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[Llama Juice]

I was talking about the 2nd line... and why wouldn't it turn on?

[Xetsuei]

Still don't know what you're talking about.

It wouldn't turn on because motherboards can be very picky about RAM.

[InnerGoat]

lol, PC2-3200? Ouch

Go with the whole new set of ram and run it alone...

[Xetsuei]

His motherboard can use PC-5300. But yes that was what I was telling him, get a new set of RAM.

[Llama Juice]

haha alright.

I heard something about some OEM motherboards not allowing CPU upgrades? Have you heard anything about that? Or is the person I heard it from just a silly little child?

[Timo]

I know i've asked before, but would my processor bottleneck my computer to the point that buying an HD4850 wouldn't make a significant increase in performance over what I already have (7600GS)? And, is there any point in spending $50 more on a card from a different company?

[343guiltymc]

haha alright.

I heard something about some OEM motherboards not allowing CPU upgrades? Have you heard anything about that? Or is the person I heard it from just a silly little child?

No, they just make it pain in the ass. Dell for example, puts a hugeassed heatsink covering where the CPU is. To replace it you need to bolt open the damn thing and then put it back in after your done.

[InnerGoat]

I know i've asked before, but would my processor bottleneck my computer to the point that buying an HD4850 wouldn't make a significant increase in performance over what I already have (7600GS)? And, is there any point in spending $50 more on a card from a different company?

It'll be much faster, and you can max out all of your games at native resolution, most with AA.

[343guiltymc]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...yCjCVqHCjCdwwp
Is this RAM compatible with my Dell dimension E520?

[InnerGoat]

It should, but it would opperate at a lower clock speed..

Up to 4GB Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)