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Squilliam on 08 January 2009

@ Onyx sorry theres no way to increase it beyond 2GB, however that much ram will be fine for some secondary gaming. I don't see games requiring much more than that in the near term and in the long term when they do the CPU will be so out dated anyway.

Other option? If you feel its time to upgrade and you still wish to use a desktop machine you can purchase a relatively cheap desktop for $370 on NewEgg and if you pair it with a next generation graphics card you'll get excellent performance from the machine in spite of its low costs.



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Kasz216 on 08 January 2009
Onyxmeth said:
greenmedic88 said:
If you say exactly $200, I can find some good deals for you currently (or you can save the trouble and check NewEgg yourself!).

Even a difference of $20 can make a difference when it comes to VGA cards in terms of what you can buy.

If you find a GREAT deal at NewEgg, try to find a Radeon HD4850 for around $150.

It will probably require a mail in rebate at that price, so it's not the initial price you'll be running on your credit card.

Typically, when I'm sourcing parts, I try NOT to count the rebate as a part of the build price since rebates often take a long time to process, and sometimes don't get approved (currently waiting on a $40 rebate for a HD4870 that would be a great bargain at $225 w/ rebate).

As for RAM, I've seen DDR2 8500 (1066mhz) 2x2GB kits going for under $50. If you can score a deal like that, you're set, even if you are using a 32bit OS that won't address the whole allotment (at that price, who cares?!).

I don't mind doing the leg work myself, I just need to know what to look for. If I went on Newegg I am sure I would buy the wrong thing, so if you let me know some good things to search for (which you did ) it'll save me a lot of trouble.

Quick question: My comps product info clearly states it can't run more than 2 GB of RAM. Why is this? Is it a design issue, power issue, what? Is there a workaround in case I want 4 GB one day, or will I need to start over from scratch?

 

Likely your stupid motherboard.

I have the same issue on mine.  Like i got mine apparently RIGHT before they put in better motherboards.