Ram increasing?

Question

i have 845 via chipset.with 512 mb sd ram with p4 2.4 ghz processor. can i increase my ram i dont know how much i increse .at what limit my board support ram

Answer 1

you could add ram..how much? depends on your motherboard limitations...do you know which motherboard do you have?

Answer 2

Well most of the time it is just simpler to buy another computer in the long run. Yes if you wanted to you could increase you memory from anywhere to 1, 2, or 4 GB dependin on how much you coumpter model supports. If you have a laptop there is a limit desktops not as many restrictions. Beleieve me you are going to go through H#l* trying to find the right part, and then if there is restriction you might have to buy another motherboard and everything. Just dont be cheap and buy another computer SRY.

Answer 3

As you can probably guess by now, all memory is not created equal. Your system memory typically resides on your computer's motherboard, and uses a very high speed interface to connect to your computer's CPU. In fact, as fast as that interface is, it's still not as fast as we would like it (so true about so many things), and most modern CPUs actually copy or "cache" blocks of memory internally where they can access it even faster.

One of the characteristics of system memory is that when you remove power, *poof*, the memory has lost what ever it contained. Time to reboot.

USB Memory Sticks, on the other hand, are expected to retain whatever you put in them when the power is removed. Heck, they're expected to retain their memory when they're completely removed from the computer. As a result they use a different memory technology typically called "flash ram", which does exactly that. It's called "flash" because the memory contents are loaded, and then a special signal is sent that, in a sense, tells the memory to "remember this, now". It's kind of like taking a picture with a flash on your camera ... the picture "remembers" the state of everything when the flash went off. Flash BIOS is called that for the same reason - it's just flash memory that contains your computer's BIOS.

The downside to flash RAM is that it's slower. Reading flash memory is slower, and writing to flash memory is MUCH slower. It works fine as a virtual disk drive because our expectations for a disk's speed are quite different than what we expect for system memory.

In addition to the issue of the memory's own speed, there's also the USB interface to consider. As fast as it is for other purposes, it, too, is significantly slower than your system's main memory.

So USB RAM sticks, memory sticks, key chain drives, geek sticks, whatever you call them, are great for portable data storage. But increasing your system's memory is an entirely different proposition.

Answer 4

845 socket is a fairly cheap motherboard. I would say 2GB max. Some of them support 3GB. If you have 3 ram slots, then I'd bet on 3GB, 2 slots it should be 2GB.

Answer 5

Check your owners manual, it wll let you know how much ram your computer can support. Or go the the motherboard manufacturers website, and it will tell you how much ram it supports.

Answer 6

Just look up on the manufacturer's website for your PC's features and there you will see max. limit of yor RAM to be upgraded.

Answer 7

I am sure you have at least one more memory slot, the best thing to do is consult your mobo manual to find out what memory options you have. You can find the manual at your mobo manufacturers site. You can also simply pull the memory stick out and take it with you and they will provide you with the proper stick providing you have another slot.

Answer 8

You can go to www.crucial.com and they have a ram configurer and it will tell you what kind and how much ram you can use or max out your mobo..thanks

Answer 9

yes
probably 4 gigs if you have enough slots
google the name/model number and you can find specs

Answer 10

yeah, most likely at LEAST 2 gigs