Upgrading my Ram - What to buy.

Pushpin · 01-26-2009, 05:51 PM

Currently i have one Adcance Modules 32 M x 64, 256mb - DDR.

It is a upgraded windows ME and XP runs slow, i was told if i increased my RAM i would be able to have xp run much smoother.

My motherboard is a K7VTa3 Ver: 8.0

I was wanting to get about 1gb of ram. Im unsure, one stick or two? I am going to be buying it from either Bestbuy, Frys, or Newegg. Can someone please reffer me to an inexpenisive ram stick that will work on my computer.

Thankie.

ech0419 · 01-26-2009, 06:42 PM

Why such an old system? You can upgrade this but it's more expensive to change the tires on an antique car then it is on your brand new ford.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

2x 512mb sticks - 184pin - sdram

That will be the cheapest/reliability ratio you'll get on a system like that. You can pay more for more performance but for something so old it's starts getting ridiculous for slight speed increases.

Pushpin · 01-26-2009, 06:58 PM

Hmm okay so your saying it would be better to just buy a new computer... Thanks for the link :)

**Doby** · 01-26-2009, 07:03 PM

IMHO you may be ok with that computer depending what you want it to do, if its used for just surfing I would do the ram upgrade.

What cpu does it have?

Pushpin · 01-26-2009, 07:09 PM

Im sorry, CPU = ? (i think its central processing unit, but were do i find out what one i have)

Yeah i just use it for surfing and runescape :P

ech0419 · 01-26-2009, 07:16 PM

It depends on what you want to do with the computer but that thing is aging fast and it may be better to just buy a new computer. They have ddr3 2000 ram now, which, well, is so fast it will make your head spin right off in comparison.

Don't buy this because I said it's out there lol. It's quite expensive and ridiculous for the average person.

Pushpin · 01-26-2009, 07:20 PM

Well its a computer i hardly use but i was going to run some autoing programs on it, they are running a little sluggish with the current amount of ram, i wanted to speed it up slightly

**Doby** · 01-26-2009, 07:28 PM

The ram echo linked to will work fine and for 34 bucks its going to speed things up, yes the cpu is a cental processing unit, I asked because depending on what cpu you have it may not be worth the investment.

http://majorgeeks.com/EVEREST_Free_Edition_d4181.html

If you install everest free it will tell you what cpu you have

01-26-2009, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pushpin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA, Arizona Posts: 67 OS: Vista/XP	Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. Currently i have one Adcance Modules 32 M x 64, 256mb - DDR. It is a upgraded windows ME and XP runs slow, i was told if i increased my RAM i would be able to have xp run much smoother. My motherboard is a K7VTa3 Ver: 8.0 I was wanting to get about 1gb of ram. Im unsure, one stick or two? I am going to be buying it from either Bestbuy, Frys, or Newegg. Can someone please reffer me to an inexpenisive ram stick that will work on my computer. Thankie.

01-26-2009, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
ech0419 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Eastern US Posts: 172 OS: XP pro ~ Vista Ultimate x64 & x32 ~ os x 10.4 ~ Ubuntu 7.10	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. Why such an old system? You can upgrade this but it's more expensive to change the tires on an antique car then it is on your brand new ford. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440 2x 512mb sticks - 184pin - sdram That will be the cheapest/reliability ratio you'll get on a system like that. You can pay more for more performance but for something so old it's starts getting ridiculous for slight speed increases.

01-26-2009, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pushpin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA, Arizona Posts: 67 OS: Vista/XP	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. Hmm okay so your saying it would be better to just buy a new computer... Thanks for the link :)

01-26-2009, 07:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,082 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. IMHO you may be ok with that computer depending what you want it to do, if its used for just surfing I would do the ram upgrade. What cpu does it have? __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF

01-26-2009, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pushpin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA, Arizona Posts: 67 OS: Vista/XP	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. Im sorry, CPU = ? (i think its central processing unit, but were do i find out what one i have) Yeah i just use it for surfing and runescape :P Last edited by Pushpin; 01-26-2009 at 07:12 PM.

01-26-2009, 07:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
ech0419 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Eastern US Posts: 172 OS: XP pro ~ Vista Ultimate x64 & x32 ~ os x 10.4 ~ Ubuntu 7.10	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. It depends on what you want to do with the computer but that thing is aging fast and it may be better to just buy a new computer. They have ddr3 2000 ram now, which, well, is so fast it will make your head spin right off in comparison. Don't buy this because I said it's out there lol. It's quite expensive and ridiculous for the average person.

01-26-2009, 07:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pushpin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA, Arizona Posts: 67 OS: Vista/XP	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. Well its a computer i hardly use but i was going to run some autoing programs on it, they are running a little sluggish with the current amount of ram, i wanted to speed it up slightly

01-26-2009, 07:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Doby Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central PA (USA) Posts: 8,082 OS: XP sp2/ Vista My System	Re: Upgrading my Ram - What to buy. The ram echo linked to will work fine and for 34 bucks its going to speed things up, yes the cpu is a cental processing unit, I asked because depending on what cpu you have it may not be worth the investment. http://majorgeeks.com/EVEREST_Free_Edition_d4181.html If you install everest free it will tell you what cpu you have __________________ Would you like to help TSF fight cancer and other diseases??? JOIN TEAM TSF