So I need to get more RAM
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apj101
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no no you dont have to get the same make, however i would stick to the same size if i were you. A 256mb ram should cost too much at all. Or you could get 2 X 512mb, that'll give you a juicy amount of ram.
The makes of you ram determine it quality, there are some very good quality makes such as cosair, crucial, kingston etc... These perform faster than there cheaper counter parts. But for a low end user who is not over clocking i thing any make will be fine
The makes of you ram determine it quality, there are some very good quality makes such as cosair, crucial, kingston etc... These perform faster than there cheaper counter parts. But for a low end user who is not over clocking i thing any make will be fine
apj101
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oh, your getting a bit confused as to what ram is. Ram is not were you files are stored. these are stored on your hard drive. You ram is a kind of working short term memory. It is cleared every time you shutdown. In simple terms information is taken from your hard drive and a copy is stored in your ram, which is were it will sit and wait to be passed to the processor. Some data will sit in your ram for as long as your computer is turned on. But it will ALL be wiped the second you restart. So in short there will be no damage to your files what so ever when you change or remove ram
As for MHz, i cant answer directly as this depends of your system. Best thing to do is get some ram that is of the same speed as you current ram. To determine this i recommenc using cpu-z (you will se lot s of people recommend this) it can be found here:
http://www.cpuid.org/download/cpu-z-128.zip
load this and flick to the section that says memory, then look at the line that says "frequency" this tells your the MHz of you current ram. You cant really go wrong with using the same speed (Mhz). You could buy faster of course, but without knowing too much more about you computer i wouldn't be able to tell if you would see any benifit
As for MHz, i cant answer directly as this depends of your system. Best thing to do is get some ram that is of the same speed as you current ram. To determine this i recommenc using cpu-z (you will se lot s of people recommend this) it can be found here:
http://www.cpuid.org/download/cpu-z-128.zip
load this and flick to the section that says memory, then look at the line that says "frequency" this tells your the MHz of you current ram. You cant really go wrong with using the same speed (Mhz). You could buy faster of course, but without knowing too much more about you computer i wouldn't be able to tell if you would see any benifit
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apj101
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ahh, this is were the marketing language as caught you. You are buying ddr ram, which mean double data rate ram, which means that i can transmit data at both the peak and trough of a cycle, so twice in one cycle, so thereby turning a 200mhz into a 400mhz, confused yet? So a 400mhx will actually run at a 200mhz clock speed. Incidently a ram module that runs at 400mhz can be descrided as DDR400 or PC3200. And will just slot into you machine like a glove. But do follow some instuctions, and be sure to earth your body before touching ANY components
Thanks man, I ordered this:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52436
Next on the agenda - Graphics card.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52436
Next on the agenda - Graphics card.
but I can tell you your board can't possibly support DDR2, AMD doesn't support it yet (they supposedly are adding support in 2006)
