Vista - Waheyyyyy!

Originally Posted by Pedro68

Guys this mainboard only has 2 DIMM slots on it. Spec says he already has 1GB.
Soooooo ... it either has both slots filled with 512MB sticks, or 1 slot filled with a 1GB stick. So technically speaking whilst he could use another 2 x 512MB sticks ... I don't see the point, unless that memory shifts electrons faster than an anorexic shifts her dinner

I know. He can use 2x512, but like I said above he wont gain anything as he will only end up with 1GB of RAM which he has already... 2x1GB is the best option imo, its not expensive and you cant go wrong tbh as they will be matched to work together fine.

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Yeah got that now. I thought the spec said he two free DIMM slots, not just two DIMM slots. nice link earlier pedro the HP site about memory upgrade.

Yeah, pity more manufacturers don't do this ... memory has exploded into a minefield for the basic users ... no wonder PCW can get away with charging what they do for memory upgrades

Particularly liked the animated and *ever so important* gif showing the guy lifting the "access panel" ... I think once you've figured it slides back slightly, you'd think that lifting it off would be common sense

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

He can use 2x512, but like I said above he wont gain anything ...

My bad, sorry, see what ya saying now

Originally Posted by Pedro68

My bad, sorry, see what ya saying now

Just hope Stu can understand all that we just spammed at him lol.

I get it, i get it!

Now PSU if i stick this gfx card Dan is sending me, will i most likely require playing with(buying new/adapting old) the PSU?

Originally Posted by plowsie

I get it, i get it!

Now PSU if i stick this gfx card Dan is sending me, will i most likely require playing with(buying new/adapting old) the PSU?

I have a 650Watt PSU up for grabs as well mate.

Oh jesus! How much!

Originally Posted by Warthog

*slobber* *salivate*

Have you got Crysis? That is the benchmark game nowadays. I am moderately happy running it in high on windows XP, but I would give my left ball to play it in Vista with directX 10 on some GTX's on Very High. It looks like photorealism practically! (I found a crack to enable very high in XP, but it was very jerky and not proper very high anyway without DX10).

Yeah, I love Crysis, what a game. At the moment, on 1 8800 I can run it at 1900x1200 with 2xAA on high settings in DX9 which looks bloody fantastic. All runs well at an average of 60fps, low points being about 45fps which is still great.

In DX10 mode on very high I can run it all with 2xAA but only have the resolution at 1280x1024. Still it looks stunning, more like a CGI movie than a game. The 'Core' level where you're in zero G just shows what is possible with software these days....

As a sidenote the tweaks to the config files to make it run Very High in XP actually is no different than how it looks in Vista. AND you get an extra 10% in your frame rates. Just goes to show the DX10 really isn't all that (at the moment).

Originally Posted by plowsie

Oh jesus! How much!

Cover the postage and she's yours. I'm not using it mate so would much rather be able to help someone out otherwise it will sit in a box gathering dust.

I think postage is about ?15 as it's on the heavy side though.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by HooliganDan

I have a 650Watt PSU up for grabs as well mate.

Yeah but back to the point this is a slimline case, it probs won't fit. One of pedro's earlier links was to a good thread on video card upgrade on a simialr system and the PSU upgrade was 'complicated'. Stu will need to measure up carefully to see what size will ft.