question about memory

spitfire1129 · 11-27-2008, 03:10 PM

I want to upgrade my memory and i see 2 open slots on my mother board. The label sticker on memory stick says 'hynix 512 mb IRx8 PC2-5300u-555-12 .
Does this mean i can buy any memory stick that is PC2-5300?
( its a dell E521 and specs says : 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs ).

**sobeit** · 11-27-2008, 03:14 PM

as far as any memory stick thats pc2-5300 generally yes - you can use the following ram
http://crucial.com/store/listparts.a...mension%20E521

spitfire1129 · 12-03-2008, 01:12 AM

does having heat spreader make a big difference??? and for my dell dimension E521, i can ONLY put pc2-5300?? other ones seem to be faster and i was wondering if i can put in a higher number?

spitfire1129 · 12-03-2008, 01:30 AM

so in other words, what other numbers can i use for my desktop?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 12-03-2008, 06:40 AM

Most of the time you should be able to put in whatever ram higher, but it will clock down to the max speed for the board, (having more is just for overclocking ,somethign a dell can not do)

spitfire1129 · 12-15-2008, 05:30 AM

so. that means. i can buy, lets say. ddr2 pc2-6400 or something like that. if i put it in, it will just slow down and adjust to my motherboard but it should still work fine? My other one is pc2-5300, 512mb x 2 . does it matter if u have 2 different speeds of memory??

11-27-2008, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
spitfire1129 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63 OS: win xp	question about memory I want to upgrade my memory and i see 2 open slots on my mother board. The label sticker on memory stick says 'hynix 512 mb IRx8 PC2-5300u-555-12 . Does this mean i can buy any memory stick that is PC2-5300? ( its a dell E521 and specs says : 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs ).

11-27-2008, 03:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: question about memory as far as any memory stick thats pc2-5300 generally yes - you can use the following ram http://crucial.com/store/listparts.a...mension%20E521 __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

12-03-2008, 01:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
spitfire1129 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63 OS: win xp	Re: question about memory does having heat spreader make a big difference??? and for my dell dimension E521, i can ONLY put pc2-5300?? other ones seem to be faster and i was wondering if i can put in a higher number?

12-03-2008, 01:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
spitfire1129 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63 OS: win xp	Re: question about memory so in other words, what other numbers can i use for my desktop?

12-03-2008, 06:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: question about memory Most of the time you should be able to put in whatever ram higher, but it will clock down to the max speed for the board, (having more is just for overclocking ,somethign a dell can not do) __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

12-15-2008, 05:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
spitfire1129 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 63 OS: win xp	Re: question about memory so. that means. i can buy, lets say. ddr2 pc2-6400 or something like that. if i put it in, it will just slow down and adjust to my motherboard but it should still work fine? My other one is pc2-5300, 512mb x 2 . does it matter if u have 2 different speeds of memory??