Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[Hal-9000]

They do, they're called flash drives

I was thinking of something a little larger than a 16 gig flashdrive, Smarty McSmartass

[Goofy]

don't ban me, I spoke out of turn


I gave my old pc to my buddy and he says - wtf, your mobo books and hardware documentation is still in the wrap

Just had a look at my mobo specs - http://support.dell.com/support/edoc.../SM/techov.htm

4 sata slots.......... i think thats what i'm needing isnt it

[Hal-9000]

Just had a look at my mobo specs - http://support.dell.com/support/edoc.../SM/techov.htm

4 sata slots.......... i think thats what i'm needing isnt it

that and some duct tape, yeah





we're techie kings, I love it

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I was thinking of something a little larger than a 16 gig flashdrive, Smarty McSmartass

Did you see Goof's link on the last page?

[Goofy]

that and some duct tape, yeah





we're techie kings, I love it

Fuck yeah

I have zero knowledge when it comes to this, never built a pc, never swapped out a drive etc........ most ive done previously is install new ram and swap out a case fan......... and swap out a gfx card

Just wondering........ this new ram i'm getting (3 x 4gb sticks), could i run it alongside the current ram? Currently 3 x 2gb sticks......... 6 slots in total............ that would be 18gb......... nearly enough to run the space shuttle

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Fuck yeah

I have zero knowledge when it comes to this, never built a pc, never swapped out a drive etc........ most ive done previously is install new ram and swap out a case fan......... and swap out a gfx card

Just wondering........ this new ram i'm getting (3 x 4gb sticks), could i run it alongside the current ram? Currently 3 x 2gb sticks......... 6 slots in total............ that would be 18gb......... nearly enough to run the space shuttle

Depends what the maximum RAM your PC will recognize

[Goofy]

Depends what the maximum RAM your PC will recognize

I've a feeling 12gb might be enough for me

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think 12 gigs is the max that my PC can recognize

[Goofy]

I think 12 gigs is the max that my PC can recognize

Google tells me the same

[Goofy]

I'm getting all excited......... its like waiting for christmas when i was 8 or 9

[Hal-9000]

Fuck yeah

I have zero knowledge when it comes to this, never built a pc, never swapped out a drive etc........ most ive done previously is install new ram and swap out a case fan......... and swap out a gfx card

Just wondering........ this new ram i'm getting (3 x 4gb sticks), could i run it alongside the current ram? Currently 3 x 2gb sticks......... 6 slots in total............ that would be 18gb......... nearly enough to run the space shuttle

Yes each mobo has a ram limit.....mine may do 24 gigs.I think it's like the old days, as long as you put the same frequency ram in the machine and don't exceed the mobo limit, it will run.

You may have missed my comment in the other thread....there is nothing you can currently do on that PC that will use more than about 5 gigs of ram...even then, that's when you're encoding movies or de-rezing planets with the Death Star

[Hal-9000]

I'm getting all excited......... its like waiting for christmas when i was 8 or 9

New pc hardware is like porn for us guys

[Goofy]

there is nothing you can currently do on that PC that will use more than about 5 gigs of ram.

New pc hardware is like porn for us guys

Answering your own posts there Hal If it can take 12 gig then it'll damn well get 12 gig The only reason i'm adding the ram is since its so cheap....... not much more than £50 for 12gb

[DemonGeminiX]

Where are my glasses?

[Hal-9000]

Answering your own posts there Hal If it can take 12 gig then it'll damn well get 12 gig The only reason i'm adding the ram is since its so cheap....... not much more than £50 for 12gb

I understand...you got empty slots? Damn well fill them up!

Since you've left, I've saved the most important little tidbit of advice.You do know that ram comes in dual channel and triple channel? Meaning that if your mobo is dual channel it will want 2 or 4 or 6 or 8 sticks...if it's triple channel you want 3's, 6's, 9's etc