Need advice on upgrading RAM / OS / HDD

[mic1983]

Hello All

I'm a complete novice when it comes to understanding the ins and outs of a PC, so all and any advice is welcome. I'm attempting a series of relatively low cost upgrades to my machine, to do Design related work on (PHOTOSHOP / C4D / RENDERING) before stepping out into the abyss and building a new machine from scratch. Currently my system is;

Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q9450 (2.66GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1
4096MB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [4x1024]
1.2 TB (2x 640 GB) Serial ATA (7200 Rpm) Dual HDD Config Raid 0 Stripe
Graphics 1GB ATI Radeon 3870 X2 graphics card
16X DVD+/-RW (Read/Write DVD, CD)

I am considering an upgrade to;

OS to Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (purchased)
4 GB more RAM to max out the 8GB limit my mobo imposes
SSD on which to install OS / Adobe Creative Suite / C4D

Can anyone offer any advice as to;

- What RAM would be suitable to purchase? I think replacing the 4x1GB sticks with 2x4GB sticks would be the most sensible right? But im apprehensive about going out and buying something I'm not sure of.
- Will an SSD be compatible with my system, or will I have to remove one of the 2 HDD that are currently in my machine.

I'm guessing the general answer will be that my machine is past its sell by date, but I would like to see if i can inject some life into it, before scrapping it.

Any advice welcome.

Michael

 

[Gee Bee]

whats the mobo?
What you consider is a feasible upgrade for intended use. Really would like to know the mobo though just to be sure

 

[clide005]

Goto http://www.crucial.com/ and do the free scan. It will tell you what your RAM and SSD options are. It is the easiest way for people who may not be sure to be really sure. We use it in the agency I work for often on old machines because it is quick. Or, if you're feeling ambitious you can look up your mobo handbook and do the research and that will give you a wider array of information and possibilities, but honestly as this is as you say "past the sell by date" why bother getting the sweetest SSD and RAM you can find that will work for your system. Just use Crucial it will give you lots of buying options that will be compatible using the scan my computer option.

 

[markwp]

Hello All

I'm a complete novice when it comes to understanding the ins and outs of a PC, so all and any advice is welcome. I'm attempting a series of relatively low cost upgrades to my machine, to do Design related work on (PHOTOSHOP / C4D / RENDERING) before stepping out into the abyss and building a new machine from scratch. Currently my system is;

Intel® Core 2 Quad Processor Q9450 (2.66GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1
4096MB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [4x1024]
1.2 TB (2x 640 GB) Serial ATA (7200 Rpm) Dual HDD Config Raid 0 Stripe
Graphics 1GB ATI Radeon 3870 X2 graphics card Does this mean you have two gpus in SLI?
16X DVD+/-RW (Read/Write DVD, CD)

I am considering an upgrade to;

OS to Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (purchased) Absolutely
4 GB more RAM to max out the 8GB limit my mobo imposes
SSD on which to install OS / Adobe Creative Suite / C4D

Can anyone offer any advice as to;

- What RAM would be suitable to purchase? I think replacing the 4x1GB sticks with 2x4GB sticks would be the most sensible right? Yes, 2x4 would be the best way to go, but you need to know your m/b specs in order to get ram that will be correct. But im apprehensive about going out and buying something I'm not sure of.
- Will an SSD be compatible with my system, or will I have to remove one of the 2 HDD that are currently in my machine. If you have sata connections, the SSD will be fine. However, you may run into issues with your raid setup being "switched" to storage only. Before you upgrade, back up all your important data and info (preferably to external media). I would suggest planning to completely wipe and reformat your hdd's

I'm guessing the general answer will be that my machine is past its sell by date, but I would like to see if i can inject some life into it, before scrapping it. You are correct that you rig is somewhat dated, and IMO you would be better off planning and building a new rig. To do rendering, etc. you will definately need a substantial gpu and a new psu. Just from the specs you listed, I'm guessing this is an older HP desktop. If you can give us the oriiginal make and model it would help us to get a better idea of what you are facing.

Any advice welcome.

Michael

Mark

 

[mic1983]

GEE BEE - My computer is a Dell XPS 430 - motherboard being 0G254H

CLIDE - Yes, I will be running that Crucial test tonight, to see what it welcomes. Im quite happy to forego the SSD if its not going to add to my user experience, but currently trying to work on the machine with Vista is a nightmare. I figured Windows 7 & design software running off an SSD would enhance the experience substantially.

MARK - Does this mean you have two gpus in SLI? - Im sorry, im not sure how to find that out, as I say im a total novice, how could i find that out? Im pretty sure its not two cards, its just the name of the card that ends in X2. Its a 'dual GPU'? Also, I'm uncertain of whether i have spare SATA connections, if any at all. With regards a complete wipe / refomat, I'm totally happy for that, as i have backed up to external HDDs.

 

[Gee Bee]

there are several variations of 430. Leaving many possible variables unanswered.

You have sata 3gbs connections (enough to notice a difference, especially in access times)
The two mechanical drives could be switched to use as your main file retention, although in raid 0 there is no redundancy whatsoever.So if one drive fails you loose everything. If you backup elsewhere that shouldn't be a problem.

The x48 can support 16gbs ram, so two x 4gbs is a major improvement for design related work.

The core 2 quad will appreciate the extra ram in the intended workload.
The jump to 7 from vista is an important one also. Many have said, self included that 7 is what vista should have been.

Is it worth doing?
Short answer yes. Both ram and ssd can be used again in a superior build, as can windows seven. So with that intention you stand to loose not a lot to nothing.

 

[mic1983]

Thanks Gee Bee, i have this from CPU-Z, if it sheds any further light on what my system has inside... (advance apologies for the ream to follow, but im not sure what is relevant info to better inform on the variant of the 430 i have);


CPU-Z TXT Report
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Binaries
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU-Z version 1.66.1.x32

Processors
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of processors 1
Number of threads 4

APICs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0 0
-- Core 1
-- Thread 0 1
-- Core 2
-- Thread 0 2
-- Core 3
-- Thread 0 3

Timers
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

ACPI timer 3.580 MHz
HPET timer 14.318 MHz
Perf timer 14.318 MHz
Sys timer 1.000 KHz
BCLK timer 7632626.50 MHz


Processors Information
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
Codename Yorkfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.7.7
Extended CPUID 6.17
Core Stepping C1
Technology 45 nm
TDP Limit 95 Watts
Core Speed 2660.2 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 8.0 x 332.5 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1330.1 MHz
Stock frequency 2666 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T, VT-x
L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 6144 KBytes, 24-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 8.0x
Max VID 1.238 V




Thread dumps
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

CPU Thread 0
APIC ID 0
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 0, Thread ID 0
Type 01008005h
Max CPUID level 0000000Ah
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 6 MB, 2 thread(s)


CPU Thread 1
APIC ID 1
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 1, Thread ID 0
Type 01008005h
Max CPUID level 0000000Ah
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 6 MB, 2 thread(s)


CPU Thread 2
APIC ID 2
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 2, Thread ID 0
Type 01008005h
Max CPUID level 0000000Ah
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 6 MB, 2 thread(s)


CPU Thread 3
APIC ID 3
Topology Processor ID 0, Core ID 3, Thread ID 0
Type 01008005h
Max CPUID level 0000000Ah
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
Cache descriptor Level 1, D, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 1, I, 32 KB, 1 thread(s)
Cache descriptor Level 2, U, 6 MB, 2 thread(s)


Chipset
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Northbridge Intel X48 rev. 00
Southbridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 4 GBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 665.1 MHz (1:2)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 74
Command Rate (CR) 2T
MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FEDA0000

MCHBAR I/O Size 4096



Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Elpida (7F7FFE0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number EBJ10UE8BAFA-DJ-E
Serial number 2B005BF1
Manufacturing date Week 41/Year 08
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-31 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-25-34 @ 685 MHz

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x51
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Elpida (7F7FFE0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number EBJ10UE8BAFA-DJ-E
Serial number 2B005C3D
Manufacturing date Week 41/Year 08
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-31 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-25-34 @ 685 MHz

DIMM # 3
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Elpida (7F7FFE0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number EBJ10UE8BAFA-DJ-E
Serial number 2B005BF8
Manufacturing date Week 41/Year 08
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-31 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-25-34 @ 685 MHz

DIMM # 4
SMBus address 0x53
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Elpida (7F7FFE0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number EBJ10UE8BAFA-DJ-E
Serial number 2B005BF7
Manufacturing date Week 41/Year 08
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 6.0-6-6-17-23 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #2 7.0-7-7-20-27 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #3 8.0-8-8-22-31 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #4 9.0-9-9-25-34 @ 685 MHz


Monitoring
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mainboard Model 0G254H (0x0000015A - 0x004BC100)

LPCIO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hardware Monitors
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hardware monitor ATI I/O
Temperature 0 57∞C (134∞F) [0x39] (TMPIN0)

Hardware monitor ATI I/O
Temperature 0 68∞C (154∞F) [0x44] (TMPIN0)


PCI Devices
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Description Host Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x29E0
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x00
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x00
PCI capability
Caps class Vendor Dependant
Caps offset 0xE0
PCI registers
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 86 80 E0 29 06 01 90 20 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 00
10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 28 10 AE 02
30 00 00 00 00 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
40 01 50 DA FE 00 00 00 00 01 00 DA FE 00 00 00 00
50 00 00 02 00 03 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
60 01 00 00 E0 00 00 00 00 01 40 DA FE 00 00 00 00
70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
90 10 11 11 11 11 01 00 00 40 00 53 00 00 1A 79 00
A0 40 00 00 15 00 00 00 B0 00 00 00 B0 00 00 F0 AF
B0 00 B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 49 00 00 00 03 00 01 64
E0 09 00 0C 01 20 40 78 80 43 44 0B 02 00 00 00 00
F0 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 90 0F 01 00 00 00 00 00

Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 1 (0x01), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x29E1
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x01
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x01
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x88
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x80
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x90
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0xA0
Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex
Port 2
Version 2.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect yes
Link width 16x (max 16x)
Extended capabilities
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration
Caps offset 0x140
Link Entries # 1
Port Number 2


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 6 (0x06), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x29E9
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x01
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x05
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x88
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x80
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x90
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0xA0
Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex
Port 3
Version 2.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect yes
Link width 1x (max 16x)
Extended capabilities
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration
Caps offset 0x140
Link Entries # 1
Port Number 3

Description Ethernet Controller
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 25 (0x19), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x294C
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x00
BaseClass 0x02
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFBFE0000
Address 1 (memory) 0xFBFDF000
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x0215
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0xC8
Caps version 1.1
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0xD0
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0xE0

Description USB Controller (UHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2937
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x80
PCI header
Address 4 (port) 0x0000FF20
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x50


Description USB Controller (UHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 1 (0x01)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2938
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 4 (port) 0x0000FF00
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x11
Int. Pin 0x02
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x50

Description USB Controller (UHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 2 (0x02)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2939
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 4 (port) 0x0000ECC0
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x16
Int. Pin 0x03
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x50


Description USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 7 (0x07)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x293C
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x20
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFBFDEC00
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x16
Int. Pin 0x03
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x50
Caps version 1.1
PCI capability
Caps class Debug Port
Caps offset 0x58
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x98


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 28 (0x1C), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2940
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x81
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x06
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x40
Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex
Port 1
Version 1.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect no
Link width 0x (max 1x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x80
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0xA0
Caps version 1.1
Extended capabilities
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration
Caps offset 0x180
Link Entries # 1
Port Number 1


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 28 (0x1C), function 1 (0x01)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2942
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x81
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x07
Int. Line 0x11
Int. Pin 0x02
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x40
Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex
Port 2
Version 1.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect no
Link width 0x (max 1x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x80
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0xA0
Caps version 1.1
Extended capabilities
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration
Caps offset 0x180
Link Entries # 1
Port Number 2


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 28 (0x1C), function 2 (0x02)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2944
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x81
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x08
Int. Line 0x12
Int. Pin 0x03
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x40
Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex
Port 3
Version 1.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect no
Link width 0x (max 1x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x80
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0xA0
Caps version 1.1
Extended capabilities
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration
Caps offset 0x180
Link Entries # 1
Port Number 3


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 28 (0x1C), function 3 (0x03)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2946
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x81
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x09
Int. Line 0x13
Int. Pin 0x04
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x40
Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex
Port 4
Version 1.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect no
Link width 0x (max 1x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x80
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0xA0
Caps version 1.1
Extended capabilities
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration
Caps offset 0x180
Link Entries # 1
Port Number 4


Description USB Controller (UHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2934
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x80
PCI header
Address 4 (port) 0x0000FF80
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x17
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x50

Description USB Controller (UHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 1 (0x01)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2935
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 4 (port) 0x0000FF60
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x11
Int. Pin 0x02
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x50


Description USB Controller (UHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 2 (0x02)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2936
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 4 (port) 0x0000FF40
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x12
Int. Pin 0x03
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x50


Description USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI)
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 7 (0x07)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x293A
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x20
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFF980800
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x17
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x50
Caps version 1.1
PCI capability
Caps class Debug Port
Caps offset 0x58
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0x98


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 30 (0x1E), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x244E
Revision ID 0x92
PI 0x01
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x01
PCI header
Primary bus 0x00
Secondary bus 0x0A
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x00
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x50
SubVendor ID 0x1028
SubSystem ID 0x02AE


Description PCI to ISA Bridge
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2916
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x01
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x80
PCI header
Subvendor ID 0x0000
Subsystem ID 0x0000
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x00
PCI capability
Caps class Vendor Dependant
Caps offset 0xE0

Description RAID Controller
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 2 (0x02)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2822
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x01
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (port) 0x0000FE00
Address 1 (port) 0x0000FE10
Address 2 (port) 0x0000FE20
Address 3 (port) 0x0000FE30
Address 4 (port) 0x0000FEC0
Address 5 (memory) 0xFF97F800
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x14
Int. Pin 0x03
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x80
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x70
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class 0x12
Caps offset 0xA8
PCI capability
Caps class 0x13
Caps offset 0xB0


Description SMBus Controller
Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 3 (0x03)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x8086
Model ID 0x2930
Revision ID 0x02
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x05
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x00
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFBFDEB00
Address 4 (port) 0x0000ECE0
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x03
Int. Pin 0x03


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 1 (0x01), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x10B5
Model ID 0x8547
Revision ID 0xAA
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x01
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFBEE0000
Primary bus 0x01
Secondary bus 0x02
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x40
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x48
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x68
Device type Upstream Port of PCI-E Switch
Port 8
Version 1.0
Link width 16x (max 16x)
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x10B5
SubSystem ID 0x8547
Extended capabilities
Caps class Device Serial Number
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Advanced Error Reporting
Caps offset 0xFB4
Caps class Power Budgeting
Caps offset 0x138
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x148


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 2 (0x02), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x10B5
Model ID 0x8547
Revision ID 0xAA
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x01
PCI header
Primary bus 0x02
Secondary bus 0x03
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x40
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x48
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x68
Device type Downstream Port of PCI-E Switch
Port 0
Version 1.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect yes
Link width 16x (max 16x)
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x10B5
SubSystem ID 0x8547
Extended capabilities
Caps class Device Serial Number
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Advanced Error Reporting
Caps offset 0xFB4
Caps class Power Budgeting
Caps offset 0x138
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x148


Description PCI to PCI Bridge
Location bus 2 (0x02), device 12 (0x0C), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x10B5
Model ID 0x8547
Revision ID 0xAA
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x04
BaseClass 0x06
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x01
PCI header
Primary bus 0x02
Secondary bus 0x04
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x40
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x48
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x68
Device type Downstream Port of PCI-E Switch
Port 12
Version 1.0
Physical slot #0
Presence detect yes
Link width 16x (max 16x)
PCI capability
Caps class Subsystem Vendor
Caps offset 0x90
SubVendor ID 0x10B5
SubSystem ID 0x8547
Extended capabilities
Caps class Device Serial Number
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Advanced Error Reporting
Caps offset 0xFB4
Caps class Power Budgeting
Caps offset 0x138
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x148


Description Display Controller
Location bus 3 (0x03), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x1002
Model ID 0x950F
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x80
BaseClass 0x03
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xB0000000
Address 2 (memory) 0xFBCF0000
Address 4 (port) 0x0000DC00
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x2042
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x50
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x58
Device type Legacy PCI-E Endpoint Device
Port 0
Version 2.0
Link width 16x (max 16x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0xA0
Extended capabilities
Caps class Vendor Specific
Caps offset 0x100
Vendor ID 1
Size 16


Description VGA Controller
Location bus 4 (0x04), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x1002
Model ID 0x950F
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x00
BaseClass 0x03
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x80
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xC0000000
Address 2 (memory) 0xFBAF0000
Address 4 (port) 0x0000CC00
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x2542
Int. Line 0x00
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x50
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x58
Device type Legacy PCI-E Endpoint Device
Port 12
Version 2.0
Link width 16x (max 16x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0xA0
Extended capabilities
Caps class Vendor Specific
Caps offset 0x100
Vendor ID 1
Size 16


Description Multimedia device
Location bus 4 (0x04), device 0 (0x00), function 1 (0x01)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x1002
Model ID 0xAA18
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x04
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x80
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFBAEC000
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0xAA18
Int. Line 0x11
Int. Pin 0x02
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x50
Caps version 1.2
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0x58
Device type Legacy PCI-E Endpoint Device
Port 12
Version 2.0
Link width 16x (max 16x)
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0xA0
Extended capabilities
Caps class Vendor Specific
Caps offset 0x100
Vendor ID 1
Size 16

Description Network Controller
Location bus 5 (0x05), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x14E4
Model ID 0x4328
Revision ID 0x03
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x80
BaseClass 0x02
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x00
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFB9FC000
Address 2 (memory) 0xD0000000
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x000A
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x40
Caps version 1.1
PCI capability
Caps class Vendor Dependant
Caps offset 0x58
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0xE8
PCI capability
Caps class PCI Express
Caps offset 0xD0
Device type PCI-E Endpoint Device
Port 0
Version 1.0
Link width 1x (max 1x)
Extended capabilities
Caps class Advanced Error Reporting
Caps offset 0x100
Caps class Virtual Channel
Caps offset 0x13C
Caps class Device Serial Number
Caps offset 0x160
Caps class Power Budgeting
Caps offset 0x16C


Description Multimedia device
Location bus 10 (0x0A), device 4 (0x04), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x1102
Model ID 0x0005
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x00
SubClass 0x03
BaseClass 0x04
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x40
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFB6F8000
Address 1 (memory) 0xFB400000
Address 3 (memory) 0xF4000000
Address 5 (port) 0x0000BCE0
Subvendor ID 0x1102
Subsystem ID 0x6002
Int. Line 0x10
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x40
Caps version 1.1
PCI capability
Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts
Caps offset 0x50

Description OHCI FireWire Controller
Location bus 10 (0x0A), device 10 (0x0A), function 0 (0x00)
Common header
Vendor ID 0x104C
Model ID 0x8023
Revision ID 0x00
PI 0x10
SubClass 0x00
BaseClass 0x0C
Cache Line 0x10
Latency 0x40
Header 0x00
PCI header
Address 0 (memory) 0xFB6F7800
Address 1 (memory) 0xFB6FC000
Subvendor ID 0x1028
Subsystem ID 0x02AE
Int. Line 0x12
Int. Pin 0x01
PCI capability
Caps class Power Management
Caps offset 0x44
Caps version 1.1

DMI
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DMI BIOS
vendor Dell Inc.
version A00
date 07/03/2008
ROM size 1024 KB

DMI System Information
manufacturer Dell Inc.
product Dell XPS430
version unknown
serial 36KJ34J
UUID {4C4C4544-0036-4B10-804A-B3C04F33344A}
SKU unknown
family unknown

DMI Baseboard
vendor Dell Inc.
model 0G254H
revision A00
serial ..CN7082188GH0FO.

DMI System Enclosure
manufacturer Dell Inc.
chassis type Tower
chassis serial 36KJ34J

DMI Processor
manufacturer Intel
model unknown
clock speed 2666.0 MHz
FSB speed 1333.0 MHz
multiplier 2.0x

DMI Port Connector
designation USB1 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB2 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB3 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB4 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB5 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB6 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB7 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation USB8 (internal)
port type USB
connector Access Bus (USB)

DMI Port Connector
designation ENET (internal)
port type Network Port
connector RJ-45

DMI Port Connector
designation MIC (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation LINE-OUT (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation LINE-IN (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation HP-OUT (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation IEEE-1394 Front (internal)
port type Firewire (IEEE P1394)
connector IEEE 1394

DMI Port Connector
designation IEEE-1394 Back (internal)
port type Firewire (IEEE P1394)
connector IEEE 1394

DMI Extension Slot
designation PEG
type A5
populated yes

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT1
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated no

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT3
type A5
populated yes

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT4
type A5
populated yes

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT5
type PCI
width 32 bits
populated yes

DMI Extension Slot
designation SLOT6
type A5
populated yes

DMI OEM Strings
string[0] www.dell.com

DMI Physical Memory Array
location Motherboard
usage System Memory
correction None
max capacity 8192 MBytes
max# of devices 4

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_1
format DIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_3
format DIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_2
format DIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Device
designation DIMM_4
format DIMM
type unknown
total width 64 bits
data width 64 bits
size 1024 MBytes



Graphics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of adapters 2

Graphic APIs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

API ATI I/O

Display Adapters
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Display adapter 0
Name ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
Codename RV670
Technology 55 nm
Memory size 512 MB
Memory bus width 256 bits
PCI device bus 3 (0x3), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x1002 (0x1028)
Model ID 0x950F (0x2042)
Performance Level 0

Display adapter 1
Name ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
Codename RV670
Technology 55 nm
Memory size 512 MB
Memory bus width 256 bits
PCI device bus 4 (0x4), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x1002 (0x1028)
Model ID 0x950F (0x2542)
Performance Level 0

Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x20000000 (536870912)
Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x20000000 (536870912)
Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 8.14.01.6210
Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 8.14.01.6210
Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 04/24/2013
Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 04/24/2013

 

[mic1983]

Also, you say the X48 supports 16GB RAM? I understood my motherboard was only capable of 8GB - according to

http://www.ascendtech.us/dell-xps-430-g254h-motherboard_i_mbdelg254hdsimb.aspx

My motherboards specifications are:

Chipset: Intel X48 Express Chipset/ ICH9R
Supported Processors: Intel Core2 Duo, Core2 Extreme, Core2 Quad
Socket LGA775
Memory: 4x dual-channel 1066 and 1333 -MHz DDR3 Slots, 8gb Max Total
Audio: Integrated HDA 7.1 channel
2 x PCI Connectors
1 x PCI-e x16
1 x PCI-e x8
2 x PCI-e x1
1 x eSATA Port
6 x back-panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
7 x back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out, surround, side surround, center/subwoofer Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel, and S/PDIF (optical and RCA)
1 x IEEE 1394a Ports

Is this incorrect?

 

[Gee Bee]

Also, you say the X48 supports 16GB RAM? I understood my motherboard was only capable of 8GB - according to

http://www.ascendtech.us/dell-xps-430-g254h-motherboard_i_mbdelg254hdsimb.aspx

My motherboards specifications are:

Chipset: Intel X48 Express Chipset/ ICH9R
Supported Processors: Intel Core2 Duo, Core2 Extreme, Core2 Quad
Socket LGA775
Memory: 4x dual-channel 1066 and 1333 -MHz DDR3 Slots, 8gb Max Total
Audio: Integrated HDA 7.1 channel
2 x PCI Connectors
1 x PCI-e x16
1 x PCI-e x8
2 x PCI-e x1
1 x eSATA Port
6 x back-panel USB 2.0–compliant connectors
7 x back-panel connectors for line-in, line-out, surround, side surround, center/subwoofer Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel, and S/PDIF (optical and RCA)
1 x IEEE 1394a Ports

Is this incorrect?

The x48 can run 16gbs
This was on Asus mobo though, so i can't say for sure.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1231879/x48-and-lga775-does-support-16gb-of-ram