I have got 512 mb ram right now but dont which company it is of.Also my motherboard says it supports DDR 400/333 SDRAM memory.now do i need to open and look which company and what speed is my current ram or does it not matter.Also i want to add 1gb,how do i do it,shall i just add 1gb or two 512mb of ram
2007-05-17 01:06:02 · 9 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
just to add,i just ran a check and it is coming below 512mb ram as DDR PC 3200 so what does that mean?
2007-05-17 01:27:55 · update #1
Go to Crucial.com and plug in a few specs, it will tell you what RAM you'll need
2007-05-17 01:10:21 · answer #1 · answered by MLM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The "company" or brand is not an issue. You can mix brands without any problem. You just have to be sure the new memory is DDR 400/333 memory (which is a type and speed of memory). You may want to open your computer and look to see if you have any open slots in which to place the new memory. If you do, you can add on to the existing 512mb by adding more chips. If you do not have any open slots, you will have to remove the 512mb to put in the new memory before adding the new. So you will have to buy a larger amount of memory.
2007-05-17 01:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RAM has also clock speed from 33 MHz to 667 MHz. It depends on system motherboard what it will support. If your mother board supports 300/400 MHZ than you should go for 400 MHz also called PC 3200. Download Everest Home Edition, install. When ever you run it, it will give you the full detail of hardware & software as well. Simply purchasing another RAM & insert in m/b will not work Ask vendor to purchase your RAM & give you single RAM of 1GB & pay the differece of amount.
2007-05-17 01:16:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pc3200 is the same as DDR 400. where as pc 2700 is the same as DDR 333.
you will want to get Pc3200 (ddr 400) and get 2x 512mb sticks as your motherboard might support dual channel which is faster/more efficient than single channel meaning you have 2 different size pieces of ram in your system ex..256/512. so go for 2x 512mb sticks of ram.
2007-05-17 02:52:17 · answer #4 · answered by mojo101178 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adding one 1 GB DDR or adding two 512 MB DDRs have their own pros and cons, on one side if u add two 512 MB DDRs you reduce your memory slots twice as compared to the other option, but reliability increases if one DDR goes usless at some point of time, you still have 512 working.
2007-05-17 01:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by amit_kumar8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very simply go to www.crucial.com and run their online scanner. It will tell you what you have, how much room you have to add more, and what you need to purchase for an upgrade to add more memory. Takes the guess work out of it. Other memory companies have scanners as well, but I rely on the crucial.com one.
2007-05-17 01:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just might want to check. Don't get the cheap inexpensive ram. It's your computer and give it the best.
2007-05-17 01:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by mmskdc4eva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cokmputer mwill work better and run at marginally faster speeds if you use two seperat 51mb sticks of ram, although if tyou want top use more memory them 2x igb of coursair ram is one of the best makes goiung. I think that you can but coursair RAM at www.overclockers.co.uk
jake, :)
2007-05-17 01:09:48 · answer #8 · answered by Jake 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
no actuallu it is going to fee you better as they're going to ask you £40 only for replacing your card besides because the fee of the griphic card, you may ought to save the former video card if no longer throw it
2016-11-04 05:15:29 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋