- Nov 3, 2014
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So, a friend of mine bought a "new" PC about a month ago (and got ripped off big time I guess) for like $450.
Inside is a Celeron J1800, 1 module of unbranded (u wot mate?) 1333 Mhz DDR3L ram(4GB)...and an obscure motherboard with only 2 Sata ports (wha?).
Let's put aside the fact that even the PSU inside is a total timebomb (the thing doesn't even tell me its max output...again...just obscure numbers)...what can I do to make it at least SOMEWHAT bearable?
He wanted to have the thing feel faster and my first action was to get him a dedicated GPU...even though his budget was a total joke.
I was able to snatch a GT440 for $20 and that certainly made gaming somewhat possible.
Loadtimes are still unbearable, though.
Now here's the thing...on the MB...the ram slots aren't even next to eachother...they're on opposite ends. Is it possible that the board wouldn't even support proper dual channel mode?
Or does the CPU even properly support it? Because I was thinking to give him an upgrade to 8GB of Ram...but not sure if I should get 2x4 or if it's not worth the hassle and just try 1x8....but since the Intel site for the J1800 says 8GB is the max TOTAL...does it even accept 8Gig modules?
Is there anything else I can do? Like...can this thing somehow be OCd? I got no idea why these kinds of funny CPUs even exist. *sigh*
Inside is a Celeron J1800, 1 module of unbranded (u wot mate?) 1333 Mhz DDR3L ram(4GB)...and an obscure motherboard with only 2 Sata ports (wha?).
Let's put aside the fact that even the PSU inside is a total timebomb (the thing doesn't even tell me its max output...again...just obscure numbers)...what can I do to make it at least SOMEWHAT bearable?
He wanted to have the thing feel faster and my first action was to get him a dedicated GPU...even though his budget was a total joke.
I was able to snatch a GT440 for $20 and that certainly made gaming somewhat possible.
Loadtimes are still unbearable, though.
Now here's the thing...on the MB...the ram slots aren't even next to eachother...they're on opposite ends. Is it possible that the board wouldn't even support proper dual channel mode?
Or does the CPU even properly support it? Because I was thinking to give him an upgrade to 8GB of Ram...but not sure if I should get 2x4 or if it's not worth the hassle and just try 1x8....but since the Intel site for the J1800 says 8GB is the max TOTAL...does it even accept 8Gig modules?
Is there anything else I can do? Like...can this thing somehow be OCd? I got no idea why these kinds of funny CPUs even exist. *sigh*