What are some suggestions for the 3.5 slot in a computer?
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Fan Controller, Temperature Gauges, Floppy, Card Reader, Hard Drive if you can get it to fit..thats where I have mine so the water cooling pump had more room..Or just save a spot for all of your wires to hide.\n\nNewegg.com\nTigerDirect.com\nXoxide.com\nPcToys.com
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Any amount, well that exist on the market. It just has to be compatible with the motherboard (have the same connection).
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If you have an empty slot them you can add another stick of RAM.  Make sure it's the same kind.  You can easily trade out your old CDROM for a CDROM/RW.  Just pull the old one out and replace it with the new one.  You can pick up PC parts really cheap from eBay.
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If you are not sure about which RAM you need, or you do not know your motherboard model, then you can do a system test at  - \nwww.crucial.com\n\nIts called system scanner, the link is here - http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/\n\nThis will identify your system and give you all the compatible/available options to ugrade..\nIts a nice tool, obviusly you dont need to buy it from there..... you just need to find out what you need..........
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this site might help. it helped me.\n\nhttp://www.budget-computer.com/hardware-installation-guide.htm
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crucial.com sells good memory, and they even have a program that will tell you exactly which memory your computer can take.\n\nGood luck!
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Go to www.crucial.com  (a memory manufacturer) and use their Memory Advisor Tool.    You select your computer's brand, model, etc.  and they tell you exactly what to order.\n\nThere are lots of different models, but there are subtle differences, so don't order anything just because it looks "close".    Although some of the "close" ones will work, sometimes small differences will make big differences in performance.  \n\nIt's better to spend a few extra bucks for something that is an exact match for your pc.    It will last a long time!
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1.   Determine what kind of RAM you need, and whether your computer has enough open slots to hold it. The new RAM should match the existing RAM's specifications and configuration.  \n  \n2.   Shut down the computer and leave it plugged into the surge suppressor.  \n  \n3.   Disconnect all peripheral devices, such as the monitor, from the computer. (Image 1)  \n  \n4.   Remove the computer cover. (Image 2)  \n  \n5.   Ground yourself to the computer with professional grounding equipment like an anti-static wristband or hold a metal part of the chassis.  \n  \n6.   Remove any cards or internal components necessary to give yourself unobstructed access to RAM sockets.  \n  \n7.   Pick up your SIMM (single in-line memory module) or DIMM (dual in-line memory module) by the ends without touching pins or chips. (Image 3)  \n  \n8.   If adding a SIMM, find the notched end and turn the SIMM so that it is parallel to the existing RAM card(s). Insert the SIMM into the socket at a 30-degree angle. If adding a DIMM, insert the DIMM straight in so that it is perpendicular to the motherboard. (Image 4)  \n  \n9.   Use slight pressure to keep a SIMM from backing out while rotating the module to an upright position perpendicular to the motherboard.  \n  \n10.   Make sure the small holes on each side of a SIMM fit into holders.  \n  \n11.   Feel or hear retaining clips lock a SIMM into the socket; close the side clips on a DIMM. (Image 5)  \n  \n12.   Gently try to pull the module out to ensure it is locked in position.  \n  \n13.   Replace all internal components.  \n  \n14.   Leave the cover off and reconnect the monitor, keyboard and mouse.  \n  \n15.   Turn on the computer.  \n  \n16.   Check the amount of RAM by right-clicking the My Computer icon in Windows and choosing Properties. On a Mac, use the About this Macintosh command in the Apple menu.  \n  \n17.   If you don't see the right amount of RAM, turn off the computer and try "reseating" the SIMM or DIMM (take it out and put is back in) and reboot. If that doesn't work, call a technician.  \n  \n18.   Shut down the computer and disconnect the peripherals again.  \n  \n19.   Replace the cover and reconnect all the peripherals.
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Any motherboard that has an AGP 4x/8x slot.
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you can get a USB PCMCIA card that slides right in. (the slit on the side of your computer) Usualy under $50.
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Okay...  The difference between a 3.0 and a 2.8 is negligible.  However, if the 3.0 were tapped with HT, or Hyperthreading, the difference would be enormous.  Hyperthreading virtually turns one processor into two.  It will significantly increase the PC performance when it comes to multi-tasking.  Look for it.\nFSB... or Front Side Bus...  Imagine a funnel.  The CPU speed, like 3 GHz, would be the top of the funnel.  The FSB would be the bottom.  No matter how big the top is, the bottom can only allow so much out at one time.  There are FSB's up to 2000 now.\nMemory... the speed is what you're looking at.  This means that the memory clock is set at 533 MHz/sec.  The higher the speed, obviously, the faster information can be retrieved from memory.  The DIMMs are the number of slots availible.  If you have 2 DIMMs, then you have 2 slots for memory.  A maximum of 2 GHz of memory is availible.  At 4 DIMMs, your maximum is 4 GHz.  The more memory, the faster you can get programs to load, or the less lag you'd see in high res games.\nHard Drive...  As a hard drive reads its disks, it writes information to the cache.  The larger the cache, the more information you can access before the HDD has to read more.  So, the higher the Cache, the better.  As far as RPMs, this is the speed at which the disks spin, and logically, the higher the RPM, the faster the HDD can access new information.\nYour options are all dependant on your budget.  You will get great performance with the 2.8, with 512 Megs of memory, with a 7200 RPM hdd with an 8MB cache.  But, the more you can afford to put in it, the longer it will take before you are way behind tomorrow's technologies.\nIf you have further questions, feel free to email me at this yahoo screen name.  I build and repair PCs for a living.
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I would suggest a Maxtor or Seagate brand.\nCheck out Pricewatch.com for low prices.
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You need to leave more information.  What computer do you have, what motherboard....\n\nHow many slots in total do you have?\n\nIf you have 4 slots, then the chances are you need to insert 2 RAM modules at the same time.  Not a definite, as will need more info on your computer,  but thats probably likely. You could buy 2 sticks on 1GB, and insert them into the currently filled slots, and put the 2 512Mb in the other slots (if you have 4 slots)  That way you will have 3Gb RAM, should run quite will with that!!!
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.\nAt the site Crucial.com \nthey have a cool tool that will tell you \nexactly the kind of RAM you need for your system and how much you can add.\nIt's free...\nthey hope you will buy your ram from them...and I do recommend their product.\n\nk.
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A few tips for getting your  PC to run a little better.\n\n1. Right click My Computer\n> Click Properties  \n>Click Advanced tab at the top.\n>In the Performance box click settings,\n>Click Adjust for best performance and Apply.\n2. In the same window click on the Advance tab.\n>in the Virtual Memory box click Change,\n>In the Paging file size for selected drive click Custom size,\n>You can put what you want in the initial size, depending on how much hard drive space you have, I put about 2000-3000, it is not going to work like upgrading RAM, but it does help, when you've determined how much to put in click OK, then apply. You might have to restart your computer.
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No there's not a way around it I'm afraid, you'll have to buy more memory. The good news is it'll be cheap for you, probably less than your monthly broadband subscription as you probably have an older system. If you post your RAM specs on here or email me I can tell you what you need and how to install it into your system
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the main thing is ... at least 512 RAM, if not 1 GB\n\neverything else should be OK