what type of ram do i need?

1337man · 08-03-2007, 09:34 PM

ive noticed my friends computer runs much faster and smoother in online-games, and i noticed ram must be the case since my internet is quite decent and my graphics card is the same as his.
i have a
Intel (R)
Celeron (R) CPU 2.93 GHz
2.93 GHz, 448 MB of Ram

I was wondering what type of ram do i need to purchase?
also, is this something fairly easy to install? i have installed my own graphics card before, that was pretty easy, but never installed anything else.

if you need any more information please ask.

Ambushed · 08-03-2007, 09:39 PM

What motherboard do you have?

cheburns · 08-03-2007, 09:43 PM

yea ram is based on your mobo and what type it accepts... its even easier to install than your video card I'm sure... you just push it down into the slots. If you get the model number off your motherboard it will be really easy to tell you what type of ram you need

brian · 08-03-2007, 09:45 PM

or just look at his ram now and get the info from that

1337man · 08-03-2007, 09:49 PM

i understand i can use pc-2700/pc-3200, so will this work?
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod..._code=50480172

or is there something youd recommend?

Burgerbob · 08-03-2007, 10:13 PM

If you get RAM, get it from www.newegg.com. Dont buy from CompUSA.

1337man · 08-03-2007, 10:18 PM

alright thanks for the website, they have cheaper stuff.
right now i have 512 ram, will another 512 make a difference? i dont play high-end games like World of Warcraft, i just play Java-based games and counter strike.
the reason i ask is i dont have much money.

1337man · 08-03-2007, 10:30 PM

ok well i think ill just have to buy another 512 ram card until i get enough money for a 1gb stick.
because i need more ram so much, my computer when it comes to games is just slow enough to piss me off.
but will this work, or would you recommend something else?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145479

1337man · 08-03-2007, 10:41 PM

please help me soon so i can order it asap!!

lion149 · 08-03-2007, 10:43 PM

I bought a dual channel set of these a while back, great memory for the price! Not the memory you would get for a huge gaming rig though

1 gig stick $55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820141198

08-03-2007, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
1337man New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: kazekhstan Age: 16 Posts: 22	what type of ram do i need? ive noticed my friends computer runs much faster and smoother in online-games, and i noticed ram must be the case since my internet is quite decent and my graphics card is the same as his. i have a Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU 2.93 GHz 2.93 GHz, 448 MB of Ram I was wondering what type of ram do i need to purchase? also, is this something fairly easy to install? i have installed my own graphics card before, that was pretty easy, but never installed anything else. if you need any more information please ask.

08-03-2007, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
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08-03-2007, 09:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
cheburns Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 555	yea ram is based on your mobo and what type it accepts... its even easier to install than your video card I'm sure... you just push it down into the slots. If you get the model number off your motherboard it will be really easy to tell you what type of ram you need __________________ Ultra X-Blaster ATX Mid-Tower Case with 2 x 120mm Thermaltake Fans ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.8GHz Processor with Zalman 9500 and AS5 CORSAIR ATX12V 520W Power Supply Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin PC2 6400 Memory BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 256MB Video Card Western Digital SATA SE16 Hard Drive - 2 x 400GB, 1 x 640GB Memorex 16x DVD+/-RW IDE Drive Samsung 20" 2ms Widescreen 206BW Windows XP Pro x64

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08-03-2007, 09:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
1337man New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: kazekhstan Age: 16 Posts: 22	i understand i can use pc-2700/pc-3200, so will this work? http://www.compusa.com/products/prod..._code=50480172 or is there something youd recommend?

08-03-2007, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
1337man New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: kazekhstan Age: 16 Posts: 22	alright thanks for the website, they have cheaper stuff. right now i have 512 ram, will another 512 make a difference? i dont play high-end games like World of Warcraft, i just play Java-based games and counter strike. the reason i ask is i dont have much money.

08-03-2007, 10:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
1337man New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: kazekhstan Age: 16 Posts: 22	ok well i think ill just have to buy another 512 ram card until i get enough money for a 1gb stick. because i need more ram so much, my computer when it comes to games is just slow enough to piss me off. but will this work, or would you recommend something else? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145479

08-03-2007, 10:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
1337man New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: kazekhstan Age: 16 Posts: 22	please help me soon so i can order it asap!!

08-03-2007, 10:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
lion149 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 288	I bought a dual channel set of these a while back, great memory for the price! Not the memory you would get for a huge gaming rig though 1 gig stick $55 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820141198 __________________ Rig#1: OS: XP Home Sp3 CPU:Intel Pentium 4 (3.20ghz) MB Biostar p4m900-m4 HDD:160 gb 7200rpm RAM:2gb Kingston DDR2 GPU:EVGA 8600gt DDR3 512mb PSU:Apevia 500w Rig#2: HP a110n-XP Pro-Celeron D 3.06ghz-80gb-2gb-ati x1550 Rig#3: Compaq Deskpro-Ubuntu 7.10-Pentium III 600mhz-10gb & 7gb slave-384mb-Agp rage pro 2x

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