I emailed the company I bought the ram from and they said they would send the 800 Mhz instead of the chips advertised. If that happens I don't know. If it does not happen should I get the matching 533Mhz ram or can I have the mismatching speeds (will it default the the slower speed)? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 12:41 PM, wrote: > > > I did a search on "CPU family 15 Model 79 Stepping 2" and this is what I > found. > > http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K8/AMD-Sempron%2064%203400%2B% > 20-%20SDA3400IAA3CN%20%28SDA3400CNBOX%29.html > > And here is the benchmark I found http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ > cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Sempron+3400%2B > > I would say at least in part the cause of your computer being slow is the > CPU. > > I'd be interested to hear if more RAM makes a difference. Of course RAM > might effect performance if you are doing something that requires a lot of > RAM. I assume more RAM will effect compile speed. > > This is a testament to Linux breathing life into old iron. > > > > > On 2014-10-09 14:03, Michael Havens wrote: > >> bmike1@C521 ~ $ lscpu >> Architecture: x86_64 >> CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit >> Byte Order: Little Endian >> CPU(s): 1 >> On-line CPU(s) list: 0 >> Thread(s) per core: 1 >> Core(s) per socket: 1 >> Socket(s): 1 >> NUMA node(s): 1 >> Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD >> CPU family: 15 >> Model: 79 >> Stepping: 2 >> CPU MHz: 1000.000 >> BogoMIPS: 2004.24 >> Virtualization: AMD-V >> L1d cache: 64K >> L1i cache: 64K >> L2 cache: 512K >> NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0 >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:04 AM, wrote: >> >> what CPU does that box have? >>> >>> On 2014-10-09 09:36, Mark Phillips wrote: >>> Michael, >>> >>> It seems the max memory is 4GB for that system - 4 banks of 1 GB >>> sticks. >>> RAM memory Capacity - 4 GB >>> Memory Type - DDR2 SDRAM - DIMM 240-pin >>> Data Integrity Check - Non-ECC >>> Speed - 667 MHz ( PC2-5300 ) >>> Features - Dual rank , unbuffered >>> >>> You already have 2 1GB sticks in the machines - what speed are >>> they? >>> You should match the speed for all four sticks. >>> >>> The second set you mentioned are only 533 MHz, whereas your bus is >>> 667 >>> MHz. If your system is slow, get the fastest memory you can afford. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Carruth, Rusty >>> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, 1024 is one gig, but often some memory is stolen by the >>> motherboard – for example if you have an on-board graphics card >>> that uses main memory for its RAM. >>> >>> >>> >>> Personally, if you can afford it and the 4G is less than 2x the 2G >>> I’d get 4G – but if you could find 2x2G sticks then you could >>> have 6G total – not bad IMHO. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> FROM: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org >>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] ON BEHALF OF >>> Michael Havens >>> SENT: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 1:43 PM >>> TO: PLUG >>> SUBJECT: memory >>> >>> >>> >>> I know this is a stupid question but... >>> >>> >>> >>> I got a Dell dimension c521. It is slow so I figure I should add >>> memory. There are 4 memory slots with 2 being used. How much memory >>> is that? Well, the cards that are in there say it they are two >>> cards with 1024 mb apiece. 'free -h' reports >>> >>> >>> >>> free -h >>> >>> total used free >>> >>> shared buffers cached >>> >>> Mem: 1.9G 1.4G 489M 18M >>> 59M 535M >>> >>> >>> >>> isn't 1024 one gig? Where is the rest? >>> >>> >>> >>> SHould I buy this? >>> >>> >>> >>> NEW 4GB 4X1GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHZ RAM MEMORY FOR DELL DIMENSION >>> C521 [1] >>> >>> >>> >>> or should I get this? >>> >>> >>> >>> 2GB (2X1GB) RAM MEMORY CMS COMPATIBLE WITH DELL DIMENSION C521 >>> DESKTOP [2] >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] [3] >>> >>> Links: >>> ------ >>> [1] >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/4x1GB-PC2-5300-667MHz-Memory- >> Dimension/dp/B00KFND9SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie= >> UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-1&keywords=dimension+c521+memory >> >>> [2] >>> [2] >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Dell-Dimension- >> C521-Desktop/dp/B00BL30RZS/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics& >> ie=UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-3&keywords=dimension+c521+memory >> >>> [3] >>> [3] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss [1] >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> [2] >> http://www.amazon.com/4x1GB-PC2-5300-667MHz-Memory- >> Dimension/dp/B00KFND9SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics& >> ie=UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-1& >> amp;keywords=dimension+c521+memory >> [3] >> http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Dell-Dimension- >> C521-Desktop/dp/B00BL30RZS/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics& >> amp;ie=UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-3& >> amp;keywords=dimension+c521+memory >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >