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stikiuk

stikiuk Posts: 620 Forumite

19 October 2010 at 9:05PM in Techie Stuff

Hey guys, i need some help / advice with regard to buying more ram for my desktop. Can anyone tell me the best place to buy it from, it says in the pc paperwork that i need DDR2 DIMM ???

Thanks in advance

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spark_deals Posts: 311 Forumite

19 October 2010 at 10:01PM

If you go to www. crucial.co.uk and download a scanner plug-in (remember to uninstall afterwards) it will scan your system and advise what you require. You can then shop around.
Hope this helped

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Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite

19 October 2010 at 10:44PM

+1 for Crucial. Guaranteed to work or money back and a proper lifetime guarantee they honour.

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GunJack Posts: 11,827 Forumite

19 October 2010 at 10:47PM

or, if on a budget, cex online store sells used but with 12-month guarantee, I've never had issues with any RAM from them, and it's wel cheap

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Knarf44 Posts: 557 Forumite

19 October 2010 at 10:51PM

Another good online store for PC Memory is Offtek.

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JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite

19 October 2010 at 10:51PM

Hammyman wrote: »

or money back

+2 including postage

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