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I have finally decided to upgade. Thanks to all who helper and ive decided to go for the:
A7N8X Deluxe SKT A NForce2 Chipset Motherboard VER: 2.0
AMD ATHLON XP2600+ 333MHz
I'm gonna order it all this week. Unless anyone can see any obvious probs or thinks i can do better.
Anyway the main point in this topic was to find out what kind of RAM i'll need to get, any suggestions please, what type will i need and any good value for money stuff you've seen. Thanks a lot ashley.
A7N8X Deluxe SKT A NForce2 Chipset Motherboard VER: 2.0
AMD ATHLON XP2600+ 333MHz
I'm gonna order it all this week. Unless anyone can see any obvious probs or thinks i can do better.
Anyway the main point in this topic was to find out what kind of RAM i'll need to get, any suggestions please, what type will i need and any good value for money stuff you've seen. Thanks a lot ashley.
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S'only 1.1mb, tells you pretty much anything you could wish to know abuot the internals of your machine, including RAM type, speed, CAS timings etc - It'll also do CPUs, motherboards, whatever else you happen to have, pretty much. Have a look.
S'only 1.1mb, tells you pretty much anything you could wish to know abuot the internals of your machine, including RAM type, speed, CAS timings etc - It'll also do CPUs, motherboards, whatever else you happen to have, pretty much. Have a look.
The easiest way of course is to open the case up and look..
SiSoft Sandra will tell you all you need to know. Google. there is a free version iirc.
cjh wrote:
> On the subject of RAM ... how can I find out what type of RAM I've
> got??
>
> I've no idea what type, I just know that I need more :)
>
>
> I've looked around at some of my PC details, but all I am told is I
> have 256MB of RAM, no details of any type unfortunatly.
>
> Thanks.
What processor and motherboard have you got? If you have the motherboard manual you can have a look in there to see what it takes. If you havent got the manual look it up on the net. Also programs like 3D mark 2001 have information about the PC and might specify what RAM it is.
> On the subject of RAM ... how can I find out what type of RAM I've
> got??
>
> I've no idea what type, I just know that I need more :)
>
>
> I've looked around at some of my PC details, but all I am told is I
> have 256MB of RAM, no details of any type unfortunatly.
>
> Thanks.
What processor and motherboard have you got? If you have the motherboard manual you can have a look in there to see what it takes. If you havent got the manual look it up on the net. Also programs like 3D mark 2001 have information about the PC and might specify what RAM it is.
On the subject of RAM ... how can I find out what type of RAM I've got??
I've no idea what type, I just know that I need more :)
I've looked around at some of my PC details, but all I am told is I have 256MB of RAM, no details of any type unfortunatly.
Thanks.
I've no idea what type, I just know that I need more :)
I've looked around at some of my PC details, but all I am told is I have 256MB of RAM, no details of any type unfortunatly.
Thanks.
Turbonutter wrote:
> Well Bartons are just Thoroughbred B chips with extra cache, if I
> remember oorrectly.
Yep they are. Double the L2 cache.
> Well Bartons are just Thoroughbred B chips with extra cache, if I
> remember oorrectly.
Yep they are. Double the L2 cache.
Ashley wrote:
> I have finally decided to upgade. Thanks to all who helper and ive
> decided to go for the:
>
>
> A7N8X Deluxe SKT A NForce2 Chipset Motherboard VER: 2.0
> AMD ATHLON XP2600+ 333MHz
>
> I'm gonna order it all this week. Unless anyone can see any obvious
> probs or thinks i can do better.
Great MB - I am currently using one as we speak.
> I have finally decided to upgade. Thanks to all who helper and ive
> decided to go for the:
>
>
> A7N8X Deluxe SKT A NForce2 Chipset Motherboard VER: 2.0
> AMD ATHLON XP2600+ 333MHz
>
> I'm gonna order it all this week. Unless anyone can see any obvious
> probs or thinks i can do better.
Great MB - I am currently using one as we speak.
There are actually two revisions of Thoroughbred - A and B. The A was very unstable and only managed to reach XP2200 speeds. AMD quickly realised this and released the Thoroughbred B, with an extra layer to make it much, much more stable.
cookie monster wrote:
> What does the thoroughbred bit actually mean?
Not all Athlon XP's are created equal, there are various 'classes' that give away how the chip was made inside. The three main classes are Palomino, Thoroughbred and Barton, in chronological order. Palomino's were manufactured with 0.18 micron pathways. They needed more current to work, and consequently run extremely hot - my Palomino XP2000 idles something like 20 degrees hotter than my mates Thoroughbred XP2000. Thoroughbreds have 0.13 micron pathways, meaning they run cooler. Bartons are also 0.13 micron, but they have twice the amount of cache on the processor. Consequently an XP2500 Barton has a lower clock speed than an XP2400 Thoroughbred, as its cache makes it more efficient at what it does. Despite the Bartons lower clock speed, it gets the same amount of work done as a Thoroughbred of the same rating.
> What does the thoroughbred bit actually mean?
Not all Athlon XP's are created equal, there are various 'classes' that give away how the chip was made inside. The three main classes are Palomino, Thoroughbred and Barton, in chronological order. Palomino's were manufactured with 0.18 micron pathways. They needed more current to work, and consequently run extremely hot - my Palomino XP2000 idles something like 20 degrees hotter than my mates Thoroughbred XP2000. Thoroughbreds have 0.13 micron pathways, meaning they run cooler. Bartons are also 0.13 micron, but they have twice the amount of cache on the processor. Consequently an XP2500 Barton has a lower clock speed than an XP2400 Thoroughbred, as its cache makes it more efficient at what it does. Despite the Bartons lower clock speed, it gets the same amount of work done as a Thoroughbred of the same rating.
What does the thoroughbred bit actually mean?
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