Upgrade questions

[scottypup]

OK I actually figured some of this out folks.

I have an Intel 440EX/LX rev 3 chipset
Celeron 333 processor

Is this upgradable adn if so to what?

Secondly I currently have 64 Mb of installed RAM with an open slot
According to the Gateway site this system is upgradable to 256Mb.

Does that mean I can install 128 Mb RAM into each slot?

Finally is this any of this worth it?

Woudl I be better off buying a whole new MoBo that will take a P3 or P4 and going from there?

Thansk agian for everyones help.

Scott

[Jumby]

After checking a little on Gateway's site and another, I found that the Celeron 333 was the first of it's kind. It was the first with level 2 on-die cache. It's a good processor. I would upgrade the ram. You can double what you have for the least expensive thing, or put two 128mb chips in. Gateway's memory might be a little more expensive than regular, but with what you have and have done already, add the ram, next year or two buy a new computer. And to put my 2 cents in, don't buy proprietary next time -- you'll be glad you didn't.

[scottypup]

It was out first computer so I went the easy way when I bought it.

Would you suggest building my own from scratch or going to a local computer dealer. Which there is not one for 70 miles. (I live in a real small town.)

Scott

[ranchdog]

Scott....

You should be able to download a manual for your Mboard from Intel's website. Research it and there should be a diagram for CPU's that are compatable.

More RAM? Good idea. Couple sticks of 128MB.

A processor upgrade and some more RAM for now. In the meantime you can make some plans to build yourself a new one.

I get this strange feeling you live out in the western part of the state. If you run away from home.... Your wife can see you leaving
for three days. hehehe. j/k.

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[BigBlue66]

Building one yourself of course depends on how comfortable you are with that sort of thing. If you have an inquisitive, intuitive and cautious nature, then yes, building one yourself is the best way to go. However, if you want to do a hurry up job without doing your research and taking your time to understand and appreciate each and every step you must do, then you're better off having a local shop build one for you.

With all that said, there is nothing quite like the satisfaction of building one yourself that actually works. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

If you have the dough now, I say go for building one now. Don't wait. Your present system is already vastly outdated. But don't throw it out either. Hand it down to a kid for learning, whether its your own kin or a close relative.

Us geeks on this forum generally recommend going with an AMD based system. Much more bang for your buck.

Cheers and Have Fun!

BB 66

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[BigBlue66]

Hehehehehehe, Ranchdog, you slay me. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif


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[scottypup]

I gotcha now. Basically what I can do is maybe upgrade to 256Mb Ram for now and then in the future when I can afford it buy a new case and put in a new MoBo and all that but keep my current HD's and floppy and Dvd and burner and such.

As far as mechanically building my own. i am completely capable of that. I woerk on electronics for a living but not computers. So that part I can do. I will be doing plenty of research so you'll probably be seeing more questions from me in the future.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Scott