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[hoofhearted4]

i thought it would say in the BIOS but it didnt, unless i didnt look in the right place lol...is the only way i can know is by taking it apart? just curious because my moms PC needs an upgrade bad, at least some more RAM, possibly a new CPU, but i need to know her motherboard so i know what kind of RAM she can use and stuff

thanks all

[MarkInMKUK]

Possible methods:

1) Belarc Advisor / CPUZ / SIW will all read your system and tell you what the motherboard is.

2) Reboot and write down the displayed BIOS string, enter it in google and cross your fingers.

3) Open the case and get a vacuum cleaner and torch.

[Illiad86]

Get AIDA64 (formally Everest) : http://www.lavalys.c...port/downloads/

There's a free trial you can download, it shows you everything about your computer The paid version can actually show you your Windows CD key and a few other things Also has benchmarks to test the computer. Actually got a license myself, awesome program.

This is what it shows for my motherboard:
Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 07/09/2010-RX780-SB710-7A66AG0KC-00
Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type AMD K10
Real Clock 200 MHz
Effective Clock 200 MHz
HyperTransport Clock 2000 MHz
North Bridge Clock 2000 MHz

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Unganged Dual DDR3 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 24:6
Real Clock 800 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 1600 MHz
Bandwidth 25600 MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 Socket AM3
Expansion Slots 2 PCI, 4 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16
Integrated Devices Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 210 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset AMD770
Extra Features DualBIOS, Easy Energy Saver

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Information http://www.giga-byte.../main.aspx?s=42
BIOS Download http://www.giga-byte...oad-center.aspx
Driver Update http://driveragent.com?ref=59
BIOS Upgrades http://www.esupport....fm?refererid=40

pretty neat

Edited by Illiad86, 03 September 2011 - 04:58 AM.

[hoofhearted4]

thank you, that told me exactly what i need to know! basically if i needed to upgrade my moms PC id have to rebuild a lot of it. the board can only support 2gb of RAM which is just sad....shes running 1gb of RAM right now ddr2 (333mhz) with an intel Celeron 1.8ghz 1 core. unfortunately i know they dont have the extra money to do any upgrades at the moment...but as long as they stop complaining that their PC is so slow (which it is lol)

[Illiad86]

No problem Haha, old school slow stuff there...ouch...

Edited by Illiad86, 03 September 2011 - 07:33 AM.

[hoofhearted4]

ur telling me