System performance

antoniobc · 26-12-2006, 11:15 PM

I have a D-Link motherboard (around 3 years old) supporting a 1.2Ghz Celeron Processor and 256 MB SD Ram! HAve a 40 GB IDE HDD! How can I improve its performance with respect ti
1) Hardware (Not too expensive since money is a prob)
2) Software (with respect to OS's etc... but I want to run hi-fi stuff on it: Egs MS Office 2007 etc.......)

Was considering addin 128 MB Ram and installng XP but still havent made a decision of Home Edition vs Professional! Its a PC not networked so I dont really knw in wat way Professional will benefit me! Also I'm started my course in Computer Engineering so I need performance boosts!

In general I need a computer makeover!

HELP!!!!!!

shantanu · 26-12-2006, 11:21 PM

If you have 1500/- then increase your RAM to 512 means 256 current and 256 more and then choose XP PRO SP2 will be best for you system..

codename_romeo · 27-12-2006, 07:09 PM

Increasing ram will solve most of your speed problems..................

Tech Geek · 27-12-2006, 07:12 PM

incresase it to a 1GB ram. better

codename_romeo · 27-12-2006, 07:14 PM

People buy the best of processors but forget the importance of ram in the normal running of the machine.........

assasin · 27-12-2006, 10:14 PM

get urself more RAM,and if ur mobo has AGP slot think bout getting and AGP crd.

shantanu · 27-12-2006, 11:01 PM

YA GET a GFX IF POSSIBLE

codename_romeo · 27-12-2006, 11:13 PM

Ig your budget permits then GFX n RAM will get you all the way

dOm1naTOr · 28-12-2006, 08:30 PM

but u might have hard time getting a 256 SD now a days. Try to get even a second hand one.

nishant_nms · 29-12-2006, 12:26 AM

Get atleast 256 MB of RAM

antoniobc · 02-01-2007, 01:00 AM

Dont have dat much cash dudes! Got my friends 128 Megs of SD! So my total is now 392 or something! Wat else can I do?

assasin · 02-01-2007, 01:19 PM

Get urself a GFX card if ur mobo has AGP slot.Buy a nVidia 6200 256MB atleast

antoniobc · 03-01-2007, 12:08 PM

I should have made this clear:

The motherboard supports:
2 DIMM slots : 512Megs per dimm
3PCI
NO AGP slot
2IDE
810E Chipset
Thats basically it!

I dont want to upgrade it with respect to its RAM right now cause I dont have the cash! Like I said before it have 392 MB RAM (SD)

So maybe on the lines of an OS or BIOS tweeks or something of the sort!

assasin · 03-01-2007, 10:28 PM

If u can get urself a PCI gfx crd.Deres nothing much dat u can do thru bios or OS.

rajasekharan · 04-01-2007, 02:36 AM

All you can do is put windows on classic looks . . Defrag the hdd ,run reg cleaners like tuneup. . Increase the page file to 1mb more than your ram

piyush gupta · 04-01-2007, 09:43 AM

Either buy new RAM of put your system in a high performance mode

u can also use tweaks
autopatcher

tune up utilities

to increase ur system performance

26-12-2006, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
antoniobc Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 89	System performance I have a D-Link motherboard (around 3 years old) supporting a 1.2Ghz Celeron Processor and 256 MB SD Ram! HAve a 40 GB IDE HDD! How can I improve its performance with respect ti 1) Hardware (Not too expensive since money is a prob) 2) Software (with respect to OS's etc... but I want to run hi-fi stuff on it: Egs MS Office 2007 etc.......) Was considering addin 128 MB Ram and installng XP but still havent made a decision of Home Edition vs Professional! Its a PC not networked so I dont really knw in wat way Professional will benefit me! Also I'm started my course in Computer Engineering so I need performance boosts! In general I need a computer makeover! HELP!!!!!!

26-12-2006, 11:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
shantanu Try me Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,771	Re: System performance If you have 1500/- then increase your RAM to 512 means 256 current and 256 more and then choose XP PRO SP2 will be best for you system.. __________________ Forum rules: http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/announcement.php?f=3 Blog at : http://thecomputernext.com/blog

27-12-2006, 07:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
codename_romeo Romeo + Lucifer = ME Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 979	Re: System performance Increasing ram will solve most of your speed problems.................. __________________ Sony Vaio CW26FG Nokia E 63 + Iphone 3GS Nikon D3000 + 50mm f/1.8 + 70-300mm Lens

27-12-2006, 07:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
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27-12-2006, 07:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
codename_romeo Romeo + Lucifer = ME Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 979	Re: System performance People buy the best of processors but forget the importance of ram in the normal running of the machine......... __________________ Sony Vaio CW26FG Nokia E 63 + Iphone 3GS Nikon D3000 + 50mm f/1.8 + 70-300mm Lens

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27-12-2006, 10:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
assasin Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Durgapur Posts: 1,781	Re: System performance get urself more RAM,and if ur mobo has AGP slot think bout getting and AGP crd.

27-12-2006, 11:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
shantanu Try me Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,771	Re: System performance YA GET a GFX IF POSSIBLE __________________ Forum rules: http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/announcement.php?f=3 Blog at : http://thecomputernext.com/blog

27-12-2006, 11:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
codename_romeo Romeo + Lucifer = ME Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 979	Re: System performance Ig your budget permits then GFX n RAM will get you all the way __________________ Sony Vaio CW26FG Nokia E 63 + Iphone 3GS Nikon D3000 + 50mm f/1.8 + 70-300mm Lens

28-12-2006, 08:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
dOm1naTOr Wise Old Owl Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: shhhh!!!!! on a sniper point Posts: 4,151	Re: System performance but u might have hard time getting a 256 SD now a days. Try to get even a second hand one. __________________ G1: PII X4 B50 4.0 \| TRUE 120*2 \| TA790GXB A2+ \| 4GB DDR2 GSkill 1200 \| Audigy 2 \| HD4870 \| HEC 550 \| MX 518. G2: AII 240 \| M2N 68AM+ \| 3GB\| 8800GT \| Zebby Plat 500 G3: XPS M1530 \| FZ 16.

29-12-2006, 12:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
nishant_nms Wise Old Owl Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 1,344	Re: System performance Get atleast 256 MB of RAM __________________ AMD Athlon64 2800+\|ASUS K8N-VM\|2GB DDR400\|Corsair VX450\|Seagate ST3500320AS\|Samsung SV0411N\|LG 22xDVDRW\|LG 700S\|APC ES500\|Altec Lancing AVS300\|Logitech MX3200\|Logitech QuickCam Connect\|Philips SHM6105

02-01-2007, 01:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
antoniobc Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 89	Re: System performance Dont have dat much cash dudes! Got my friends 128 Megs of SD! So my total is now 392 or something! Wat else can I do?

02-01-2007, 01:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
assasin Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Durgapur Posts: 1,781	Re: System performance Get urself a GFX card if ur mobo has AGP slot.Buy a nVidia 6200 256MB atleast

03-01-2007, 12:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
antoniobc Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 89	Re: System performance I should have made this clear: The motherboard supports: 2 DIMM slots : 512Megs per dimm 3PCI NO AGP slot 2IDE 810E Chipset Thats basically it! I dont want to upgrade it with respect to its RAM right now cause I dont have the cash! Like I said before it have 392 MB RAM (SD) So maybe on the lines of an OS or BIOS tweeks or something of the sort!

03-01-2007, 10:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
assasin Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Durgapur Posts: 1,781	Re: System performance If u can get urself a PCI gfx crd.Deres nothing much dat u can do thru bios or OS.

04-01-2007, 02:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
rajasekharan Alpha Geek Join Date: May 2006 Location: Now in Palakkad :-) Posts: 727	Re: System performance All you can do is put windows on classic looks . . Defrag the hdd ,run reg cleaners like tuneup. . Increase the page file to 1mb more than your ram __________________ Make a day good , and another day good , and another ...a happy lad is "born" from you

04-01-2007, 09:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
piyush gupta Wise Old Owl Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: never land Posts: 1,284	Re: System performance Either buy new RAM of put your system in a high performance mode u can also use tweaks autopatcher tune up utilities to increase ur system performance

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