buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧

I would like some help with making my computer better but I'm not that good with hardware.
Here's my Test My Hardware list:
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TEST MY HARDWARE
http://www.testmyhardware.com


System Summary
System Name : ISAK-DATOR
User Name : Microsoft
Domain : WORKGROUP
System Directory : C:\Windows\system32

Processor
Name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 QuadCPU Q8200@ 2.33GHz
Speed : 2327 MHz

Mainboard
Bus(es) : AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 CPU(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS Version : DELL - 15

Video System
Monitor : BenQ G2420HDB (Digital)
Adapter : RDPDD Chained DD

Physical Storage Device
Harddisk : WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B2
Harddisk : TEAC USB HS-CF Card USB Device
Harddisk : TEAC USB HS-xD/SM USB Device
Harddisk : TEAC USB HS-MS Card USB Device
Harddisk : TEAC USB HS-SD Card USB Device
CD-ROM/DVD : PLDS DVD+-RW DH-16A6S
CD-ROM/DVD : OXSFQHA 23C5IV0TM341 SCSI CdRom Device

Logical Storage Device
OS (C:) : 581.11 GB (48.93 GB Free Space) (NTFS)
RECOVERY (D:) : 15.00 GB (14.87 GB Free Space) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (E:) : N/A
REMOVABLE DISK (F:) : -0.00 MB (-0.00 MB Free Space) ()
REMOVABLE DISK (G:) : -0.00 MB (-0.00 MB Free Space) ()
REMOVABLE DISK (H:) : -0.00 MB (-0.00 MB Free Space) ()
REMOVABLE DISK (I:) : -0.00 MB (-0.00 MB Free Space) ()
CD-ROM/DVD (J:) : N/A

Peripheral
Serial/Parallel Port(s) : COM / LPT
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_2937.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_2938.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2938
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_2939.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_2934.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_2935.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2935
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_2936.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_293c.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C
USB Controller/Hub : @usbport.inf,%pci\ven_8086&dev_293a.devicedesc%;Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : USB-rotnav (hub)
USB Controller/Hub : @usb.inf,%usb\class_09.devicedesc%;Generic USB Hub
USB Controller/Hub : @usbstor.inf,%genericbulkonly.devicedesc%;USB-masslagringsenhet
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Keyboard : HID Keyboard Device
Mouse : HID-kompatibel mus
Mouse : HID-kompatibel mus
Mouse : HID-kompatibel mus
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I would be grateful for any help I could get.

phoenix_r

2009 May 13 • 905
17 ₧

A budget would be helpful, as well as how you typically use the machine. Also, SCSI?! I'm not sure, this far out, whether it's still sexy, maybe now it's just scuzzy...

Probably the biggest noticeable difference would be an SSD, maybe a graphics card. Do you use onboard graphics? I didn't see a card listed in the output.

Again budget and use are your constraints, we need to know those before we can give specific advice.

Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045

I'm confused... that test doesn't show you having any RAM. And also, do you have a dedicated GPU? Or do you use the onboard GPU?
If you don't have a dedi, you should prolly get one. And, let me know how much RAM you have, too.

Also, if you could find out what RPM your hard drive is, that'd be good to know. My guess is it's probably 5400rpm... if that's the case, you could upgrade to 7200 or even 10000 (I wouldn't recommend going to a SSD, I think they're too expensive).


Edit: Damn... I'm too slow

phoenix_r

2009 May 13 • 905
17 ₧

Labor day sales, dawg!

A moderate (read: 60-200gb) SSD for your OS and primary applications shouldn't set you back more than $1/gb these days unless you go crazy and get TBotB, some PCI shit or something. Also, even for gaming, I would put money on an SSD being as much if not more of an upgrade than a dedicated GPU. It is the biggest directly observable performance upgrade I have experienced, probably ever. Much more than doubling ram, moving to a faster bus (ide to sata2 raid, even), faster RPM HDD, any of that. As a small aside, there are definitely '5400 rpm' drives that show better performance than other '7200 rpm' drives, especially with the 'green' (read: low-power) initiative so big in hardware right now. I would say I got a bigger boost from dropping an SSD into my system than when I rebuilt the entire rest of the system (from athlon2 x64 to i5 750, ddr2 to ddr 3, geforce 4 pci to some evga hotshit pci-e 16, sata to sata2, etc). Seriously.

I don't have any data to back any of this up besides my own experiences, and in my zealotry I've probably exaggerated, but I've talked with SJ about this and I think he feels the same way, at least insofar as an SSD is a very significant upgrade, worth the price if you don't go crazy on the bleeding-edge hotness. And we all know that SJ is the be-all end-all of everything, except, as previously established, suckiness; the Jer family has a dominant anti-suck gene.

Now somebody buy me a falafel, I'm fucking famished.

buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧

RAM: 4GB

How do I check?

I don't know my budget. I just know that I want to upgrade the worst parts of my computer and that I have some spare money + the ability to get more. I know that I have slightly more than 300 dollars to spare currently.

Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045

Open up your case and look ;)
Here's a google image search for 'graphics card': link
If you have one, it would be plugged into your motherboard.



Actually, you know what? Let's just do this...
Click on your start menu, and do a search for "dxdiag". It should pop up in the search results, run it.
It will open up a window and tell you all your system specs and stuff. At the bottom, click the button that says "save all information", and it will create a text file. Copy that text and paste it into pastebin or something, then give us a link

buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧

DxDiag

the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3080
-6 ₧

green

Rockbomb
Dog fucker (but in a good way now)

2009 Nov 13 • 2045

Mmk, so you do have a dedicated GPU, and it's not that bad either. And, your HDD is 7200rpm, which is also decent.

At this point I guess I should ask... is there anything that you've tried to run that didn't run well, or couldn't run at all? Or, is there anything specific that you would like to be able to run?

You shouldn't have many problems with your current setup, unless you're trying to run things like Crysis in high-detail or something.


Basically what I'm trying to get at, is that there's not much reason to upgrade your computer, unless you need it to do more than it already does. Don't fix what isn't broken, yah mean?

buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧

Well, I've had the computer for 8-10 years, I thought it might be outdated. I was apparently wrong. Thanks.

I haven't really got problems running games on medium-higher quality.

I'm getting some more space though. Or I could clean my computer.

Speaking of which, what's the difference between theese?
IDE 2,5
IDE 3,5
SAS 2,5
SAS 3,5
S-ATA 2,5
S-ATA 3,5
SCSI 68 pin
SCSI 80-pin
SSD 2,5
SSD PCI-E

SuperJer
Websiteman

2005 Mar 20 • 6629

molkman
Owner of George Washington's Prototype Mittens





2005 May 2 • 2066
404 ₧

You have alot of keyboards.

buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧

Me and my friends tried 9 player local multiplayer on my computer on some old game I had. It almost worked.

SRAW
Rocket Man

2007 Nov 6 • 2525
601 ₧

buq25, is your name by any chance ISAK DATOR?

or zait dator

molkman
Owner of George Washington's Prototype Mittens





2005 May 2 • 2066
404 ₧

Or LIQUI DATOR?

buq25

2008 Jul 5 • 583
295 ₧

Dator means computer in Swedish, but my name is Isak, yes.

SRAW
Rocket Man

2007 Nov 6 • 2525
601 ₧

Wow! How strange is it that your last name is computer, and so I see it must be providence that you are using one HaHa