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Upgrading Dell Optiplex RAM
Name: JadeyBear Date: July 22, 2008 at 12:27:41 Pacific OS: Windows XP Professional S CPU/Ram: 512 Product: Dell Optiplex GX240
Comment:
I have a dell optiplex gx240 and it is kind of sluggish, i wanted to know how much RAM i can upgrade it to without messing anything up. I had 256 originally and put 256 more. I wanted to know if i can drop 2gb without messing the motherboard up. Even 1gb would be nice. My CPU is a 1.7ghz, the computer is old but i dont want to buy a new computer just yet because this one is perfectly fine. I have a 24-bit soundcard and a geforce mx4000 card w/ built-in fan. I wanted to get a better card to but my board is AGP8x equipped.
I might end up getting a new computer but for now i want to use this one until i cant no more.
Name: cliffpage Date: July 22, 2008 at 13:23:13 Pacific
Reply:
as far as I can recall the gx240 uses 168 pin SDRAM, not newer DDR ram. That old ram in larger capacity sticks is expensive, much more than DDR ram. What are you using the PC for? More ram does not always mean faster. There comes a point where extra ram makes virtually no difference, and then to a certain extent depends on what you are doing. A lot of people have slow computers due to them having years and years of accumulated stuff on the hardrive clogging it up or too much antivirus/firewall stuff strangling all life out of the computer. Wiping the hard drive and reloading windows often has a miracle effect on speed and its like a new PC again
"I wanted to get a better card to but my board is AGP8x equipped"
So? There are still plenty of decent AGP cards available.
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Response Number 3
Name: JadeyBear Date: July 22, 2008 at 13:39:01 Pacific
Reply:
Alright cool... I am going to get more RAM and then a Later Geforce card AGP8x.. My computer is fresh. No garbage on it. Just steam for CSS and all the service packs and updates. I just want a better vid card and RAM to see if i can avoid buying another computer.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 22, 2008 at 15:09:20 Pacific
Reply:
While you have that case open, check the capacitors. :)
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