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 <bmike1@gmail.com<mailto:bmike1@gmail.com>> 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?
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