Upgrading the Ram in my computer

[Cali Cam]

I've been thinking about buying some more ddr Ram for my computer. right now I hae 256mg chip. I thinking about jumping up to a 1g. Is anyone running a gig on their computers? I also was thinking about buying a DVD writer. I was also thinking about buying an Antec case for it too.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Peace

[RockYoKoo]

Originally posted by Cali Cam
I've been thinking about buying some more ddr Ram for my computer. right now I hae 256mg chip. I thinking about jumping up to a 1g. Is anyone running a gig on their computers? I also was thinking about buying a DVD writer. I was also thinking about buying an Antec case for it too.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Peace

Adding Ram is always good to make a computer quicker.

DVD writer is cool, but they still take a long time to burn a DVD. I have a Panasonic, which is one of the better names, but I had it for almost 2 years so it is slower than the newer ones.

Just make sure you are ready to take 45mins to a hour to burn a full DVD. Dont get me wrong it works though. If you get that, I would get a program called Alcohol 120%, that thing burns anything.

http://www.alcohol-software.com/ (This site seemed to come up slow, but this is it.)

Keep on ROCKn it.

[gammite]

given the proper software and computer:

-a 4x dvd burner will burn a full dvd in 15 min if you use 4x dvd media.

-a 8x dvd burner will burn a full dvd in 8 min if you use 8x dvd media.

name brand dvd burners typically end up being produced by generic manufacturers that sell the same burner for much less.

i use a hp dvd300e burner and have not had any problems for the 1.5 years that i have had it. It is an external 4x burner. I burn all disks in 15 min or less. A new 8x burner can be had for less than $100.00 after rebates nowadays. i will be getting one soon.

i use nero 6.3.0.2 for burning. i have used it for years and get the best results with it. anybody with half a brain can download it on kazaa for free. or a with a little research go to www.nero.com and download the trial and then go to a cracker site (sorry can't give up all my secrets) and get the serial number to upgrade to the full version. i prefer the latter.

check out http://www.dvdrhelp.com for all the help and recommendations you will ever need about dvd burning.

as far as the ram is concerned:

-what type of motherboard do you have?
-what operating system are you running?
-what do you use your computer for?

generally speaking 512 mb of ram is great if you are using win 2000/xp and not doing any heavy gaming or video editing. If you do these things then 1gb is great.

any operating system under win 2000/xp would be wasting anything over 256 -512mb of ram depending on how you use the computer.

[Admin]

Check your manual...can ya PC handle 1 gig? if so, go for it. DVDR writers are cool, but look at the cost of the blanks before you decide..

Good Luck..

Holla

[gammite]

Originally posted by admin
DVDR writers are cool, but look at the cost of the blanks before you decide..



This is true. But prices are coming down. Generally blank media can cost around 2 bucks per disk. But if you do some searching you can easily find media for 1 buck a disk. And if you really look you can get it for less than that but you have to buy in bulk. I recently picked up a 100 disk spindle for 60 bucks with a 20 buck rebate. I would have been ecstatic with the 60 cent per disk. But i am damn near bustin' nuts over a 40 cent per disk deal after all is said and done. and on top of that it was for 4x media!:)

[Cali Cam]

Thanks for the info.

I'm currently have an Asus A7N266-C motherboard. I'm running a 1.8 Athlon XP chip. I have researched it and it says it can handle a Gig. I have three slots for DDR ram. Operating System is XP pro and 60 gig hard drive.

As far as the DVD writer goes. I was looking to get a memorex 4x4 Dual layer which cost about $150 before the rebates in which I would get $50 back. So that would be $100. The reason I was thinking this one was because it is a pioneer Ao6.

I have been on the DVD help forum for a while researching the DVD writers. I was a surprised that alot of DVD writers were the same.

Mostly what I was looking for is to experiment a little and see what my computer could do. I play some games and stuff. I started messing with Mirc not too long ago and I've been getting alot of stuff.

[RockYoKoo]

Originally posted by gammite
given the proper software and computer:

-a 4x dvd burner will burn a full dvd in 15 min if you use 4x dvd media.

-a 8x dvd burner will burn a full dvd in 8 min if you use 8x dvd media.



Hold up wait a minute. Are you telling me you put in a DVD in your drive and copy it to your hard drive, then burn it to blank disk in 8 mins....

Man don't fool the folks on here, lets keep it real folkers...

Now have you ever tried Alcohol 120%? Probably not, I like nero for burning Mp3 disk for my MP3 disk player in my car, 160 songs on one disk, do I need a changer.....HELLS NO....LOL

Nero is good, I am just telling you all what the BEST burning program is. Now not only can you burn DVD with EVERYTHING on the dvd to another, but you can burn Software and Music, with everything with Alcohol 120%.

Do what moves you, but take it from somone who's own 4 CD burns, 1 DVDRW, and countless exposure to making working disk......

Nero is next in line hands down though for DVD burning.

Holla Back Youngin.....WOOO WOOO...

[ice-c]

rock i thought maybe i was missing something...

like the 4xdvd media...was something special that it cut the time in 4th.......

i was gonna do some research on it.....

[RockYoKoo]

Originally posted by ice-c
rock i thought maybe i was missing something...

like the 4xdvd media...was something special that it cut the time in 4th.......

i was gonna do some research on it.....

LMAO

[gammite]

Originally posted by RockYoKoo


Hold up wait a minute. Are you telling me you put in a DVD in your drive and copy it to your hard drive, then burn it to blank disk in 8 mins....

Man don't fool the folks on here, lets keep it real folkers...

Now have you ever tried Alcohol 120%? Probably not, I like nero for burning Mp3 disk for my MP3 disk player in my car, 160 songs on one disk, do I need a changer.....HELLS NO....LOL


Well here is how I keep it real, Rock,

I was talking straight burning times if you already had the data on your computer, as i do in many cases. I do things a little differently than you as dvd burning is my side hustle. shhhh....... Don't tell the MPAA. I have a computer whose specific purpose is to burn dvds, SVCD's, VCD's and audio cd's. period. that is all it does.

If I have to encode a dvd then burn it to a disk it will take me about 25 minutes. 10 to encode and 15 to burn. when i upgrade to an 8x burner it will take me 18 minutes from start to finish. If I have already have my backup copy burned i copy it on the fly in 15 minutes. I will copy it in 8 when I upgrade to an 8x burner. I copy CD's on the fly in 3 minutes.

Your time of 45 minutes from start to finish would drive me crazy. Or, force me to upgrade my equipment.

I have not heard of Alcohol 120%. I will look into it to see if it will benefit me, if so thanks for the hook up. As of now though, nero is very versatile and serves my needs.

I also have a MP3/CD receiver in my car it is the BOMB.

Rock, to give a reference where i am coming from, here is a list my equipment:

Primary computer:

Toshiba 5105-s501 laptop with XP Pro
Pentium 4-1.7ghz, 512mb of ram, Nvidia Geforce 440, 40gb hd, dvd/cd-rw combo drive

Burning computer (built it myself just 3 weeks ago):
AMD Athlon 2400+ XP overclocked to 2.2ghz (similar performance to a Pentium 4 2.66 ghz)
Shuttle Motherboard, 1gb of Ram, ATI Radeon 9000,
1st HD - 80gb with a 10gb partition for Win XP Pro
2nd HD - 120gb to put dvd's
3rd HD - 40gb all for music
liteon 122 dvd-rom
hp dvd 300e 4x external dvd burner
hp dvd 200i 2.4x internal dvd burner
52x24x52x cd-rw cd writer

Downloading computer:
**this computer is specifically used for Kazaa and Bit Torrents so I can isolate viruses if they are downloaded and protect my money making computers**
Pentium II 350mhz with XP pro, Intel Mobo, 256mb of Ram, 20gb hd, 52x24x52x cd-rw cd writer

this is all networked through one router. the two desktops are hardwired and the laptop floats. I hardwire it when I am in my home office.

as you can see you are not the only one ROCK'n it...... lol.

[RockYoKoo]

Originally posted by gammite


Well here is how I keep it real, Rock,

I was talking straight burning times if you already had the data on your computer, as i do in many cases. I do things a little differently than you as dvd burning is my side hustle. shhhh....... Don't tell the MPAA. I have a computer whose specific purpose is to burn dvds, SVCD's, VCD's and audio cd's. period. that is all it does.



Burning computer (built it myself just 3 weeks ago):
AMD Athlon 2400+ XP overclocked to 2.2ghz (similar performance to a Pentium 4 2.66 ghz)
Shuttle Motherboard, 1gb of Ram, ATI Radeon 9000,
1st HD - 80gb with a 10gb partition for Win XP Pro
2nd HD - 120gb to put dvd's
3rd HD - 40gb all for music
liteon 122 dvd-rom
hp dvd 300e 4x external dvd burner
hp dvd 200i 2.4x internal dvd burner
52x24x52x cd-rw cd writer


as you can see you are not the only one ROCK'n it...... lol.

Now G man, I too have burning skills, wont go into all the details. I have 2 computers, but lets really help people here k.....

How many folks do you think have a 2.2 ghz and 1gb ram?

Lets be real they dont, so that means it will process it slower right. How much slower? maybe twice as slow?

So your 25 mins turns into 50 mins. Not putting your skills down, but the folks out here would like to get some real numbers for the system that they have, ya feel me.

Now IRC might be a place for you to travel, bit torrents and Kazza are second to IRC, but to each his own though.

BTW just got a 160BG hard, got a 80 and 60 already, and 40 and 60 on the other puter..... ones a P3 the other a P4 512k ram on both and they do just fine on speed. Hell I try not to burn that illegal, I just watch and throw it away mostly.

Just keeping it real, I ROCK!

[gammite]

How many folks do you think have a 2.2 ghz and 1gb ram?

****touche!

Lets be real they dont, so that means it will process it slower right. How much slower? maybe twice as slow? So your 25 mins turns into 50 mins. Not putting your skills down, but the folks out here would like to get some real numbers for the system that they have, ya feel me.

****i know folks with P3's running Win ME or in some cases 98se that can encode a dvd in 20-30 minutes. check out dvdshrink.org for a great and FREE dvd copying program that is very fast and easy to use and just as good as any comercial copying software.

Now IRC might be a place for you to travel, bit torrents and Kazza are second to IRC, but to each his own though.

****i only download programs/cracks and the ever occasional music single. If I needed to download movies IRC would be the place. However, I need the original dvd when I back them up to preserve the quality of video.

Back to the orignal post. For Cali Cam the times I mentioned are not out of the ordinary given the specs of the equipent he stated that he had:

I (Cali Cam) currently have an Asus A7N266-C motherboard. I'm running a 1.8 Athlon XP chip. I have researched it and it says it can handle a Gig. I have three slots for DDR ram. Operating System is XP pro and 60 gig hard drive.

As far as the DVD writer goes. I was looking to get a memorex 4x4 Dual layer which cost about $150 before the rebates in which I would get $50 back. So that would be $100. The reason I was thinking this one was because it is a pioneer Ao6.

for this equipment, even without the 1 gig of ram, Cam can encode and burn pretty fast.

good choice of burner by the way Cam. it is very reliable and has a very vocal positive following.

[gammite]

Rock,

I just went to Al 120%'s website. Help me to understand the benefits of this program over Nero 6 Ultimate Burning Suite.

if this can really benefit me i would consider switching. i just don't want to mess up the good system and process i already have.

[RockYoKoo]

Originally posted by gammite
Rock,

I just went to Al 120%'s website. Help me to understand the benefits of this program over Nero 6 Ultimate Burning Suite.

if this can really benefit me i would consider switching. i just don't want to mess up the good system and process i already have.

Al 120 burns from images it makes or that are made. Sometimes you can get a winrar file that expands to a cue & bin file, you can use Nero or A 120 to burn it, it just does it better to me. Now if I want to copy a disk, say an extra copy of a software disk, A120 is what I would use, not Nero.

I love Nero for audio, but the software is so commercial I bet it has limits, where as many ummmmm torrent, IRC user use A120, ask around.

Now this all started with the idea of "Burning DVD's" and that is what it is best for. I still use Nero for music.

So I would say get them both, and you can probably get if from your torrent buddies, just ask.....

I would not change my process, just look at something new and learn its advantages. But by all means ask around folkers...

Keep on ROCKn it.

[ice-c]

i try to stay out of these 'pissing' contests....

but...

yes, that is correct...if ENCODED before transfer to disk....u save a lot of time. but ultimately your total time remains the same.

the cool thing is that u can encode....a bunch....over night.....you don't have to switch out disks or anything.

but again, you need to consider your audience when making these suggestions........how many folks know how to encode...without burning? ummmm...it's awfully quiet.

ok...

ya'll carry on.

[RockYoKoo]

Originally posted by ice-c
i try to stay out of these 'pissing' contests....

but...

yes, that is correct...if ENCODED before transfer to disk....u save a lot of time. but ultimately your total time remains the same.

the cool thing is that u can encode....a bunch....over night.....you don't have to switch out disks or anything.

but again, you need to consider your audience when making these suggestions........how many folks know how to encode...without burning? ummmm...it's awfully quiet.

ok...

ya'll carry on.

Hiding in the back of the room saying...."I do..."

LOL Ice you a fool....

Rock on mane.