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soybomb
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
92 Posts
March 01 2009 04:30 GMT
#1
I currently have an AMD 2000+ processor with 512MB RAM and an ATI 9600XT video card. My question: Is it more worth it to double my RAM, or to get a new video card?
I don't really want to deal with upgrading/changing my processor so I figured either more RAM or a better video card would be the right choice. Or maybe both, I just don't want my processor to be bottlenecking my computer.

Divinek
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
Canada4045 Posts
March 01 2009 04:42 GMT
#2
Depends what you want to do. But with ram like that it'd be very worth it to double it.
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Profile Joined June 2008
Canada299 Posts
March 01 2009 04:42 GMT
#3
I'd go with the ram, because it's easier to tranfer to a new board when you want to upgrade again. Either way I don't think changing just one part will give you any significant boost in performance with specs this ancient. If I were you I'd save for an overall upgrade.
Osmoses
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Sweden5302 Posts
March 01 2009 04:42 GMT
#4
Seeing as how RAM is dirt cheap compared to a new video card I'd go for that first, and 512 is really low for today's standards. The processor is fine I think.
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Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21244 Posts
March 01 2009 04:42 GMT
#5
This might help you:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=33498
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jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5516 Posts
March 01 2009 04:45 GMT
#6
Yeah depends on what you want to do really, any newish video card will almost certainly be bottlenecked by your processor but ram would still probably increase the general speed of the comp a decent amount.
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LxRogue
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1415 Posts
March 01 2009 04:51 GMT
#7
I would go with more ram. You could probably swap out your 512 and get a couple 1 GB chips fairly cheaply. I did that recently to my laptop for like $40.
Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
March 01 2009 05:03 GMT
#8
double ram....definitly
Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
March 01 2009 05:36 GMT
#9
512 ram is kinda lol. doubling it might not be enough.
Ziph
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands970 Posts
March 01 2009 06:09 GMT
#10
ugh just get 2gig for 29$ ;_; ram is cheap as shit at the moment.
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blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
March 01 2009 06:28 GMT
#11
DDR RAM is pretty expensive though
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Ziph
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Netherlands970 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-01 06:41:34
March 01 2009 06:40 GMT
#12
On March 01 2009 15:28 blabber wrote:
DDR RAM is pretty expensive though

It is.?
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IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-03-01 06:50:45
March 01 2009 06:44 GMT
#13
On March 01 2009 15:40 Ziph wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2009 15:28 blabber wrote:
DDR RAM is pretty expensive though

It is.?

It's rare haha because it's not used anymore it's price stays high for higher density models 1gig or higher. It's not a horrible price but expect 50-80 bucks depends on the ram etc (im talking about 1 gig+ the only worth while upgrade). imo buy 2gigs and just toss the old stick. You wont find the dirt cheap 2 gig ram for 20 bucks because no innovations are put to DDR but it's not so bad.
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fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
March 01 2009 06:49 GMT
#14
Yea you probably want all your ram to be uniform. Find which speed you mobo can support.
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soybomb
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
92 Posts
March 01 2009 13:23 GMT
#15
More RAM it is. Thanks for the quick replies!
KingofHearts
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Japan562 Posts
March 01 2009 14:02 GMT
#16
just go download more ram.
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Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
March 01 2009 17:28 GMT
#17
You probably don't have a PCIe slot in that ancient computer, so you shouldn't buy a new graphics card that you can't transfer to another computer. RAM should be very cheap and will probably give you the greatest boost at a low price.
Honestly though, what do you think you can do with a minor upgrade that you can't do now? Your PC is far too slow to play any modern games either way, and it's fast enough for simple office work already. You will have to invest in a new computer to get any enjoyment out of it.
gusbear
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
333 Posts
March 01 2009 18:31 GMT
#18
On March 01 2009 15:44 IzzyCraft wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 01 2009 15:40 Ziph wrote:
On March 01 2009 15:28 blabber wrote:
DDR RAM is pretty expensive though

It is.?

It's rare haha because it's not used anymore it's price stays high for higher density models 1gig or higher. It's not a horrible price but expect 50-80 bucks depends on the ram etc (im talking about 1 gig+ the only worth while upgrade). imo buy 2gigs and just toss the old stick. You wont find the dirt cheap 2 gig ram for 20 bucks because no innovations are put to DDR but it's not so bad.


ddr2 is dirt cheap. 184pin ddr which is what he needs is comparatively expensive.
soybomb
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
92 Posts
March 01 2009 21:35 GMT
#19
On March 02 2009 02:28 Scorch wrote:
You probably don't have a PCIe slot in that ancient computer, so you shouldn't buy a new graphics card that you can't transfer to another computer. RAM should be very cheap and will probably give you the greatest boost at a low price.
Honestly though, what do you think you can do with a minor upgrade that you can't do now? Your PC is far too slow to play any modern games either way, and it's fast enough for simple office work already. You will have to invest in a new computer to get any enjoyment out of it.

Very good points and you're right, I should just invest in a new computer. However, I'm unemployed currently so I'm just going to double my RAM for around $35 and wait to buy a new system when I am back on my feet.
Racenilatr
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2756 Posts
March 01 2009 22:11 GMT
#20
ya 512 ram is just way too little to do anything effectively
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