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PC UPGRADING

  • 29-05-2013 12:19pm
    #1
    asteriodtracer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    i own the following pc its an inspirion 546 its a few years old im thinking of adding more ram at the moment it has 3gb of ram,any sujestions would be hepfull.

    thanks asteriodchaser


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  • #2
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,774 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Moved to PC Building and Upgrading from Legal Discussion.


  • #3
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    What do you use the PC for? Extra ram may or may not increase performance deepening on what programs you use.
    You would have to check to see if the motherboard has any extra RAM slots.
    You will need a 64 bit version of windows to use more than 3GB of RAM


  • #4
    uncle_sam_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,191 ✭✭✭uncle_sam_ie


    Is your Windows OS 32-bit or 64- bit? Because, 32-bit will only take less than 4GB's of RAM


  • #5
    Monotype
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,710 ✭✭✭Monotype


    That's one of the more unusual moves I've seen. How would this fit into legal discussion... unless it was a mistake.

    Anyhow, I agree with the above posts. If you have Windows XP or Vista, you most likely have a 32-bit OS. If you have Vista or 7, you could reinstall a 64-bit version of the Windows using the license key. If you have XP, you'd have to buy a new key as I think they used different ones, but it's an old OS anyway.

    A re-installation of Windows can make a big difference to the snappiness of a system. Another option would be to reinstall to a solid state drive (~€80 for a reasonable one), which will make your system much more responsive when opening new programs or general office use.

    I would avoid ploughing too much money into an old system as it can be more effective use of money on occasion to buy a new system.


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