IU have a Dell Dimension 3000 P4 3.0 ghz with 1 gig of RAM.
I'd like to upgrade to 2 gig of ram. It seems like all I can find is 2 gig at 2x1024. I'd rather have just a 2 gig stick in case I want to upgrade it. Will 2 gig or 4 gig even work in this machine? Many thanks!
Chris
2006-12-08 02:38:20 · 8 answers · asked by pegboy_30 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
u can get 2G ddr2 kingston.but it'l rip u off RS.24000-34000. its not worth that upgrade.
p4 is already done with. buy a new processor and a new mother board that has atleast 4 slots(the new ones support upto 16GB upgrade!!) you can wait a while and upgrade the whole comp for the money u spend on ram rite nw.
even if u upgrade now,it wont be worth wat u spend since yor mobo and processor are old. 1GB is more than enough even if your comp is runnin on vista!
neglect all above if u r not plannin 2 upgrade d comp for next 10 yrs.
2006-12-08 19:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by kokain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many motherboards nowadays are coming with 4 DDR RAM slots, try to find the specs for your motherboard, or look at it. Chances are that Dell may have been evil and stuck 2 512 Mb sticks in it to give you 1Gb.
But if you do have space to upgrade, head to http://www.newegg.com and get some Ram from there, that's a good place to start.
2006-12-08 03:05:25 · answer #2 · answered by coldblade666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check it out yourself
http://www.4allmemory.com/
The most you can put in the computer is 2 Gig
You have two slot that will only hold 1 Gig each which is 2 Gig
beside two Ram(s) runs faster than 1 they process info at the same time.
2006-12-08 03:10:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 23:00:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very doubtful. Look up the specs for your computer at dell.com and see what they say. I highly doubt it tho, U got a Dell. :P
And for 4 gigs, I don't think you can at all.
2006-12-08 02:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by DarkWolf_1st 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it most pc or only upgradable to 2gb how ever it is very hard to find 2gb sticks... i have never actually seen one
2006-12-08 02:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by cwconline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need to look at your motherboad specs some are able to have 4gig some are not but all from 2000 and on can hold 2gig
2006-12-08 02:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by jared 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of a 2GB RAM stick... At least not if it's DDR/DDR2
2006-12-08 02:49:00 · answer #8 · answered by BlackholeUSA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋