Thank you Vincent and Alan for your informative answers , now i have to save up
to buy windows 7 !
THANKS AGAIN
Dwain A. Smith jr.
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From: Alan <snavenala@xs4all.nl>
To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, May 8, 2011 8:14:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] new hardware
Good to know you're progressing with the upgrades Dwain. Sounds like it all went
smoothly with the
video card and memory. Win 7 will be the next (and most fun) step.
Yes, it will recognize and show the 4 GB DDR2 in System in the Control panel
but your 32 bit system
will only be able to use about 3.5 GB of that, as Vincent said.
What I know about overclocking you could write on the back of a postage stamp.
I'm no use to you
there I'm afraid. Maybe one of the other members has advice to offer.
Maybe I don't need to repeat this and it's obviously your choice but just for
clarity, we
recommended choosing the clean installation (Custom) option when you're using
the Win 7 upgrade CD,
so not the regular Upgrade option from Vista to Win 7 which would leave all your
programs, settings
and personal data intact. The disadvantage of the upgrade method is that there's
always a chance
that you'll take along any remnants of Vista problems with you since your
programs and settings are
still the same. The main advantage is obviously that it's simpler and quicker.
The downside to the clean installation method is that you'll have to save all
your personal files to
an external hard drive since your hard drive will be totally wiped during the
process. Then you
replace your personal data and re-install all your programs after Win 7 is
installed. But this
method gets you off to a completely fresh start.
You might want to run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to check which hardware,
devices or programs
you're using at the moment may not be compatible with Win7:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-vista-to-windows-7-custom
One last tip - if I was doing this myself, I'd make a back-up image of my
current system on an
external hard drive first before proceeding with the clean installation. It's
not necessary but if
the unexpected happens, it's a handy safety net. You can always re-install your
whole Vista system
from that image to your current hard drive or to a new hard drive if necessary.
You'd need a good
back-up program to do this like Acronis True Image (paid) or the free version of
Easeus Todo
Back-up:
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/index.html
Let us know how it goes.
Alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dwain" <big_dwain@yahoo.com>
To: <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 6:54 PM
Subject: [Simply Computers] new hardware
> Well Alan and Vincent I got the new ram and video card .vbg.
> The video card was a asus gt 440 1gb dddr 5 and the ram was 4-1gb crucial
>ballista pc 6400 800 mgh
>
> and my dell seems to recognize all 4 gbs of ram even with this vista 32-bit
>system . is it really
>
> using it all? I still have to upgrade to windows 7 yet .also the video card
>came with software to
>
> monitor temperature and engine speed , how far can i safely overclock without
>harming anything ?
>
> also I got all hardware from newegg for 213.95 was that a good price ? next
>time i order from them
>
> I'm opting for overnight ups ground took 5 days !
>
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