install ram

Gr3yG0053 · 10-07-2004, 03:24 AM

i have a question about how much ram i can put in my computer. I only hove one pci slot left, so what is the largest amount of ram i can put into my computer. Also if i chose to could i buy a new tower, and relocate all my internals to the new tower to create more pci slots?

thanks all

4W4K3 · 10-07-2004, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Gr3yG0053

i have a question about how much ram i can put in my computer. I only hove one pci slot left, so what is the largest amount of ram i can put into my computer. Also if i chose to could i buy a new tower, and relocate all my internals to the new tower to create more pci slots?

thanks all

you sound confused. RAM doesn't go in the PCI slot..it goes in the DIMM slots. and getting a new case will not increase your DIMM slots...you have to buy a new motherboard for that. the amount of RAM you can put in your computer depends on your motherboard. what kind of motherboard do you have? and how much RAM does it currently have in it already?

**Praetor** · 10-07-2004, 05:05 AM

Yeah... what he said

PCI slots are the white slots that run left-right when you look at the case standing up and the memory slots typically are top-bottom

Gr3yG0053 · 10-08-2004, 06:48 PM

so how do i know how many open slots i have, besides opening it up?

4W4K3 · 10-08-2004, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Gr3yG0053

so how do i know how many open slots i have, besides opening it up?

CPU-Z should be able to tell you.

Gr3yG0053 · 10-08-2004, 07:23 PM

well i opened it up anyway after i posted the reply, and it looks like i have four slots. When i bought my computer, i knew less than what i know now about computers, but i got 1gig of ram. Now that i have it open there are two slots open and two "sticks" of ram in the other slots. My first question, if i do get some ram what is the largest amounts that i can get...if i get a 1x1024 will it fit in the space provided, or do i have to get 2x512. my second question is that the ram that is installed is in two seprate slots, the clips holding the ram is white and empty slots clips are black, does this matter, or can i even install ram in these slots. Finally my last question is what is the best ram there like ddramm, is there any other, ans/or what is the best?

kof2000 · 10-08-2004, 10:34 PM

4slots doesnt always mean max is 4gb. some mb allows 4gb of pc2100-2700 but only 2gb of pc3200. a 1x 1024 stick is usually way more expensive than 2x512 unless you are planning to max it out.

Gr3yG0053 · 10-09-2004, 02:09 PM

well since i think, almost 100%, that i have 2x512, than should i go with another 2x512 or should i get 2x1024, and would it be that noticable between the two?

ThePCmaN · 10-09-2004, 06:02 PM

i say u stick with 2 sticks of 512MB (PC3200)... and spend that mney that u were gonna spend on 2GBs, buy a NICE Graphics Card or somethin!!

**Praetor** · 10-10-2004, 07:15 PM

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CPU-Z should be able to tell you.

It should?? Dont you mean PCWizard?

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if i do get some ram what is the largest amounts that i can get...if i get a 1x1024 will it fit in the space provided, or do i have to get 2x512

Read the manual, it will say there. Depends on teh mobo.

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Finally my last question is what is the best ram there like ddramm, is there any other, ans/or what is the best?

DDR is prolly what you'll be using as for quantity... depends on the intent

10-07-2004, 03:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
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10-07-2004, 05:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
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10-08-2004, 07:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Gr3yG0053 New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 20	??? well i opened it up anyway after i posted the reply, and it looks like i have four slots. When i bought my computer, i knew less than what i know now about computers, but i got 1gig of ram. Now that i have it open there are two slots open and two "sticks" of ram in the other slots. My first question, if i do get some ram what is the largest amounts that i can get...if i get a 1x1024 will it fit in the space provided, or do i have to get 2x512. my second question is that the ram that is installed is in two seprate slots, the clips holding the ram is white and empty slots clips are black, does this matter, or can i even install ram in these slots. Finally my last question is what is the best ram there like ddramm, is there any other, ans/or what is the best?

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10-09-2004, 06:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
ThePCmaN Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Huntington, WV Age: 20 Posts: 179	i say u stick with 2 sticks of 512MB (PC3200)... and spend that mney that u were gonna spend on 2GBs, buy a NICE Graphics Card or somethin!! __________________ OCZ GameXStream 700Watt PSU Lite-On 20x DVD-Burner Seagate 320GB SATA HD MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+ AMD 790FX AMD Athlon 64 x2 5000+ 2.6GHz BE EVGA nVidia 8800GTS 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 HT Omega Claro 7.1 PCI Sound Card Mushkin 4GB (1GBx4) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Zalman 2Ball CPU Cooler Logitech THX Z-5300e 520Watts 5.1 Speakers/Plantronics GameCon1 Headset

10-08-2004, 06:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gr3yG0053 New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 20	so how do i know how many open slots i have, besides opening it up?

10-09-2004, 02:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Gr3yG0053 New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 20	well since i think, almost 100%, that i have 2x512, than should i go with another 2x512 or should i get 2x1024, and would it be that noticable between the two?

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