What ram to buy?

thomas01155

Hello could anyone recommend me what ram to buy? I want to get at least another 1 gb i don't want to spend over 40 pounds .

Thanks

Currently installed memory:
1GB
DDR PC3200
EMPTY
Each memory slot can hold DDR PC2700,DDR PC3200,DDR2 PC2-4200 with a maximum of 1GB per slot.*

foxwales

Buy off ebay or ebuyer; cheap as chips.

You should get another 1GB and make sure its 3200 as putting memory sticks in which have different speeds; means they will drop to the lowest speed.

You will need to check what motherboard you have and what capacity of memory it can take before you buy.

To make life easier for you; choose from this list here: http://www.ebuyer.com/cat/Memory---Desktop/subcat/DDR-3200-1GB

As I say; just make sure your motherboard can support 2GB before you buy.

thomas01155

Thanks think i will get the http://www.ebuyer.com/product/80142

isofa

Check what you need and the prices at https://www.crucial.com/uk

foxwales

Bargain price!

Got myself 3GB the other day for £30.00! actually have 4GB installed but win XP don't recognise 4GB RAM

thomas01155

isofa wrote: »

Check what you need and the prices at www.crucial.com/uk

Year thats where i did the scan to find out what i needed thanks anyway : ). i could get it from there 50p cheaper but the free delivery is not as fast.

thomas01155

foxwales wrote: »

Bargain price!

Got myself 3GB the other day for £30.00! actually have 4GB installed but win XP don't recognise 4GB RAM

You gonna update to 64 bit? then you can use it all.

isofa

Try also Blue_Anteater on eBay, good prices and service.

Donnie

Is this a PC or laptop?

Either way, the ebuyer price is not that keen.

Better prices here;

For PC; 23.49 inclusive of postage

For a Laptop; It is more expensive at 33.49 inclusive of postage.

thomas01155

Should i buy 2 of these http://www.funkygiraffe.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=43_23_28&products_id=34&osCsid=ed9bff4a3d83857837a5ec851c2021c6
or should i buy 1 of these http://www.funkygiraffe.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=43_23_27&products_id=38 As the 2 DRR2 are cheaper than one DDR. My computer can only have a max of 2 gb.

mdbarber

thomas01155 wrote: »

Should i buy 2 of these http://www.funkygiraffe.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=43_23_28&products_id=34&osCsid=ed9bff4a3d83857837a5ec851c2021c6
or should i buy 1 of these http://www.funkygiraffe.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=43_23_27&products_id=38 As the 2 DRR2 are cheaper than one DDR. My computer can only have a max of 2 gb.

you need to be careful here as they are different types of memory and may not run successfully with your existing ram
Also only a few mainboards can do both ddr and ddr2 memory, double check if yours is one of them
Also double check your mainboard manual for details like can it do "dual channeling" and can it support ddr and ddr2 memory together, that may be a problem as they run at different voltages