Upgrading my PC
I have a computer at home that is rarely used. I want this computer can be used to edit videos from camcorders plus playing games such as F1 2000, MotoGP, and others. For information, the computers specifications is as follows: • ECS K7S5A Motherboard • AMD Athlon XP processor 1700 + • Memory 256MB SDRAM Visipro • VGA S3 Trio 4MB (This plan would replace ane) • 80GB Seagate Harddisk The board supports SDRAM and DDR. Which one is the better? The board also supports AGP 4x and I want to upgrade my S3 Trio graphic cars. With an inexpensive AGP card. Any suggestion? Answer: SDRAM is already expensive at the moment. If you still can find any. Its better for you to use the DDR. If you want to edit videos, you need a big RAM capacity and fast processor. The Athlon that you have now is a bit sluggish for video editing software. I understand that S3 Trio AGP 2x, which may be used motherboard supports AGP 2x/4x so it would not matter that VGA fitted. Its better for you to do a major upgrade, be...