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I have a hp pavilion from like 2007 or there abouts and it is soooo slow i belive that it is its 2gb of ram im going to buy more but what should i get? It runs windows Vista and i have a Dxdiag(or part of 1 at least) if it is needed. All input is appreciated
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Slow as in video game or slow as in surfing the web?
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Very slow as in video game because it pretty much cant run games because of rhe ram and it can sometimes be slow on the internet but thats because we live in the middle of nowhere and internet crashes every 20min and is always slow
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Well I'm no computer engineer but hey, I get 4 whenever I buy a computer and it works great for me. Nice and speedy.
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There are diffrent types like 204 pin 154 pin or something i just need to know how to determine what i need
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Nooo it's not the ram if it's slow videogame-wise. It's most likely an integrated video card. Have a specs list we can look at?
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YOU wrote:
Let me rephrase that- you need at least 2gb more ram, and most likely a new graphics card as well.Nooo it's not the ram if it's slow videogame-wise. It's most likely an integrated video card. Have a specs list we can look at?
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Operating System: Windows
Page File: 816MB used, 3256MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_03D0&SUBSYS_2A61103C&REV_A2
Display Memory: 825 MB
Dedicated Memory: 121 MB
Shared Memory: 703 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: HP w1907 Wide LCD Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.6222 (English)
DDI Version: 9Ex
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 7/7/2007 00:15:00, 4788224 byte -
Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_ldr.100218-0019)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion
System Model: GN556AA-ABA a6200n
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz
Memory: 1918MB RAM -
1. What's your budget for a new pc?
2. What types of games are you looking to play?
3. What type of Internet do you have (cable, dsl, dial up) and whats your current speed ( go to speedtest.net) -
1.)id like to keep it under 100$ ill put more money towards a new graphics card later
2.)my games arent very demanding biggest one is probably Tribes:Ascend
3.)i belive its dsl (if it stands for dangerously slow laggy internet then yes it is) speed is: ping:75ms
Download: .46Mbps
Upload: .36Mbps -
Windows vista could be one of the problems😁
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Format and install windows xp but make sure you realize what a format is first. You can find the model of motherboard written on your motherboard. You will be able to find the specifications online for memory. Adding some random new memory is not recommended, it's better to match your memory. Also, you may have used all available slots, so there may not be space to install a new stick, youll just have to look. I have a feeling adding memory is going to give less performance increase that a format and fresh install however. It's just how it works though, you cannot continue playing newer games on older systems.
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Roger That wrote:
I do know for a fact that i habe 2 unised ram slots and how much would it be to by Xp?Format and install windows xp but make sure you realize what a format is first. You can find the model of motherboard written on your motherboard. You will be able to find the specifications online for memory. Adding some random new memory is not recommended, it's better to match your memory. Also, you may have used all available slots, so there may not be space to install a new stick, youll just have to look. I have a feeling adding memory is going to give less performance increase that a format and fresh install however. It's just how it works though, you cannot continue playing newer games on older systems.
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💀༄्ཧ़ཀंེབ།༨ཛყ༄💀 wrote:
The one i want is aRam is always good. Windows Xp is alot faster than vista also.A graphic card shouldn't be that expensive either.
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2 GB card -
Ꭰаяκεя ᎠιgιтaƖ wrote:
Is that a decimal? I am sorry, that speed is just laughable.1.)id like to keep it under 100$
Download: .46Mbps
Upload: .36Mbps -
Ꭰаяκεя ᎠιgιтaƖ wrote:
Well if you have Internet on it it's probably a virus. Go to PC Matic.com it works!Very slow as in video game because it pretty much cant run games because of rhe ram and it can sometimes be slow on the internet but thats because we live in the middle of nowhere and internet crashes every 20min and is always slow
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💢ƌع℣∆ʂﾅ∆ﾅօℛ💢 wrote:
Yes why yes that IS a decimal and yes it is laughableᎠаяκεя ᎠιgιтaƖ wrote:
Is that a decimal? I am sorry, that speed is just laughable.1.)id like to keep it under 100$
Download: .46Mbps
Upload: .36Mbps -
💀༄्ཧ़ཀंེབ།༨ཛყ༄💀 wrote:
Im a high school student (sophmore)and i dont have much money on me how much should this cost me?That's a nice card to get. You can expand your system up to 8 gigs ram. Install a solid state drive for speed and to reduce heat.(the cooler your computer runs,the faster it will run) Also Windows Vista is very sluggish,add malware and other back ground programs=slowwww.
The cheapest option would be to format and install windows xp or windows 7.Formatting will delete every single thing including virus,malware,spyware.You will see a huge difference.You have a pretty decent computer. -
💀༄्ཧ़ཀंེབ།༨ཛყ༄💀 wrote:
SSD for Windows and core programs would be a 64gb SSD for around 55-60$, HDD for downloading games to is already provided. GPU's seem to be best priced on newegg, GTX 560Ti or Radeon 7850 are my two biggest recommendations.Just get xp or windows 7 do a fresh install(format)$120 unless you DL it. Ram on ebay 2x2gb ram=4gb ram is $35-$40. This will help with over all speed of the computer.The graphics card will let you play any game,shop around for price.micro center has pretty good prices.A decent solid state drive is $150-$200 (this will help also but your hard drive is fast enough already)
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Or you can run Ubuntu on it for completely free...
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Go to download.com get avg antivirus, malwarebytes and ccleaner.
Use avg and malwarebytes to scan for viruses. Ccleaner to clean ur registry and stop any programs that automatically load with windows and aren't necessary.
Then defrag ur harddrive. This should give u a slight performance boost for free.
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Reformat is best but if u don't want to for some reason do the above.
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Yes, switch back to XP. Increasing ram will improve because you are not pulling from your page file (hard drive based virtual RAM). Lower the graphics quality down just a bit in the game will reduce the need for better video card.
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💀༄्ཧ़ཀंེབ།༨ཛყ༄💀 wrote:
capone916 wrote:
Alot of these programs give your computer malware and spyware then they charge you to take it away.Go to download.com get avg antivirus, malwarebytes and ccleaner.
Use avg and malwarebytes to scan for viruses. Ccleaner to clean ur registry and stop any programs that automatically load with windows and aren't necessary.
Then defrag ur harddrive. This should give u a slight performance boost for free.
U can use these for free and promise doesn't have malware :)
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If u want to put money in ur computer a Graphics card upgrade is what i think would help ur computer the most. Ram always helps a little but u have a decent amount and without a 64 bit windows u can't use more than 3.5 gb or so.
A faster harddrive will help loading faster but not much gameplaywise.
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I dont really want to format anything because my sister uses it too so can i transfer all my programs to another hard drive and then format or do i have to delete everything
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Ok so another question my laptop just gave me 3 bluscreens in a row im running a virus scan using avg right now but what else should i do? I deleted recent files i downloaded before the blue screen if it happens again what should i do?
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Ꭰаяκεя ᎠιgιтaƖ wrote:
Please tell me you didn't just download avgOk so another question my laptop just gave me 3 bluscreens in a row im running a virus scan using avg right now but what else should i do? I deleted recent files i downloaded before the blue screen if it happens again what should i do?
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🎸Ꭲ✯ℌ༏ננβ༏ננƴ🎸 wrote:
No ive had it since ive had my laptop got it about last decemberᎠаяκεя ᎠιgιтaƖ wrote:
Please tell me you didn't just download avgOk so another question my laptop just gave me 3 bluscreens in a row im running a virus scan using avg right now but what else should i do? I deleted recent files i downloaded before the blue screen if it happens again what should i do?
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It says IRQL_not equal too or less
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