Solve : Memory increase?

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Answer» My desktop PC has a DG43NB motherboard with PENTIUM(R) DUAL.CORE CPU E5200 2.50 GHz and 4 GB RAM, 2 GB in each slot. Is there any way to increase the RAM?Maximum Supported is 4GB.... you would have to replace the motherboard to try for 8GB. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008504&SRCCODE=WEBGOOKWL&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCs81CjCE&gclid=CMTa_tHR2cECFVNk7AodUnUAhw Back in the day 8086,8088,80286,80386 era, you could install a Memory Expansion Board and the system would use this addon board for system memory, ( such as a 4MB 16 bit ISA Memory expansion board I had for a early 80286 ), but now days with way faster systems, the memory will eventually have to be moved even closer to the CPU cores etc if not integrated into the CPU as an APU design etc. The only memory expansion boards I am aware of these days are for servers or specific builds with an aux bus connection for a memory riser. Like these: http://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-pci-memory-expansion-board.html Quote from: Madgri on November 01, 2014, 07:52:06 AM Is there any way to increase the RAM? No. Quote Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB System Memory 4 GB maximum total system memory. http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dg43nb/sb/CS-029149.htm Well, this is what I was afraid of. So I'll have to continue using same MoBo while it can still does the job. Thanks to you all.Here is a Gigabyte motherboard that supports 8GB if you want 8GB... but i'd save the money for a new build GETTING away from the socket 775 myself, because you will likely find yourself then needing more processing power and sinking money that could have been put better into a newer computer into a limited processing power and memory board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128536 I have 3 systems that are running on 4GB RAM, and 1 system that is on 8GB RAM, and for what I use them for, they are never starving for memory even when playing games that are memory intensive + multitasking etc. My system that has 8GB RAM has never used greater than 3GB at any one time unless I am intentionally running a memory benchmark in which all 8GB is consumed etc. The systems on 4GB RAM at max load of game + multitasking still has about 1.2GB free. My wifes system has 3GB RAM running windows 7 32-bit and she games + multitasks with a Core 2 Duo and her system never runs out of memory with about 600MB free when running memory intensive programs and many programs at the same time. The only systems these days that starve seem to be those with 2GB or less memory for gaming. Thanks, DaveLembke. Excellent ANALYSIS. So, I better continue using what I've now. Windows 7 Home Premium is running fine, but only problem so far is that sometimes it takes too long to open a folder; sometimes same folders open immediately.As far as speeding up data access ( folders opening faster etc ) a cheap SSD can MAKE an older system scream and feel like a new computer. I picked up smaller capacity SSD's cheaply. Such as I installed a 40GB SSD ( $34.99 ) in my wifes core 2 duo E6600 system and with the OS on it its a fast boot, and her data is mostly on the HDD that became a secondary. I'd say if you want a speed upgrade buy yourself a SSD and install that into this system, and then later on when you get a better newer system you can migrate the SSD over to the new system, so its not exactly wasted money. My most recent SSD purchase was a Crucial M500 SATA III ( which is backwards compatible to SATA II ) 240GB for $125, and looking at it today its now just $113.98 after shipping. SSD's are very AFFORDABLE these days and I would suggest getting one to increase system performance. I even picked up a 32GB Corsair SSD as a refurb with a warranty on it for just $29.99 and no problems with it, although 32GB is tight for a Windows 7 install and anything else you want to add to it. For a while I was using it as a secondary drive for large games that have frequenty reads for map files etc in which it drastically improved game load time performance, but since then this drive has been repurposed for OS booting and swap space use instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233122The SSD idea is not bad, but I'm using 3 x 320 GB hard disk in my PC, so I'd need several SSD to equal disk capacity. Quote from: Madgri on November 01, 2014, 11:43:28 AM The SSD idea is not bad, but I'm using 3 x 320 GB hard disk in my PC, so I'd need several SSD to equal disk capacity. Then don't replace the hard drives, get an SSD to hold your OS and programs and store large files that you don't use as much on the hard drives.It sounds interesting. Thanks a lot, Camerongray.

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My desktop PC has a DG43NB motherboard with PENTIUM(R) DUAL.CORE CPU E5200 2.50 GHz and 4 GB RAM, 2 GB in each slot. Is there any way to increase the RAM?Maximum Supported is 4GB.... you would have to replace the motherboard to try for 8GB.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008504&SRCCODE=WEBGOOKWL&cm_mmc_o=mH4CjC7BBTkwCjCs81CjCE&gclid=CMTa_tHR2cECFVNk7AodUnUAhw

Back in the day 8086,8088,80286,80386 era, you could install a Memory Expansion Board and the system would use this addon board for system memory, ( such as a 4MB 16 bit ISA Memory expansion board I had for a early 80286 ), but now days with way faster systems, the memory will eventually have to be moved even closer to the CPU cores etc if not integrated into the CPU as an APU design etc.

The only memory expansion boards I am aware of these days are for servers or specific builds with an aux bus connection for a memory riser.

Like these: http://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-pci-memory-expansion-board.html Quote from: Madgri on November 01, 2014, 07:52:06 AM

Is there any way to increase the RAM?

No.

Quote

Intel® Desktop Board DG43NB
System Memory
4 GB maximum total system memory.

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dg43nb/sb/CS-029149.htm

Well, this is what I was afraid of. So I'll have to continue using same MoBo while it can still does the job. Thanks to you all.Here is a Gigabyte motherboard that supports 8GB if you want 8GB... but i'd save the money for a new build GETTING away from the socket 775 myself, because you will likely find yourself then needing more processing power and sinking money that could have been put better into a newer computer into a limited processing power and memory board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128536

I have 3 systems that are running on 4GB RAM, and 1 system that is on 8GB RAM, and for what I use them for, they are never starving for memory even when playing games that are memory intensive + multitasking etc. My system that has 8GB RAM has never used greater than 3GB at any one time unless I am intentionally running a memory benchmark in which all 8GB is consumed etc. The systems on 4GB RAM at max load of game + multitasking still has about 1.2GB free.

My wifes system has 3GB RAM running windows 7 32-bit and she games + multitasks with a Core 2 Duo and her system never runs out of memory with about 600MB free when running memory intensive programs and many programs at the same time.

The only systems these days that starve seem to be those with 2GB or less memory for gaming.

Thanks, DaveLembke. Excellent ANALYSIS. So, I better continue using what I've now. Windows 7 Home Premium is running fine, but only problem so far is that sometimes it takes too long to open a folder; sometimes same folders open immediately.As far as speeding up data access ( folders opening faster etc ) a cheap SSD can MAKE an older system scream and feel like a new computer. I picked up smaller capacity SSD's cheaply. Such as I installed a 40GB SSD ( $34.99 ) in my wifes core 2 duo E6600 system and with the OS on it its a fast boot, and her data is mostly on the HDD that became a secondary.

I'd say if you want a speed upgrade buy yourself a SSD and install that into this system, and then later on when you get a better newer system you can migrate the SSD over to the new system, so its not exactly wasted money.

My most recent SSD purchase was a Crucial M500 SATA III ( which is backwards compatible to SATA II ) 240GB for $125, and looking at it today its now just $113.98 after shipping.

SSD's are very AFFORDABLE these days and I would suggest getting one to increase system performance. I even picked up a 32GB Corsair SSD as a refurb with a warranty on it for just $29.99 and no problems with it, although 32GB is tight for a Windows 7 install and anything else you want to add to it. For a while I was using it as a secondary drive for large games that have frequenty reads for map files etc in which it drastically improved game load time performance, but since then this drive has been repurposed for OS booting and swap space use instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233122The SSD idea is not bad, but I'm using 3 x 320 GB hard disk in my PC, so I'd need several SSD to equal disk capacity. Quote from: Madgri on November 01, 2014, 11:43:28 AM

The SSD idea is not bad, but I'm using 3 x 320 GB hard disk in my PC, so I'd need several SSD to equal disk capacity.

Then don't replace the hard drives, get an SSD to hold your OS and programs and store large files that you don't use as much on the hard drives.It sounds interesting. Thanks a lot, Camerongray.

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