[CGUYS] Memory upgrade advice sought

2008-02-18 Thread Robert
I have an older desktop computer for my daughter's use which was adequate until she is now in high school. She complains that she can't play on-line games because the computer is too slow. I'm wondering if additional RAM would help, and if so whether it is worth buying for such an old

Re: [CGUYS] Memory upgrade advice sought

2008-02-18 Thread Tony B
You've got a bigger problem. To _really_ come up to speed, she needs all the niceties in WinXP (or Vista). You can throw a gig or two of ram at that Win2k install but you'll never get it up to today's standards. This system would make a nice internet enabled backup for guests, but it's too aged

Re: [CGUYS] Memory upgrade advice sought

2008-02-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Simply yes! 2000 likes 512 MB minimum. It loves 1 GB. (Similar engine to XP) Crucial shows max memory of 1 GB with 512 SDRAM 133 simms. Now to be honest is it worth that money to bump the memory up or is it time tog et a new computer, as this is old technology. (At least 3 cycles old by my