im new to the pc world. i got this computer about 3 weeks ago its an old one i have it updated and stuff intel(R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 3.00 GHz 2.99 GHz 512 32 bit-windows vista i would like to use it for gaming i would like to know what ram can i buy for it because i brought 2 1gb ddr pc3200 400mhz but they didnt work my computer would just give me a blank screen. i have 4 slots so i want to fill them up. also whats the highest video card it can take? also just anything i need to know so i can turn this big blue ds to something of gamer pc
According to Kingston: Standard Memory: 256 MB (Removable) Maximum Memory: 4 GB Expansion: 4 Sockets (2 Banks of 2) CPU & ChipSet: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Intel 875P Intel Pentium 4 3.4 GHz Intel 875P Bus Architecture: PCI; SSD - SATA 2.5-inch; USB Mfgr's System P/N's: N/A Comments MODULES MUST BE ORDERED AND INSTALLED IN PAIRS. According to Kingston it's DDR 400. Did you try selectively swapping the modules in and out IN PAIRS??
It's a single core Pentium 4. Without knowing what kind of slots it has (PCI-e, AGP, etc.) I'ts impossible to say what Kind of viseo card it can take. You won't be able to do a lot with this as far as games go.
http://www.lyberty.com/tech/sysspecs/XPS/index.html It has a P4 on an Intel 875 board - CPU probably not upgradeable The system has an AGP slot, AGP is decreasing in popularity (i.e. it's dead but you can probably still upgrade the video card a bit). Maximum memory is 4GB. You have a decent running Pentium 4 system and that's it.
That PC is too old to play any games. You can't really upgrade it as it's so ancient, so your best bet is to get a new PC if you want to play games, rather than a 4-5 year old second hand one.
