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So my friend has this computer " Dell Inspiron 3847 " Desktop and I want to help he upgrade a couple components and add a cheap graphics card what are some other suggestions I should do to upgrade this computer to improve it?

Will this ram kit work for his computer ?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-xlr8-2-pack-4gb-pc3-14900-ddr3-udimm-desktop-memory-kit-black/5429115.p?id=1219650452870&skuId=5429115

What's a good graphics card for under $100?

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Adding more ram does not help with system performance (unless he is running out of memory) A good graphics card under $100 .... 

 

Maybe you should look at this video

 

 

Maybe up the price to $150

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Adding more ram does not help with system performance (unless he is running out of memory) A good graphics card under $100 .... 

 

Maybe you should look at this video

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sph6cjJeRdI

 

Maybe up the price to $150

He uses a lot of programs at one time and needs that extra memory for those task he has 8gb now but I want to change the ram to some new ram for better

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Adding more ram does not help with system performance (unless he is running out of memory) A good graphics card under $100 .... 

 

Maybe you should look at this video

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sph6cjJeRdI

 

Maybe up the price to $150

Sorry I meant under $200

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The 750/750ti is getting below the 100$ mark and it's a decent card

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Sorry I meant under $200

280x would be the best bang for the buck. But I am not sure if it will fit inside the case. 

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He uses a lot of programs at one time and needs that extra memory for those task he has 8gb now but I want to change the ram to some new ram for better

I mean if he is running multiple programs at once, then, how is his cpu up to the task? You might want a better cpu to handle the multitasking. Even with more ram, the pc is going to have trouble processing all those tasks at once. 

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I mean if he is running multiple programs at once, then, how is his cpu up to the task? You might want a better cpu to handle the multitasking. Even with more ram, the pc is going to have trouble processing all those tasks at once.

So that new ram is not worth it?

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Adding more ram does not help with system performance (unless he is running out of memory) A good graphics card under $100 .... 

 

Maybe you should look at this video

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sph6cjJeRdI

 

Maybe up the price to $150

Get a 750Ti

 

oh and follow your topic

The 750/750ti is getting below the 100$ mark and it's a decent card

If the ram is not worth it what is the best thing to upgrade to improve performance for under $100?

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If the ram is not worth it what is the best thing to upgrade to improve performance for under $100?

ah, 99% of the time this fixes it. 

 

AN SSD 

 

Its something where once you have it, you CANT go back. Makes all the programs much more responsive, it for the most part eliminates the blue loading mouse icon. The best way to improve performance. A 250 gb samsung 850 evo costs less than $100. You can use the current 1 tb as extra storage. For large programs or files or movies. Videos and such. 

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So my friend has this computer " Dell Inspiron 3847 " Desktop and I want to help he upgrade a couple components and add a cheap graphics card what are some other suggestions I should do to upgrade this computer to improve it?

Will this ram kit work for his computer ?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-xlr8-2-pack-4gb-pc3-14900-ddr3-udimm-desktop-memory-kit-black/5429115.p?id=1219650452870&skuId=5429115

What's a good graphics card for under $100?

Just make sure it's SDRAM I'm not sure if that'll make a difference but I would always check the specifications of the computer to see what's compatible or not.  But yeah if your buddy has a lot of tabs open and or programs an SSD and RAM will help.  As for gaming upgrading the graphics card is the way to go.  Also with that computer it has a maximum of 16gb of Memory.

 

Here are the specs for this computer: http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/inspiron-3847-desktop/pd?~ck=anav

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Just make sure it's SDRAM I'm not sure if that'll make a difference but I would always check the specifications of the computer to see what's compatible or not.  But yeah if your buddy has a lot of tabs open and or programs an SSD and RAM will help.  As for gaming upgrading the graphics card is the way to go.  Also with that computer it has a maximum of 16gb of Memory.

 

Here are the specs for this computer: http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/inspiron-3847-desktop/pd?~ck=anav

 

Do you know whats the diffrences between SDRAM AND UNDIMM

 

WILL THIS RAM KIT WORK?

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-PC3-12800-BLS2KIT8G3D1609DS1S00-BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00/dp/B006YG9EEW/ref=lp_172500_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451838567&sr=1-3

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No it has to do with the connection type this is what you're looking for http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-1600MHz-240-Pin-Channel-CMX16GX3M2A1600C11/dp/B006ZINK0S

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