Joined: Aug 25, 2009
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Location: GEORIGA, USA
....the cost to go 64 bit from 32 bit...?
2: Would it be worth it?
OS VISTA
2.4 GHz X 2
3.00 MB MEMORY
HD 455 GB
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Location: Loveland, Colorado
Joined: Aug 25, 2009
Posts: 709
Location: GEORIGA, USA
Thanks thinking about going to window 7.....can't add memory no slots came with 3GB.....
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Location: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada eh?
Joined: Nov 21, 2010
Posts: 71
Location: Maine, USA
A really Neat little program that I use all the time to find out what all is in any computer I am reparing ... Speccy from Piriform. It is completely safe and free to download. Find it here
Speccy It will tell you everything you need to know about a computer no matter how old or who built it. A great tool. 8)
By using that program you can find out exactly what memory size and brand is in your computer and you can use that information to find compatable replacement memory that will work with no problems the first time.
Joined: Aug 25, 2009
Posts: 709
Location: GEORIGA, USA
Sorry about taking so long to get back here is some info on memory...Memory slots
Total memory slots 4
Used memory slots 4
Free memory slots 0
Memory
Type DDR2
Size 3072 MBytes
Channels # Dual
DRAM Frequency 400.3 MHz
CAS# Latency (CL) 5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 23 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
Physical Memory
Memory Usage 40 %
Total Physical 3.00 GB
Available Physical 1.78 GB
Total Virtual 2.00 GB
Available Virtual 1.88 GB
SPD
Number Of SPD Modules 4
Slot #1
Slot #2
Slot #3
Slot #4
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Location: GEORIGA, USA
HERE IS SOME OTHER INFO...GOT A CALL INTO MY COMPUTER TECH....THAT DOES THIS COMPUTER TECHING FOR LIVEN..
Operating System
MS Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 42 °C
Kentsfield 65nm Technology
RAM
3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-5-5-1
Motherboard
ELITEGROUP 680IT-GB (CPU 1) 40 °C
Graphics
Acer AL2216W (1680x1050@59Hz)
512MB GeForce 9800 GT (EVGA) 52 °C
Hard Drives
488GB NVIDIA STRIPE 465.76G (RAID)
Optical Drives
ATAPI DVD A DH16A1P ATA Device
HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW GGC-H20N SCSI CdRom Device
Audio
High Definition Audio DeviceC
BTW SPECCY IS WAY TO GO THANKS!
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 1686
Location: Iowa
Since you are running 32 bit now it will not read over 3.2 Gb nor would it make use of more than that. Therefore get the windows 7, 64 bit home premium first. then you can add ram as desired.
I agree with mr.T on the os! I do not like the alpha or beta of windows 8 so no need to worry about it coming out. The ram I would go with highest frequency the motherboard can do, i.e. 8500 which is 800 MHz or the 1066 speed if your mb can take it. I run 8 gbs on many of my pcs and feel any higher would be overkill, but some motherboards can take up to 32 gbs (or perhaps even more).