Is it compaitable?

[Ganeshbiradar]

I have a PC which is way old with the following specs-

Intel i3-2110
280W PSU
INTEL DH61WW motherboard
2gb RAM

Now the thing is that i am going to take the MSI 750 ti 2gb gddr5 graphic card and i want to know that will it be compaitable in all this config without any new upgrade and i am also going to take a new 4 gb ram so which RAM and of how much frequency should i take?

 

[Wolfshadw]

The three MSI GTX 750Tis listed on newegg each recommend a power supply minimum 400 watts (one for 450 watts). You would be seriously pushing you luck with only a 280 watt PSU. I wouldn't try it without upgrading to a more powerful, quality power supply.

-Wolf sends

Edit: As for RAM, are you running a 32-bit OS or a 64-bit OS? If 32-Bit, then I'd recommend just replacing what you have with 2x2GB (4GB Total) DDR3-1333 RAM. If you're running a 64-bit OS, then I'd recommend 2x4GB (8GB Total) DDR3-1333 RAM.

 

[Ganeshbiradar]

I m a bit confused......now i have 32bit OS with 2gb ram and i have only 2slots of RAM.

 

[CountMike]

32 bit Windows can recognize just a bit over 3 GB of RAM. In that MB you can put two RAM sticks of 8GB for grand total of 16GB or any combination up to that amount but 32bit windows (x86) will not recognize more than 3.2 - 3.5 GB, You need 64 bit Windows ih you put more than that,
How many slots are used on MB now ?

 

[Ganeshbiradar]

Only one slot is used by a 2gb RAM........and what about frequency? I mean now how much RAM can i upgraade and of which frequency?

 

[CountMike]

Grab this: http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/cpu-z-portable and it will tell you exactly which RAM you have now and which speed etc. If you have 32bit windows adding any more than same size as now will be of no help. in that case (32bit windows) Ideally you should get exactly same module but one with same speed and CL values would be good enough.

 

[Ganeshbiradar]

If i install 64bit windows and add more 4gb RAM which sums a total of 6gb......Will it work?

 

[Wolfshadw]

A 32-bit OS has a limit of 4GB of Addressable Memory Space. This means that after all things are considered, your system cannot use more than 4GB of memory (note, I said memory and not RAM).

Put simply, there are some things already in memory when you first boot your system. These system resources take up some of your Addressable Memory Space. Your system also takes into account the amount of Video RAM your graphics card has and reserves a portion of Addressable Memory Space for that as well. For a 2GB VRAM or more graphics card, you can expect your system to reserve around 1GB of Addressable Memory Space. What Addressable Memory Space is left is how much System RAM your system can use.

Addressable Memory Space (AMS)

4GB AMS
- 256MB for System Resources (BIOS, Networking, Audio, etc...)
=3.75GB AMS
-
~1GB for Reserved Graphic Memory Space
= 2.75GB AMS

- 4GB RAM installed
= -1.25GB RAM not available to your system

Another way to look at it. Think of 4GB of RAM as 4 gallons of water. Your computer has a 4 gallon bucket called Addressable Memory Space. However, at the bottom of that bucket is 1.25 gallons of hardened concrete (system resources and reserved graphics memory space). What happened when you try to pour four gallons of water into that bucket?

-Wolf sends

 

[Wolfshadw]

If i install 64bit windows and add more 4gb RAM which sums a total of 6gb......Will it work?

Maybe. Some computers do not like it if you mix and match different RAM modules.If you're willing to install 64-bit Windows, then I'd still recommend replacing what you currently have with a 2x4GB kit of DDR3-1333 RAM for a total of 8GB.

You would still need to replace the power supply to use a GTX 750Ti

-Wolf sends

 

[Ganeshbiradar]

But bro i m tight on budget so will it not be okay to just upgrade any single 4gb RAM module of 1333mhz

 

[Wolfshadw]

You can try it. It may work, but don't be surprised if it doesn't. The 4GB RAM module will work fine by itself. It's only when trying to run it with the older 2GB RAM module you already have installed that you may have issues.

-Wolf sends

 

[Ganeshbiradar]

THANKS A LOT DUDE 😀

 

[CountMike]

Just use that program to figure out which that RAM of yours is exactly and see if you can get new RAM with same settings and speed but 4GB, it should work without a hitch, if same make, even better.

 

[Ganeshbiradar]

Just use that program to figure out which that RAM of yours is exactly and see if you can get new RAM with same settings and speed but 4GB, it should work without a hitch, if same make, even better.

THANKS MIKECOUNT DUDE