when buying extra ram, i no to get ddr but is that all i have to check?

 

no you need to know what type of ddr ram it is, for example mine is called pc3200.

Go onto crucial.com website and do a system scan, you need to download a tiny file and then click on this file and the scan will start, it will tell you exactly what type of ram you have and how many slots you have/dont have free
anyway the actual stick of ram should have a little sticker on it with all the info you need

 

got ya, mines PC2100

so if i wana add a 1GB of ram i need the same number as above?

 

yep as long as its pc2100 DRR then it will fit fine

 

thanks

 

You'll also need to check that your motherboard will support the extra RAM...

 

yep got 2 extra slots

 

I thought that went without saying, thats why i didnt mention it

 

jus got told that no point in adding 1gb of ram to my pc as the pc will only be as good as its slowest part this true?

 

Who told you that ??

Adding an extra gig of ram will help with multi tasking in windows, won't neccessarily make it boot quicker. Will help with gaming too

 

some1 on a game server

 

How much do you have now?

 

256

 

1gb of RAM will make a fair bit of difference over 256mb that is for sure!

My PC runs 1.5gb of RAM, but I took two of the 512mb sticks out to test in a mates PC, and whilst he had em I ran the PC on only 512mb - there was a considerable difference!!!!!

 

if you had 512 id have said another 1 gig wouldnt have made alot of difference but since you only have 256 then yeah it will make the world of difference

 

Belive me, the difference between 512mb and 1536mb is rather noticeable!!!