I telll you I can't catch a break. In my dmidecode output a serial and part nuber is not available! On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 12:26 PM Carruth, Rusty wrote: > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- :-)~MIKE~(-: