Couple questions on old stuff

[Eric_On_Web]

Hi guys this is for older of you who still remember about XP settings :P

QUESTIONS:

1-What is the minimal memory for Windows XP pro 32bits and what is the recommended memory to keep it rolling better than minimal ?

2- (Onboard AGP 4X video with 64megs maximum shared memory SiS630ET chipset coupled to a 133mhz fsb-cpu with pc133 memory) or (PCI video card PNY Verto Geforce FX5200 256megs)?

3- If I put a 512megs pc133 and a 128megs pc133 both SYNC memory could it still work correctly with Windows XP pro 32bits if I put the shared memory to the maximum of 64megs for the onboard video card?

[micropage7]

xp pro need 128mb is the minimal ram
it looks better you put the pci vga than use onboard sis

[Eric_On_Web]

Originally Posted by micropage7

xp pro need 128mb is the minimal ram
it looks better you put the pci vga than use onboard sis

Ok thx. I was wondering because the pci slots are 33mhz and the agp are 133mhz

[overclocker]

yes the ram will work and the FX5200 will be way faster then onboard

[xenocide]

Originally Posted by Eric_On_Web

Ok thx. I was wondering because the pci slots are 33mhz and the agp are 133mhz

The issue is more that the GPU you listed is actually Onboard Video, meaning it takes away from the CPU\RAM for a lot of it's functionality. If your motherboard does have a 4x AGP slot, then an AGP card would be much better than a PCI one. As it stands though, a PCI GPU would be infinitely better than Onboard, especially legacy onboard solutions that were notoriously terrible...

[_JP_]

Originally Posted by Eric_On_Web

1-What is the minimal memory for Windows XP pro 32bits and what is the recommended memory to keep it rolling better than minimal ?

Minimum: 64MB
Recommended: 128MB
Optimal: 512MB
More may be needed for certain applications.

Originally Posted by Eric_On_Web

2- (Onboard AGP 4X video with 64megs maximum shared memory SiS630ET chipset coupled to a 133mhz fsb-cpu with pc133 memory) or (PCI video card PNY Verto Geforce FX5200 256megs)?

The 2nd option.

Originally Posted by Eric_On_Web

3- If I put a 512megs pc133 and a 128megs pc133 both SYNC memory could it still work correctly with Windows XP pro 32bits if I put the shared memory to the maximum of 64megs for the onboard video card?

It will work with no problems.

[grss1982]

Originally Posted by Eric_On_Web

Hi guys this is for older of you who still remember about XP settings :P

QUESTIONS:

1-What is the minimal memory for Windows XP pro 32bits and what is the recommended memory to keep it rolling better than minimal ?

2- (Onboard AGP 4X video with 64megs maximum shared memory SiS630ET chipset coupled to a 133mhz fsb-cpu with pc133 memory) or (PCI video card PNY Verto Geforce FX5200 256megs)?

3- If I put a 512megs pc133 and a 128megs pc133 both SYNC memory could it still work correctly with Windows XP pro 32bits if I put the shared memory to the maximum of 64megs for the onboard video card?

1.) 128MB is the minimum for Windows XP. The more RAM though the better.
2.) Much better if you use a discrete video card.
3.) It will work.

Since you're talking about an SiS630ET that would mean you woulh have a PIII or Celeron processor.

[Eric_On_Web]

P3 Intel Tualatin 1.26gig FSB 133mhz 512k of level 2 cache

[Melvis]

With SP3 even 512MB isnt enough anymore, i would go 1GB to be safe and happy (if you can) and a total of 2GB is all you need ever for XP.

[freebie]

I agree with Melvis, i wouldn't dream of running xp with less than 1gb.

[Yukikaze]

Such an old rig should really be running a lightweight Linux distro. I have a Pentium III laptop which is quite usable with Vector Linux on it (and there are lighter distros out there).

[Eric_On_Web]

I hate linux because i dont understand it really well. Gonna have to study some basic commands and test it on other old crappy computer.

For the 2 others ... old socket 370 mobo where mostly 2 slots and on these the max per slots were 512megs. The highest quality ones were max 1.5 gigs on 3 or 4 slots. I have a basic mobo with 2 slots and already populated them.

[assaulter_99]

Originally Posted by _JP_

Minimum: 64MB
Recommended: 128MB
Optimal: 512MB

Spot on. I remember back in the days I had a dude comin" in with such a rig and I installed it fine. Wasn't pretty waiting for programs to load though.

[Eric_On_Web]

Originally Posted by assaulter_99

Spot on. I remember back in the days I had a dude comin" in with such a rig and I installed it fine. Wasn't pretty waiting for programs to load though.

I got 640 megs so seems to be alright.