I’ve not tried this, but you can get a LOT of information from tools like lspci -v and dmidecode. At the very least, you can see what CPU you have (with dmidecode), which should give you an idea of what kinds of memory it can handle. Also, on one of the machines I tested dmidecode with for this email, it even told me the motherboard series: Handle 0x0030, DMI type 11, 5 bytes OEM Strings String 1: Intel SandyBridge/Patsburg/Romley String 2: Supermicro motherboard-X9 Series Unfortunately, the memory info isn’t as complete as I was hoping: Handle 0x0032, DMI type 16, 23 bytes Physical Memory Array Location: System Board Or Motherboard Use: System Memory Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC Maximum Capacity: 512 GB Error Information Handle: Not Provided Number Of Devices: 8 Oh! Wait! I gave up too soon: Handle 0x0034, DMI type 17, 34 bytes Memory Device Array Handle: 0x0032 Error Information Handle: Not Provided Total Width: 72 bits Data Width: 64 bits Size: 8192 MB Form Factor: DIMM Set: None Locator: P1-DIMMA1 Bank Locator: P0_Node0_Channel0_Dimm0 Type: DDR3 Type Detail: Registered (Buffered) Speed: 1600 MHz Manufacturer: Hynix Semiconductor Serial Number: 27524E2C Asset Tag: Dimm0_AssetTag Part Number: HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB Rank: 2 Configured Clock Speed: 1600 MHz Just look up the part number it gives you and you should be able to tell what kind of memory you have. There’s also information on the video card as well: Handle 0x002F, DMI type 10, 10 bytes On Board Device 1 Information Type: Video Status: Enabled Description: Matrox VGA But not as extensive, at least in my case. All the above came from ‘dmidecode’ (which has to be run as root, IIRC) Rusty From: PLUG-discuss [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Andrew McRobb Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2018 10:02 AM To: Main PLUG discussion list Cc: manuel@cise.ufl.edu Subject: Re: Computer I don't know the full specs of a 360 image and your PC, but I would at least recommend upgrading to a 550 or 560 Radeon. (50-80 bucks at Fry's Electronic). Seems to play the latest games fine even on Proton/Steam and it seems to manipulate images very quickly. Try that out and see how it goes first before upgrading anything else. A lot of image editors these days depend on GPU. So that should help speed up Gimp. I personally just pop open the case anyway, and get the motherboard model. That way you know what RAM/CPU you need to be looking for when upgrading. On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 4:37 PM Michael > wrote: I got a great computer but I need more RAM. Currently I have 8 gig. Is there a way to tell the type of RAM I need w/o cracking the case? Hmmmmmm..... I think it may be I need a new GPU. I got a 360 image open in GIMP and I am trying to manipulate the view with GEGL Operation panorama-projection and every time I change a value it redraws the image block -by block slowly. My current GPU is: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] RV770 [Radeon HD 4850] Do I need a new one or do I need to activate it or something like that? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss