wondering if i should get a ram card

Rockin-Rollo · 03-18-2008, 03:41 PM

hey their i am new to the forums, and a newbie in computers but i love them and their awesome :D, i know i have ddr ram and i have 2 slots, one of them 256 mb of ddr ram, and the others 512 mb ddr ram, i want to replace the 256 mb with a 512-1gb of ram, just to get the little bit of extra performance in some of my games, now my friend says its not going to work but im all like no way dude it will work, so i came here to TECHSUPPORT to find out if in theory it should work

THANKS !!!!!

**simpswr** · 03-18-2008, 04:06 PM

Hello .. and welcome to the forum

What Brand/model is your pc? . . most newer ones want matching pairs to work in Dual Channel mode. You can go here and use the configuration tool to find what your pc uses and what it will hold

xLostSoulx · 03-18-2008, 04:13 PM

The ram will work, it depends on the speed to see if your performance gets higher.

Rockin-Rollo · 03-20-2008, 02:57 PM

Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB
Currently Installed Memory: 768MB
Available Memory Slots: 0
Number of Banks: 2
Dual Channel Support: No
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz Model 2, Stepping 7
CPU Speed: 2391 MHz

thats what came up

**simpswr** · 03-20-2008, 03:58 PM

No dual channel support so you can add any combination you want . . just make them faster or equal to the sticks you havei n there now.

Rockin-Rollo · 03-21-2008, 06:11 PM

sweeetness, thanks simpswr!! :D

**simpswr** · 03-21-2008, 08:56 PM

**FreoHeaveho** · 03-26-2008, 10:18 AM

Get 2gb if you can find it cheaply.

xLostSoulx · 03-30-2008, 09:06 AM

Like I've said before, DDR ram is not cheap for 2 GB!

**simpswr** · 03-30-2008, 09:10 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=2GB+(2+x+1GB)

xLostSoulx · 03-30-2008, 12:31 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231039

That is exactly what I needed, but I can't order online which really sucks plus its in US, I am in Canada.

**FreoHeaveho** · 03-31-2008, 06:11 PM

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...id=RAM.346.341

**speedster123** · 04-01-2008, 03:15 AM

good link big
here is another
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...MP=ILC-FPM-MEM
i believe they ship to canada

xLostSoulx · 04-01-2008, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigfellla

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...id=RAM.346.341

2 GB of DDR ram for 80 dollars, that's better than what TigerDirect (oh and there is a tigerdirect in Canada, I live really close to it - thats where I wanted to buy my ram) listed. Tigerdirect listed 1 GB for 80, and CanadaComputers lists 2 GB for 80 plus it's exactly my PC type.

I've bookmarked this! Thank you.

03-18-2008, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rockin-Rollo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	wondering if i should get a ram card hey their i am new to the forums, and a newbie in computers but i love them and their awesome :D, i know i have ddr ram and i have 2 slots, one of them 256 mb of ddr ram, and the others 512 mb ddr ram, i want to replace the 256 mb with a 512-1gb of ram, just to get the little bit of extra performance in some of my games, now my friend says its not going to work but im all like no way dude it will work, so i came here to TECHSUPPORT to find out if in theory it should work THANKS !!!!!

03-18-2008, 04:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,242 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card Hello .. and welcome to the forum What Brand/model is your pc? . . most newer ones want matching pairs to work in Dual Channel mode. You can go here and use the configuration tool to find what your pc uses and what it will hold __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

03-18-2008, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
xLostSoulx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 82 OS: Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Pro SP3, Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 My System	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card The ram will work, it depends on the speed to see if your performance gets higher.

03-20-2008, 02:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rockin-Rollo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB Currently Installed Memory: 768MB Available Memory Slots: 0 Number of Banks: 2 Dual Channel Support: No CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz Model 2, Stepping 7 CPU Speed: 2391 MHz thats what came up

03-20-2008, 03:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,242 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card No dual channel support so you can add any combination you want . . just make them faster or equal to the sticks you havei n there now. __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

03-21-2008, 06:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rockin-Rollo Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 OS: xp	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card sweeetness, thanks simpswr!! :D

03-21-2008, 08:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,242 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

03-26-2008, 10:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card Get 2gb if you can find it cheaply. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

03-30-2008, 09:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
xLostSoulx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 82 OS: Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Pro SP3, Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 My System	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card Like I've said before, DDR ram is not cheap for 2 GB!

03-30-2008, 09:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,242 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=2GB+(2+x+1GB) __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

03-30-2008, 12:31 PM	#11 (permalink)
xLostSoulx Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 82 OS: Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Pro SP3, Server 2003 Enterprise SP2 My System	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231039 That is exactly what I needed, but I can't order online which really sucks plus its in US, I am in Canada.

03-31-2008, 06:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,213 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...id=RAM.346.341 __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

04-01-2008, 03:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,223 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: wondering if i should get a ram card good link big here is another http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...MP=ILC-FPM-MEM i believe they ship to canada __________________