Seamus

Thanks Kevh :)

Thanks Tootech :) Do you think the added RAM would help improve the video playback without adding a graphics card?

Hi, I am in the middle of chossing some RAM for my computer, however I also think it needs a graphics card too. What graphics card would be worth getting on a power supply of 300W?? My PC's spec is: Intel Celeron D 3.33Ghz 512mb DDR2 533Mhz Of RAM VIA Chrome9 HC IGP WDDM...With 64mb Dedicated Graphics Memory and 64mb Shared System Memory to make 128mb of graphics memory. Vista Home Basic & Ubuntu 8.10 A link to my PC is Ei SYSTEMS 205 DESKTOP PC - AR Computer Services And it's motherboard is Foxconn - Products: Motherboard I see lots of graphics card for sale under £50 but I'm not sure if my system is compatible with them? Any suggestions are appreciated. :)

The shoddy video playback also happens on Ubuntu 8.10 which requires 256MB of RAM so would this mean I'd need to add a graphics card aswell? Many Thanks

Ok then I've gathered that my motherboard can take 2GB per slot; even though the Crucial scan contradicts that?? So does anyone think that I'd be better off buying two 1GB sticks of 533Mhz RAM or one stick of 2GB 533Mhz RAM??

So what do you reckon my motherboard is capable of taking in one RAM slot?

Ok, I tried the scan and it generated this: System Manufacturer: DIXONSXP System Model: Ei 205A Motherboard Manufacturer: DIXONSXP Motherboard Model: P4M900-8237A Maximum Memory Capacity: 1048576 MB Currently Installed Memory: 512 MB Available Memory Slots: 1 Total Memory Slots: 2 Dual Channel Support: N.A. CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel CPU Family: Intel® Celeron® D CPU 3.33GHz Model 6, Stepping 5 CPU Speed: 3326 MHz It says the maximum memory capacity is 1048576mb which I think is a gigabyte, but on my motherboards specifications it says the maximum capacity is 2 gigabytes per slot, so what is actually capable of going into one slot? By the way I'm pretty sure that my system was an OEM type, so does that mean if I change system parts Vista will stop working? Many thanks.

Hi, can anyone give any suggestions to what might improve my video playback from both DVD and the internet, as when I try to play a DVD the playback blots every 1 to 2 seconds, whereas when I view a video from say YouTube in full-screen the Frames Per Second is exceptionally low. I have lowered my screens resolution in the past and the FPS has improved but I'd like to stay at the resolution of 1680 * 1050 pixel. My MotherBoard is most probably this one: Foxconn P4M9007MB-8RS2H the link to its specification is below... Foxconn - Products: Motherboard And my pc's specification is quite low: Intel Celeron D 3.33Ghz 512mb DDR2 533Mhz Of RAM VIA Chrome9 HC IGP WDDM...With 64mb Dedicated Graphics Memory and 64mb Shared System Memory to make 128mb of graphics memory. Running Vista Home Basic 32Bit, Same happens when I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 Is the problem caused by the lack of graphical memory or the lack of RAM? Any help would be greatly appreciated! http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/images/icons/icon7.gif

I think AVG Anti-Virus Free isn't too bad...would anyone agree?

Seems that your Internet Explorer version is outdated, you should currently be using at least 8.0, however if I was you I'd use Mozilla Firefox, I've had no errors using this browser. If you really want to stay with your BT Yahoo! Browser you can check your browsers security settings to see if high security settings are on, as I have very high security seetings on Internet Explorer and becuase of this; everytime an embedded flash player is executed say within YouTube, the browser asks for conformation to play the content. To avoid errors like this you can uncheck various high security settings to a medium level.

An option would be to "jump" your BIOS, using the jumpers on the MotherBoard, so that your CMOS is reset to it's default settings. Maybe that would work? I haven't tried this before I've just heard people talk about it; so you might want to get more information on it before you try it. :)