Ram Upgrade

MARQUETTE · 05-04-2008, 02:51 PM

I have an E-Machine T-3516 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2078718,00.asp

I want to upgrade my ram or memory to be able to play the newest and hottest games out(like the latest Halo, etc.)

What would be a good ram stick for my computer type?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2078718,00.asp

CoOkie · 05-04-2008, 05:24 PM

Your computer takes PC3200 (400Mhz) memory. You have a couple of options here; you can either buy 1GB ram and make the total upto 1.5 GB. Or buy 2 x 1GB sticks and take out the 512MB already installed, I would go for the latter. You can't have too much RAM...lol
Also, I would invest in a graphics card if you haven't done so yet, especially if you're gonna be playing games. I believe your system has a PCI-e (x16) slot. You can get a decent PCI-e card for under £100. Hope this helps!

MARQUETTE · 05-05-2008, 04:17 PM

Thanks, your post has been most helpful. I think I'll be buying the two 1 GB sticks of ram. They come as a package on Newegg.com anyway. Since, I already have an onboard ATI video card, I guess I'll be getting something made by ATI. HUHM, I wonder would my computer support ATI Crossfire cards. You Think?

Underclocker · 05-09-2008, 05:42 AM

You'll need at least 1.5GB of RAM to play the latest games. Ignore the fact that your onboard video is ATI. Go for something like an NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT. Don't forget to buy a quality power supply capable of 26A on the +12V rail in order to run it: Power Supply Information and Selection

Unfortunately your motherboard doesn't support CrossFire nor SLI since it only has a single PCI-E X16 slot.

05-04-2008, 02:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
MARQUETTE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16 OS: WINDOWS XP SP2	Ram Upgrade I have an E-Machine T-3516 http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2078718,00.asp I want to upgrade my ram or memory to be able to play the newest and hottest games out(like the latest Halo, etc.) What would be a good ram stick for my computer type? http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2078718,00.asp

05-04-2008, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
CoOkie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10 OS: Win XP	Re: Ram Upgrade Your computer takes PC3200 (400Mhz) memory. You have a couple of options here; you can either buy 1GB ram and make the total upto 1.5 GB. Or buy 2 x 1GB sticks and take out the 512MB already installed, I would go for the latter. You can't have too much RAM...lol Also, I would invest in a graphics card if you haven't done so yet, especially if you're gonna be playing games. I believe your system has a PCI-e (x16) slot. You can get a decent PCI-e card for under £100. Hope this helps!

05-05-2008, 04:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
MARQUETTE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16 OS: WINDOWS XP SP2	Re: Ram Upgrade Thanks, your post has been most helpful. I think I'll be buying the two 1 GB sticks of ram. They come as a package on Newegg.com anyway. Since, I already have an onboard ATI video card, I guess I'll be getting something made by ATI. HUHM, I wonder would my computer support ATI Crossfire cards. You Think?

05-09-2008, 05:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Underclocker Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A land girt by sea. Posts: 430 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: Ram Upgrade You'll need at least 1.5GB of RAM to play the latest games. Ignore the fact that your onboard video is ATI. Go for something like an NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT. Don't forget to buy a quality power supply capable of 26A on the +12V rail in order to run it: Power Supply Information and Selection Unfortunately your motherboard doesn't support CrossFire nor SLI since it only has a single PCI-E X16 slot. __________________ Win•dows: n. A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen-bit patch to an eight-bit operating system originally coded for a four-bit microprocessor which was written by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition.