georgeriley
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im wanting too upgrade my ram which is DDR2 200 PIN PC2-4200 do i have too look for this exact model or just the DDR2 part?
DDR2 ram
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mantadog
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So long as its the same type, ie ddr2.
The next part depends on your motherboard, if you look up the supported RAM in the manual it will tell you all the supported chips. if you are totally replacing the RAM then you can grab whatever from that list. if you are adding to your existing stuff it gets a bit more complicated, any ddr2 should work but you will end up running at whichever frequency is the lowest.
In short anything will work, or at least it should. but a bit more detail on your setup and if you are upgrading or fully replacing the ram will help.
The next part depends on your motherboard, if you look up the supported RAM in the manual it will tell you all the supported chips. if you are totally replacing the RAM then you can grab whatever from that list. if you are adding to your existing stuff it gets a bit more complicated, any ddr2 should work but you will end up running at whichever frequency is the lowest.
In short anything will work, or at least it should. but a bit more detail on your setup and if you are upgrading or fully replacing the ram will help.
georgeriley
Gold Level Poster
im just adding too my existing ram mantadog
mantadog
Superhero Level Poster
do you have the motherboard/existing ram specs handy?
if not this will help you get em
https://www.piriform.com/speccy
if not this will help you get em
https://www.piriform.com/speccy
georgeriley
Gold Level Poster
Ha ha already 1 up on ya there buddy already have speccy installed it says DIXON SXP U2E1 ...Memory says single channel DDR2@266mhz
mantadog
Superhero Level Poster
Good news in the RAM looks cheap as hell, well I suppose that makes sense because its ancient...
How much you looking to add? I cant find a spec sheet for that motherboard so that makes it a bit tricky, how many sticks do you currently have installed, does that board only have 2 slots? (that's all I can see on pictures from google)
You don't want to go busting out 2Gb DIMMs if your motherboard doesn't support it, how much you looking to add, how many do you currently have installed and what capacity are they?
How much you looking to add? I cant find a spec sheet for that motherboard so that makes it a bit tricky, how many sticks do you currently have installed, does that board only have 2 slots? (that's all I can see on pictures from google)
You don't want to go busting out 2Gb DIMMs if your motherboard doesn't support it, how much you looking to add, how many do you currently have installed and what capacity are they?
georgeriley
Gold Level Poster
2 slots only has 1gb at moment can only upgrade to 2 gb anyway
mantadog
Superhero Level Poster
Well any ddr2 will do, so long as the capacity or frequency is outside the boards working range.
I don't think size will be an issue because you will only be adding a 1GB DIMM anyway. 266Mhz is actually 533Mhz (because ddr is double data rate) and speccy reports it without doubling it up. So you are looking for 533Mhz DIMMS at 1GB capacity.
This should be what you are looking for, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1GB-1x1GB...erComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item35ccc222e3
Bit pricey, but if you save up you should be able to afford it
I don't think size will be an issue because you will only be adding a 1GB DIMM anyway. 266Mhz is actually 533Mhz (because ddr is double data rate) and speccy reports it without doubling it up. So you are looking for 533Mhz DIMMS at 1GB capacity.
This should be what you are looking for, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1GB-1x1GB...erComponents_MemoryRAM_JN&hash=item35ccc222e3
Bit pricey, but if you save up you should be able to afford it
georgeriley
Gold Level Poster
Thankyou again ..best save me pennies