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How do I find computer specs?

eilt_druineilt_druin Member Posts: 20
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ok...forgive me first for being a bit of a loser, but I've got a question.  How do I find the specs for my comp? I can find the basic AMD athlon xp, 1.79 ghz and my grandma's measley 96 mb of ram....but how do i find what type of graphics card, sound card and the whole bit-n-knuddle? Was thinking about upgrading my own computer (exact copy of my grandma's... but with about 600 mb of ram, my first upgrade ^_^)  so...ayone help me in this area? Thanks much.

Eilt Druin
Through knowledge, power.

Eilt Druin
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  • TaskyZZTaskyZZ Member Posts: 1,476

    Exactly how depends on what version of Windows you are running (if at all)...

    But basically you need to go into the Control Panel then the System icon, then get into the Hardware Manager, and you can see what video driver is loaded, what sound driver is loaded, etc... All of your hardware drivers will be listed there.


  • eilt_druineilt_druin Member Posts: 20
    Thanks. And I'm running Windows XP

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

  • eilt_druineilt_druin Member Posts: 20

    Hmm, not sure if this is correct.  Mind enlightening me anyone. Anyone here of a legacy driver of some sort?

    AMD Athlon(tm)XP 2200+

    Windows XP

    1.79 ghz

    96 mb of ram

    40gb of space

    All of that...I can find on my own....

     

    This stuff...not so sure of

    under Display adapter(video card?)

    S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR

    under Sound, video and Game controllers I find

    Legacy Audio Drivers

    Legacy Video Capture Devices

    and theres a Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA(R) Audio Controller

     

    I assume the I have ProSavage for video and Realtek for audio...am I corrent in my accumption?

     

    Another question too.  I hear stuff about ddr and what not...or something like it.  Ram...like visual ram data. Anyhelp there?

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

  • PerekPerek Member Posts: 49

    You can go here http://belarc.com/free_download.html and DL the advisor. It'll tell bout every spec you wanna know. It's safe, don't worry. I use it.

    You can also go here for info on RAM.  http://www.crucial.com/kb/

     

    Good Luck.

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  • DekronDekron Member UncommonPosts: 7,359


    Originally posted by eilt_druin

    Hmm, not sure if this is correct.  Mind enlightening me anyone. Anyone here of a legacy driver of some sort?
    AMD Athlon(tm)XP 2200+
    Windows XP
    1.79 ghz
    96 mb of ram
    40gb of space
    All of that...I can find on my own....
     
    This stuff...not so sure of
    under Display adapter(video card?)
    S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR
    under Sound, video and Game controllers I find
    Legacy Audio Drivers
    Legacy Video Capture Devices
    and theres a Realtek AC'97 Audio for VIA(R) Audio Controller
     
    I assume the I have ProSavage for video and Realtek for audio...am I corrent in my accumption?
     
    Another question too.  I hear stuff about ddr and what not...or something like it.  Ram...like visual ram data. Anyhelp there?

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    you have way to little RAM to be running XP, 256 MB is recommended for it to run smoothly.  The gfx card will not run very many high end games today, if any at all.   frankly I think it is a piece of junk.  You might want to be doing some upgrading soon!  add @ least 512 MB of RAM and get a decent vid card and your system will be ok, however, make sure you have an AGP slot, I think that the S3 Graphics ProSavageDDR is intgrated, I'm not sure, and usually when PCs are pre-made with intgrated gfx, that means they do not have an AGP slot on the motherboard

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  • eilt_druineilt_druin Member Posts: 20

    Well, right now I'm just surfing the market...willing to spend anything up to about 1500$, but getting to know facts before I go gun-ho and just buy whatever hehe. Fort he past few years, I've just bought the cheapest thing I could find that had a decent amount of room to putz with hehe.  I've heard of Nvidia, a friend was trying to sell it to me...he bought it and never used it. So, ya heh ^_^. Thanks for the sites.

    Basically, what I want to upgrade to is something that has a lot of room to upgrade in the future. With all this info gathering, I'm hoping to find a good base unit to upgrade from and continue to do so from there. ^_^

    and as to the specs on this comp....no games currently installed ^_^. my comp (this one being my grandmas) has some ram upgrades, i believe it was 615 mb or so ^_^


    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

  • DekronDekron Member UncommonPosts: 7,359


    Originally posted by eilt_druin

    Well, right now I'm just surfing the market...willing to spend anything up to about 1500$, but getting to know facts before I go gun-ho and just buy whatever hehe. Fort he past few years, I've just bought the cheapest thing I could find that had a decent amount of room to putz with hehe.  I've heard of Nvidia, a friend was trying to sell it to me...he bought it and never used it. So, ya heh ^_^. Thanks for the sites.
    Basically, what I want to upgrade to is something that has a lot of room to upgrade in the future. With all this info gathering, I'm hoping to find a good base unit to upgrade from and continue to do so from there. ^_^
    and as to the specs on this comp....no games currently installed ^_^. my comp (this one being my grandmas) has some ram upgrades, i believe it was 615 mb or so ^_^

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    if ur going to spend $1500 you can have a pretty nice new PC built for you.  Go to newegg.com and look around.  Don't buy prebuilts ever image

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  • eilt_druineilt_druin Member Posts: 20

    imageimage This is such a friendly place ^_^ I just love it. Thanks for the sites, I'll be sure to check them all out.

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

  • DekronDekron Member UncommonPosts: 7,359

    Was looking and some quick specs for ya for things to get

    AMD Athlon XP 3200+ "Barton", 400MHz FSB, 512K Cache Processor - OEM
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-391&depa=0

    GIGABYTE "GA-7N400 Pro2" nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-199&depa=0

    ATI RADEON 9800PRO 128MB DDR
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-163-110&depa=0

    Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 (get 2 sticks)
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-416&depa=0

     

    Just some ideas image  All that runs almost $600.  Still gives you plenty to buy sound card, monitor, dvd/cd, HD, whatever, just ome starter specs!


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  • eilt_druineilt_druin Member Posts: 20
    Hmm....the more I think about it...it seems I might as well build a system from ground up. I thank you all for the help. looks like I'll be have a great ole time ^_^ Just a few more months....no more car payments!....I can't wait ^_^imageimageimage

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

    Eilt Druin
    Through knowledge, power.

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