computer upgrades

darkangelism · 03-08-2005, 02:48 PM

I just ordered an extra 512MB ram for my computer in my attempt to make it better for as little money as possible. $45 was the cheapest i have seen in years, i hate the fact that good parts keep costing more.

Duke · 03-08-2005, 02:59 PM

Well more RAM certainly couldn't hurt. I recently added another 512 RD to my rig and it's made a huge difference. I don't think I'll ever own any less than 1 GB despite of what computer I run.

darkangelism · 03-08-2005, 03:10 PM

i have 256MB now... i remember back in the day when i had 96MB and computers came with 32mb and mine was so much better.

Duke · 03-08-2005, 03:15 PM

You know the phrase, obsolete one you open the box.

Star · 03-08-2005, 04:04 PM

I have 384MB of SD ram on my computer. mine is becoming obsolete. I'd have a hard time finding the SD ram that I need now. I can only put in 1 more stick.

I need to upgrade a lot of things now.

video card - I have a rage now but I need a better one.

CD burner - the one I have is a sony and it's only a 4 speed. that was the best when i bought my puter!

motherboard - I have an asus motherboard but will need a better one to accomidate all the other upgrades I want.

hard drive - I have a fujitsu. I need one that's more capacity. I don't have any problems with it but it's only an 18 gig. I want more then that, a lot more.

I need to win the lottery then I can just go and by a whole new system! probably be cheaper! LOL

darkangelism · 03-08-2005, 04:12 PM

actually right now upgrades are fairly cheap, you could get all new stuff for maybe C$1000

Star · 03-08-2005, 04:29 PM

well, $1,000.00 when you have a family isn't small cash. I'll have to do it a little at a time. These are things I want, not need.

I also need to set kassandra's computer to the internet which means I need a network system and winXP on top of what I want for my puter.

there's always something new that we want for our computers. if it's not software, it's hardware. :roll:

darkangelism · 03-08-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by star_64

there's always something new that we want for our computers. if it's not software, it's hardware. :roll:

Thats true

Merika · 03-08-2005, 04:32 PM

Alkali goes to the computer shows and always finds great deals. You may want to check into your local area to find out about attending one of those. I know it includes a yearly membership....but it isn't very expensive.

darkangelism · 03-08-2005, 04:35 PM

computer shows are good, some just charge admission and not yearly fees.

RandomSkater · 03-08-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by star_64

CD burner - the one I have is a sony and it's only a 4 speed. that was the best when i bought my puter!

ouch... my mom has a 15x burner on her comp and when mine was broken last year i couldn't stand it. fifteen (15!) minutes for burning a cd!? i almost died!

I don't remember how fast the one in my comp is, but I can Copy a CD to my computer and burn one in under 7 minutes. i think burning is like 52x, or maybe that was just the read...i don't know
either way...aaaw yeah 8)

darkangelism · 03-08-2005, 07:13 PM

my friend has a 16X DVD burner, so its burns a dvd in about 4 mins

Star · 03-08-2005, 07:23 PM

the burner is the first thing i'm replacing that's for sure! it takes me anywhere from 20 to 1 hour to burn a cd. it's annoying and i just don't have the patience anymore. besides, it's not working right anyways so, i'll probably get a new one of those in a couple weeks.

can't wait!

Duke · 03-09-2005, 01:03 AM

Burn CD's when you go to bed.

BTW, for $700 or less you can buy a whole new system with CD burner, 80GB Hard Drive and no less than a 2.53 P4.

Star · 03-09-2005, 08:57 AM

yes but everything inside is crappy generics. My parents bought one like that. It's ok for them because they don't do much other then msn or e-mail with it. I'm more concerned about what's inside then what the outside looks like. I paid 3,500.00 for my system when I bought it because of all the best that went inside of it. Now the best is better and I want to upgrade it all. I won't spend that kind