Mothorboard and RAM compatability

Thanks Bob for your help - my computer is only running 1 stick at the moment anyway..it only had a 256mb dimm from purchase.

I will try the method suggested in the 2nd post, thanks.

alix

I'd get a pair of 512MB's and let the DUAL CHANNEL speed kick in.

Bob

If this option is going to be faster I might go for this instead of the 1gb option. Thanks for the heads up

I just read around on a few sites and it seems that dual channel might not be available to me...as I think the 128*4 memory is dual channel....the 64*8 that I need isnt so I can make out. so would this mean my best option is to just put as much is as possible?

I found the motherboard manual so it all depends on the CPU now. Almost any Pentium 4 should kick it into gear.

Bob

You mean the motherboard does have dual channel support?

Im only running a Celeron 2.8ghz on it at the moment :s

The big clue was the 800MHz FSB. That's done with the dual channel speeds.

Sorry, but with the Celeron it's likely to stop at 400.

Read http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.intel/browse_thread/thread/a084de459ff4c69d/92a406b55916ef86?lnk=st&q=celeron+dual+channel&rnum=7&hl=en#92a406b55916ef86

If you get the pair today, you can later bump it up with a P4 later.
http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?cat=271 for example sees some 800MHz CPUs.

Bob

Before I call it a day..if I'm changing processor...am I able to just swap them and everything will be fine..plug and play so to speak. Or do I have to change heatsinks/fans etc.

Thanks for all your help guys on here...priceless!

I always fit a new heatsink and fan since 99% of the time the old pair is often the wrong size for the job and the fan has about the feeling of an 120 thousand mile Chevy.

Bob

I'm just curous, but why sould he go from 512 Meg to 1 Gig? If you installed a New program like "Quickbooks" for Example, it may have cuased a problem when he changed from 512 to 1,000 Meg. It happened on my computer, but it could also be as simple as what "Ramarc" Suggested. Tell us if it didn't work though.

-Urzu Out

Hi guys, im running 256mb at the moment. It was unclear in my first post...I said I had 2 dimm slots...not 4 like I had been told when doing an online check. Then I went on to say I had a 256mb dimm installed. Im currently looking through the manual for the motherboard online and then going to try find out how to access the bios.

Regards, Alix

What do you mean looking for the "Motherboard" "Online"? Do you mean that you don't know what it looks like? (Too bad I never finished my computer class, we were going through how to mantinence your CU. T_T)

-Urzu 07

Yeh Ive had the case off and know what it looks like I was just checking to see if the manual (as I dont have a paper copy) tells me anything about the memory that I am missing...as it happens it doesnt really.

Yeah, I wouldn't expect the Manual to tell you what would happen if you changed volume of your "Random Access Memory".

(I meant to type "CPU" in my last post. )

-Urzu 07

apparently I need 64x8 not 128x4

What do you mean "Apparently"? Did you find that in the Manual or did somebody tell you that?

Ive just been told by someone who sells memory. I wasnt aware of this before I bought it so clearly I have bought the wrong thing. There was no reference to this in the motherboard manual either but its the only explaination I have really.

Tell me what company this is, a lot of people like to rip you off when it comes to this stuff. It's a complicated field and people usually listen to them because you're going rto spend $500 and have the wrong thing somehow or you need something else. Just ask a lot of question and you'll be fine.

-Urzu 07

Thanks for your help on here, its an ebay seller. Spoke to him on MSN

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1GB-DDR-1-RAM-PC-3200-DDR-400-MHZ-PC-MEMORY-PC3200-UK_W0QQitemZ140127937961QQihZ004QQcategoryZ172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think this might be a little overpriced so I will look around...is this stuff the same...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1GB-PC3200-3200-400Mhz-DDR-400-Mhz-184PIN-1-GB-G-1024MB_W0QQitemZ270130945350QQihZ017QQcategoryZ172QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is more complicated than I had imagined

The First one looks a bit better because you should be able to track it by that code on it, but I'm not sure. The second one was used I think, but I can't tell.

They are BOTH "1 Gig DDR" 1 RAM PC 3200" but they are difrent designs themselves. They both should work for your PC, but I Don't have a U.K. computer like yours.

Thanks for all the help with this..I will look into it and hopefully get something working. The 1gb I bought and the original 256mb are bother DDR pc3200 400mhz dimms so it confusing. I guess it is down to the 64*8 thing or something about high density and low density.

Regards, Alix