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Dargos wrote:How the hell did opening the PC void the warranty? Did the makers never expect you to add some items to the PC? such as upgradeing the soundcard...adding ram...etc?

Dargos wrote:Be aware that PCIe is the way to go..AGP is all but dead...but the 1950 has giving a bit of life back into it.

Uraniun235 wrote:Shroom, be aware that any RAM or video card you buy that is compatible with your current motherboard would not be compatible with any future motherboard you bought.

Dargos wrote:Be aware that PCIe is the way to go..AGP is all but dead...but the 1950 has giving a bit of life back into it.

If you're going to say this, you should also mention that going PCI-Express would require him to replace the motherboard.

Shroom Man 777 wrote:I'm having a problem with STALKER. I WILL play the game, I HAVE bought it and no way am I bringing it back (too late, anyway). I want to kick Russian zombie ass on the site of a nuclear holocaust.

That said, I'm in shit. My RAM is substandard and I have no graphics card to speak of.

My stats are:

Pentium D 2.89 GHz
448mb RAM
ATI Radeon Xpress 200

Now, my RAM is below requirements, as is my graphics card.

JSF tells me that all I need is to up my graphics card and I'll be fine. He's been helpful. But DarkSilver says he's got a gig of RAM but only an Xpress 200 (same as mine) graphics card, but can still run STALKER.

And to compound things, my graphics card is in fact a 512mb stick. But they say my GPU is siphoning off vital RAM. But JSF says it's alright.

I'm confused.

Moreover, it seems like in opening my computer, I've voided the warranty, and my sister's screaming shit at me (since the PC isn't really mine but belongs to the whole lot of us). And now I just feel like laying off that PC and working with the one I got, this crummy P4. Which is impossible.

Shroom Man 777 wrote:Why can't I use my RAM sticks for future machines?

General Zod wrote:

Shroom Man 777 wrote:Why can't I use my RAM sticks for future machines?

If you buy DDR memory, which I'm assuming is what your mobo is designed for, correct me if I'm wrong, then you could technically put it in a new machine. But chances are it will be made for DDR2 ram and you'll wind up with much lower performance quality.

Ace Pace wrote:

General Zod wrote:

Shroom Man 777 wrote:Why can't I use my RAM sticks for future machines?

If you buy DDR memory, which I'm assuming is what your mobo is designed for, correct me if I'm wrong, then you could technically put it in a new machine. But chances are it will be made for DDR2 ram and you'll wind up with much lower performance quality.

Again, he's using a P D, there is no reason for his machine to use DDR RAM unless it's one of those weird ultra budget motherboards.

Ace Pace wrote:Uh guys, if he has a P D, theres no reason the RAM won't be DDR2(and therfor re-usable) and the onboard GPU says nothing about if it's PCI-E or AGp, but considering I can't remember ATi putting out an AGP chipset, I'd say if he has any sort of slot, it's PCI-E.

Moreover, it seems like in opening my computer, I've voided the warranty, and my sister's screaming shit at me (since the PC isn't really mine but belongs to the whole lot of us)

Crucial.com on user added upgrades wrote:How will my system warranty be affected?

Opening up your system and adding Crucial RAM should in NO WAY void your original warranty.

The Magnuson-Moss Act, enacted into law by the US Congress in 1975, protects consumers' right to use the products they want.

How does it work? In legal terms, the Act prohibits manufacturers from requiring consumers to use products or services from a particular manufacturer in order to keep their original product warranty valid. That means, in most cases, you don't have to upgrade with your system manufacturer's memory or memory from another manufacturer specified by your system manufacturer to maintain your system warranty.

In much simpler terms, you can add Crucial RAM and your system warranty will remain valid!

That's great news in more ways than one. Not only do you save money buying Crucial memory upgrades direct from the factory, you also get the same RAM that's built into today's leading machines.

Nearly every major computer manufacturer, including Dell, IBM, Gateway, Apple, and more, installs Micron memory as original equipment. Micron works closely with these manufacturers to create the highest-quality products for both their systems and yours. As a division of Micron, Crucial guarantees that the memory you buy will be 100 percent compatible with your system, or we'll refund the price of the incompatible module.