need to buy some memory for my computer and im a bit stuck!!

took one stick out and i know what one i should buy, but i dont know how to check what the actual computer can take wether its 1gb or 2gb??

anyways to check?

thanks

 

You should be able to get whatever you like mate, 512mb, 1gb, 2gb etc. Just need to make sure its the right type your getting, for example mines pc2700 333mhz.

 

yeh mines the same as that but i thought the motherboard can only accept up to a certain amount??

im totally new with hardware

 

Yeah maybe your right there im not 100% with computers but providing your pc is under 2 years old i cant see it not accepting a 1gb stick and too be honest thats all you need nowadays.

Ive got 512ddr ram in mine and its plently quick enough for what i use it for, internet etc but i dont use it for gaming, 1gb+ is probably best for that.

Depends what your using your pc for really?

How much ram has yours got in it now?

 

yeh computer is 2 years old , i would like to get 2x 1gb sticks but not sure if it can take it

i was looking to upgrade the whole computer but im just going to do the memory for now.

 

Try here, see if your p.c is listed:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

You MAY see the motherboard model number as the P.C starts up, on the black screen

 

Like i said what do you use your computer for? and do you know the spec of it now? ram and processor speed?

If your processor is good then all you'd need is more ram and your away, no point buying a whole new machine

 

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/list...bid=DDR+PC2700

 

going to start using photoshop with big pictures and its slowing my computer big time at the minute

it has a P4 2.7 + 512 ram at the moment

 

Well it should take 1gb or 2gb stick no problem.

Just look on that link i posted, mines the 184 pin so yours is probably the same

 

yep will take 2gb , thanks for the quality link as well

 

Nice one, should be like lightening with the 2gb stick in there

 

what make is your mother board??
ive just bought some ddr for mine and wasnt sure what to put in it
i just went on my motherboard home page typed in the number and
found the spec out
turns out i cant use 1gig sticks,and a max of 2 gig so i got 4 512's instead but can use ddr 400 instead of the 266 that was in it.
also there maybe new drivers for ya board on the site

 

what sites this then

 

quality site....ive been meaning to sort out some more RAM for months and have finally done it on that site.Use there scanner to get system info and they tell you exactly what you need....just takes the hastle out of it.....nice find

 

according to that site my pc can have up to 2gb of ram but i was on the phone to pcworld lastweek and they got my model number ect and told me if could have up to 1gb, monkeys

 

depends what motherboard u have
mines a gigabyte so i went to the gigabyte homepage

 

yep you need to check the motherboard specs.. and even then it doesnt always work.. my old pc said would take a gig and when i tried it wouldnt work.. only took 768mb .. so watch out

 

where can you check what motherboard you have as i havnt got a clue what numbers im looking for on the actual board??

 

open up the case and hopefully youll find the name, assuming you have no motherboard manual

 

what should i be looking for though as i wrote a load of bits down when i had it open earlier