RAM upgrade advise (plz)..

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kenkeniff

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#171514 21-Apr-2015 12:09

It's been a while since I've tinkered around with old desktops so I'm after some advise on which RAM upgrade would be compatible for a box I'm helping clean-up for a friend.

Box currently has 2x slots fulled labeled "512MB 1Rx8 PC2-4200U-444-12-D3"

I'm looking to upgrade it to a total of 4gb (2x2GB) so would this be compatible?:

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?z=p&p=MEMCRU022049&name=Crucial-2GB-Desktop-DDR2-800Mhz-DIMM-240pin-Non-EC

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#1288410 21-Apr-2015 12:17

Depends on what the box is going to do, is for general use or gaming/Video Editing/Rendering which may require a little more than 4GB RAM.
I have the crucial RAM supplied by PBTech and they are good value for money.

Not too sure on compatibility, ill leave that to an expert :)

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#1288424 21-Apr-2015 12:36

Start with the motherboard manual to determine the ram capacity of the slots - some mobos require dual slots to be filled, some, only one.

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#1288427 21-Apr-2015 12:41

Check the website of your motherboard manufacturer. Anything with only 1GB of RAM is probably obsolete, may not be worth buying RAM for it.

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#1288431 21-Apr-2015 12:50

+1 PC2-4200 has to be something that's Intel 915/945 Pentium 4 5xx/6xx or Pentium D i.e. 10 years old.

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#1288452 21-Apr-2015 12:58

You forgot Core 2 Quad and Duos ;) Which are still damn good machines for basic stuff.

Also check into pricing of RAM vs upgraded mobo/RAM/CPU - sometimes could work out better off for a few extra $$.

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#1288576 21-Apr-2015 15:29

Yup. +1 above. Ddr2 is expensive!

kenkeniff

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#1288638 21-Apr-2015 16:08

Thanks, found some on TradeMe for <$30 each with warranty.

Now just need a Windows 7 key and we're done: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=77&topicid=171523