Re: Would this make a noticeable difference?



-----Original Message-----
From: S.Lewis [mailto:stew1960@xxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:59 AM
Posted To: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
Conversation: Would this make a noticiable difference?
Subject: Re: Would this make a noticeable difference?


"Tom Scales" <tjscales@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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-----Original Message-----
From: S.Lewis [mailto:stew1960@xxxxxxxx]
Posted At: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:04 AM
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Subject: Re: Would this make a noticiable difference?


"Jeff Ingram" <ingramje@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,

I have a Dimension XPS 410 with the following specs:

System Specs:

Dell XPS 410
2.13Ghz Pentium Core 2 Duo
1536MB RAM
Phillips 16X DVD-ROM
Plextor PX755SA 16x DVD Writer
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic sound card
SATA Western Digital 160Gig 10,000 RPM
SATA Maxtor 250 Gig 16mb cache
SATA Western Digital 36 gig 10,000 RPM

I've also upgraded to Windows Vista Home Edition. I've read that
Vista
runs best on 2048MB of RAM. Would upgrading to a complete 2Gig make
a

noticeable difference in performance. Most of my usage is keeping
several
windows open at the same time, Web Browser, Mediaplayer, Outlook or
Windows Mail, uTorrent, Firefox (with several tabs open at the same
time.)

<crosspost removed>

You're not going to suffer much with this hardware configuration.

I'd prefer the machine already have 2gigs of RAM (that 512mb- 2 x
256mb
- in
the two slots now may go to waste during your next RAM upgrade), or
get
a
gig from Dell and a 2nd gig from www.crucial.com after the system
purchase
(whichever is less expensive). But that's not an issue if you already
have
those two DIMMs lying around and plan to add them when the machine
arrives.

I'd also assume the hard disk configuration includes some drives you
own

already.

I think some folks here who own that model have some opinions about
the
premium you'll pay for the sound card versus the integrated sound.

In short: should work fine for the time being I'd think.

Stew


Stew,

I'm a little confused by your answer. He should have 2x512mb
currently.
He could easily add 2x512mb.

That said, I upgraded my machine from 1gb to 3gb (similar
XPS410/D9200)
and didn't see a noticeable improvement.

Tom



Morning Tom -

Looks like he's showing 1.5gbs of RAM, so I assumed he was buying a gig
with
the system then adding 2 x256mb he perhaps already had (don't think they
can
be configured that way new).

My early morning point was that if he eventually moves to 2gb, those 2 x

256mb will have to come out, which isn't a cost factor if he already has

them.

Probably didn't word it well.

I expected you to have some comments on his sound card as well seeing as
how
you have more than one of these beasts or similar.

-Stew

I didn't catch that as I read 1GB in another part of the post. If it is
already 1.5GB, don't bother to upgrade.


.

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