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Reps: 68,701,684,927,167 (power: 68,701,684,937) | | Originally Posted by MrJim  Yeah my presario actually has 768mb memory~~I'd probably upgrade that, funny thing is memory is more expensive for this pc than for my mac, at least at Crucial.
Upgrading to 2 gigs will make a huge difference... ~ $60 at newegg
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31st August 2009, 01:01 PM
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31st August 2009, 01:32 PM
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You mentioned that you would need a graphics card for playing the game, +more ram +power supply +who-knows-what-next (everything else is aging...) +maybe a faster hard drive... it will all start to add up.
What I'd do... see if at least a new power supply will hold you over till say, October when Win7 comes out... save some shekels up in the mean time, and get something in the $400-$500 neighborhood which will really be quick and usefull for a couple/few years with Win7 already on it. Once you get the newer one, play/tweak/install/upgrade/yadayadayada on the geezer-comp. 
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Reps: 199,017,211,548,272,672 (power: 199,017,211,548,287) | | Originally Posted by MrJim Yeah my presario actually has 768mb memory~~I'd probably upgrade that, funny thing is memory is more expensive for this pc than for my mac, at least at Crucial.
Ah. I took that 256 MB figure from the spec sheet for that model over on CNet, which says it came with 256 MBs, with a maximum allowed of 1 GB: HP Compaq Presario SR1010NX (Celeron 2.8GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HDD, XP Home) - Desktops - CNET Archive
I've never successfully tried to upgrade RAM, though, so I don't know if those maximums are theoretical or actually tangible. Either way, the amount is tied to the motherboard's chipset and how much it allows.
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1st September 2009, 03:08 AM
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You mentioned that you would need a graphics card for playing the game, +more ram +power supply +who-knows-what-next (everything else is aging...) +maybe a faster hard drive... it will all start to add up.
What I'd do... see if at least a new power supply will hold you over till say, October when Win7 comes out... save some shekels up in the mean time, and get something in the $400-$500 neighborhood which will really be quick and usefull for a couple/few years with Win7 already on it. Once you get the newer one, play/tweak/install/upgrade/yadayadayada on the geezer-comp.
That sounds like a good plan 
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Reps: 203,835,730,560,158,560 (power: 203,835,730,560,180) | | Originally Posted by Qyöt27 Computer memory upgrades for HP - Compaq Presario SR1010NX Desktop/PC from Crucial.com
Crucial says it'll take 2GB RAM...it sure made a diff when I added the 1/2 GB a couple years ago...
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1st September 2009, 04:39 PM
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Reps: 664,114,628,762,749,312 (power: 664,114,628,762,780) | | Originally Posted by MrJim I'm thinking on the one hand that replacing the PSU will get me some more time to use the system; on the other hand how far away is motherboard or cpu or HD failure, do I sink $50 into the tired thing, or just replace. Are there diagnostics for checking the "health" of other components?
Exactly. Now, there is trial-and-error - if the PSU swap doesn't do the trick, then it's likely the motherboard, and if it's somehow not that, it's the CPU or RAM. That can get expensive though. Unfortunately, the only good motherboard testing software I know of costs upwards of $300.
What I would recommend doing (if it's running XP) is just save the hard drive, get what you need off it, and get a cheap new system.
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Reps: 203,835,730,560,158,560 (power: 203,835,730,560,180) | | Originally Posted by twistedsketch Exactly. Now, there is trial-and-error - if the PSU swap doesn't do the trick, then it's likely the motherboard, and if it's somehow not that, it's the CPU or RAM. That can get expensive though. Unfortunately, the only good motherboard testing software I know of costs upwards of $300.
What I would recommend doing (if it's running XP) is just save the hard drive, get what you need off it, and get a cheap new system. 
Yeah, I could check one of the local shops that's refurbishing systems, see what they have, might be surprised what I could find.
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