I just got a new Mobo,processor , and case
i was wondering why my new stuff sorta seems like laggy. Like it seems faster but not like a lot. I got a Abit KT7A Raid Motherboard , duron 800mhz processor and this Super ATX 100 Full Tower w/ 300 Watt Power Supply.
i was wondering why my new stuff sorta seems like laggy. Like it seems faster but not like a lot. I got a Abit KT7A Raid Motherboard , duron 800mhz processor and this Super ATX 100 Full Tower w/ 300 Watt Power Supply. I used my old 8.4 gig maxtor 5400 rpm Hard drive (9.0 ns seek time i think), 128 mb of ram that is like pc100 or maybe one of the pc66 but i think they are both pc100 i know one is for sure, voodoo 3 2000 pci video card , dlink ethernet card , cdrom , CD-RW , floppy , and this old isa sound card but just for now i will upgrade all the old stuff sooner or later little by little.
Does anyone know what is slowing me down ?
i am thinking its my hard drive and ram or maybe more than just that
i use to be on a intel celeron 366mhz processor btw
please reply
thanks
Does anyone know what is slowing me down ?
i am thinking its my hard drive and ram or maybe more than just that
i use to be on a intel celeron 366mhz processor btw
please reply
thanks
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As for RAM, i'd advise AT LEAST 192MB to run properly, 256 is a nice touch, although, more is better.
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As for RAM, i'd advise AT LEAST 192MB to run properly, 256 is a nice touch, although, more is better.
GQ2, if all you do is surf the web 128 is fine, but anything else, you will want more ram. I dont know how you got this insane idea that Win2k functions just fine without anymore ram above 128. MS seems to put out more bloated OS's every time. Win2k will run much better with more ram. The bare minium Win2k will run on is 64, but Ive tried that before, its not a pretty site. The bare minimum you really should run Win2k with is 128 megs. The more ram, the better. You obviously dont seem to have heard about Unreal Tournament and Quake 3. Most gamers running Win2k will tell you 128 is okay, but its better to have at least 256. I dont know how you got the idea that Win2k can be pushed around in a speedy manner with 128 megs. Windows ME can function very well with 128. But ME is a different OS than 2k. ME is the supermodel and 2000 is the bodybuilder. The diet for the supermodel isnt gonna fly for the bodybuilder.
as for any whome it may consern 128megs of ram is a perfect choice for the beginner not for the top notch programmer if you go that way then more is better but for the beginner 128 is good enough so be kind to me i am not that stupid ok win2k is and should be for the top notch user but you have to learn somewhere so why start out top notch if you don't have a clue of what your doing with it, it is just like wacking off for the first time you whould have to choose to either try it dry or lube that sucker right. my opion till you get use to it dry is better. so be kind don't rewind move forward and learn on that note..........
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Personally, the switch from Win9x to Win2k was nothing, i had no problem adapting to the new UI and driver system (probably cause i used NT4 many of times), but i wouldn't even advise anyone to use Win2k unless they read up on it first and find out what they're getting into. As for RAM, 64MB will run some games, if you start getting into games like Deus Ex and UT then you'll soon discover that they'll barely run unless you have 192MB ram, even if you have a 700MHz cpu, and a GeForce 2 Ultra, some people will still notice UT Engine based games stuttering and hanging for a second or two if they have 128MB ram, for most people a jump from 128 to 192 will fix this and a jump to 256 would fully cure it. I advise NT Newbies to get as much ram as possible and run win2k, cause they're gonna be the ones in here b1tching and whining that their computers run slow and that Win2k sucks, all because they didn't get enough ram in the first place leaving them only one person to blame.....themselves.
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Personally, the switch from Win9x to Win2k was nothing, i had no problem adapting to the new UI and driver system (probably cause i used NT4 many of times), but i wouldn't even advise anyone to use Win2k unless they read up on it first and find out what they're getting into. As for RAM, 64MB will run some games, if you start getting into games like Deus Ex and UT then you'll soon discover that they'll barely run unless you have 192MB ram, even if you have a 700MHz cpu, and a GeForce 2 Ultra, some people will still notice UT Engine based games stuttering and hanging for a second or two if they have 128MB ram, for most people a jump from 128 to 192 will fix this and a jump to 256 would fully cure it. I advise NT Newbies to get as much ram as possible and run win2k, cause they're gonna be the ones in here b1tching and whining that their computers run slow and that Win2k sucks, all because they didn't get enough ram in the first place leaving them only one person to blame.....themselves.
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hey you know what is so strange i played unreal tourment ,quake 3 area , quake 3 team area just fine with my old pc100 128 mb of ram. it was 2 dimms of 64
so i guess i was lucky or something
and i only had a intel celeron 366mhz
but not i got my processor ,mobo, ram , and case that are all new
my 256 mb of micron ram (crucial ram) , pc133 , cas2 , lifetime warranty, and one dimm works better but not a huge difference i guess
and btw games ran like better in win2k pro most of them than in win98 or win98SE with my old system. in win98 or win98SE unreal tourment would start skipping and pausing on me on win2k not at all. So maybe that 128 mb of ram was bad in win98 or win98SE hehe
its strange but it was true.
so i guess i was lucky or something
and i only had a intel celeron 366mhz
but not i got my processor ,mobo, ram , and case that are all new
my 256 mb of micron ram (crucial ram) , pc133 , cas2 , lifetime warranty, and one dimm works better but not a huge difference i guess
and btw games ran like better in win2k pro most of them than in win98 or win98SE with my old system. in win98 or win98SE unreal tourment would start skipping and pausing on me on win2k not at all. So maybe that 128 mb of ram was bad in win98 or win98SE hehe
its strange but it was true.
thats very true
but what if someone dont have the money to upgrade to 128 or 256 mb of ram for win2k and may not have a fast enough processor then you have to use win 98 cause windows me is even worst
but since i got the power for win2k i can run it mostly expect my HD is alittle slow but its fine for now
thinking about getting another dimm of 256 to make 512 mb of ram but have no idea if its worth it or i should
i will have to think about it
got $70 right now so i may just save for my new ibm 75 gxp series 30 gig HD or get another dimm of 256 mb of ram then start saving
but what if someone dont have the money to upgrade to 128 or 256 mb of ram for win2k and may not have a fast enough processor then you have to use win 98 cause windows me is even worst
but since i got the power for win2k i can run it mostly expect my HD is alittle slow but its fine for now
thinking about getting another dimm of 256 to make 512 mb of ram but have no idea if its worth it or i should
i will have to think about it
got $70 right now so i may just save for my new ibm 75 gxp series 30 gig HD or get another dimm of 256 mb of ram then start saving
Im beginning to think that ME stands for Microsoft Evils...not Millenium.
I prefer win me over win 98
but they both suck and i have to keep one around to extract all those war3z games that are zipped using wierd dos programs that will not run on nt dos. Winme runs much better on my computer than win98 did and i don't have to use it very often because XP runs all my programs and games perfectly
but they both suck and i have to keep one around to extract all those war3z games that are zipped using wierd dos programs that will not run on nt dos. Winme runs much better on my computer than win98 did and i don't have to use it very often because XP runs all my programs and games perfectly
i ran it on a 333mhz with 64mb ram when i first got my hands on it before it went rtm, it ran fine, took forever and a day to start and Windows never stopped dipping in the Pagefile space, but other than that it ran fine...well, ok it didn't, but it ran. i really want to try it on a 133 with 64mb ram like ms says the minimum requirements are.
It sucked with a PII and 64 megs. Id be surprised to see it boot up in under half an hour with the minimum requirements. In the real world, you'd be an idiot to run Win2k on those anemic specs. Let me know how it runs...if it does. Hehehe
