Computer

[Michael]

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 <Rusty.Carruth at smartm.com>
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 at lists.phxlinux.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Andrew McRobb
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 06, 2018 10:02 AM
> *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
> *Cc:* manuel at 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 at 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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