forgot you could do that on their site.

if you have ddr ram let me know I might have some lying around I could send you via mail we can work out the details latter.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

if you have ddr ram let me know I might have some lying around I could send you via mail we can work out the details latter.

cool thanks......I will ck it out and let you know

[cruzc5frc]

dell has pretty decent deals on towers, if your looking at laptops IBM/Lenovo R6x series laptops have proven their worth over time..

[Speedy_Gonzales]

so adding memory will improve my video quality ?

[02Sweet]

so adding memory will improve my video quality ?

adding more memory will increase the overall performance of your computer.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

if you have ddr ram let me know I might have some lying around I could send you via mail we can work out the details latter.

here is what I found out at the Gateway site


Gateway Memory Locator
Gateway makes it easy for you to locate the correct memory for your system.


MEMORY FOR YOUR PC

Item Number Product Name Price Status

6617592 256MB PC3200 400MHz DDR DIMM $ 32.99 IN-STOCK

6617589 512 MB PC-3200 400MHz DDR DIMM $ 47.99 IN-STOCK


Click on the product name for more information on the memory upgrade.



Memory Upgrade Information


Motherboard Part Number: 2519040

Type of Memory Modules (shipped):
MEM DDR 256 MB PC3200


Memory Installation Guide



Number of Memory Slots on Board: 4 (2 banks of 2)


Maximum Amount / Type of RAM that can be Installed:
4096MB DDR PC3200


Notes:

Installed in pairs of modules.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

if you have ddr ram let me know I might have some lying around I could send you via mail we can work out the details latter.

e-mail sent

[Speedy_Gonzales]

anybody ever try building your own pc ?

[rbob93]

Just finished a build for myself.....yes. many times

[Speedy_Gonzales]

Just finished a build for myself.....yes. many times

how much can you build a good system for ? I might just try my hand at it

[rbob93]

I have $650 in this one.