RAM Upgrade Questions

by **TestMonkey#8** » Mon May 24, 2004 7:42 pm

Hey all you computer wizards, how good would it feel to help out an upgrade noob with some info? Pretty great I hope, heres my situation. I have a Dell Dimension 8200, P4 2.53 GHz, with 512 MB of ram. I am looking to double my total ram to 1024MB, but I can't seem to locate any description of what kind of ram i have in the computer. Also do you guys have any advice on ram manufactures pros/cons of different suppliers ect. I would like to pick it up tommorow on my day off from someone in town(Best Buy, Comp USA, Frys Electronics). Any help will be greatly appreciated, not to mention a karma boost for you.

Thanx
TestMonkey

by **MajorFatty** » Mon May 24, 2004 7:49 pm

pc800 RDRAM. Rambus

by **MajorFatty** » Mon May 24, 2004 7:50 pm

not cheap. You need two sticks. total $200

here's a link on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-151-102&depa=0

by **MajorFatty** » Mon May 24, 2004 7:51 pm

Here's one with some system information about your pc.

http://www.4allmemory.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.memorySearch&model_id=24927&memory_id=77122

by **TestMonkey#8** » Mon May 24, 2004 7:53 pm

Thanx MajorFatty, just for my own learning how can i locate that info on my computer? If its not to much trouble.

by **007** » Mon May 24, 2004 8:19 pm

Belarc Advisor.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

by **TestMonkey#8** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:03 pm

Thanx for the help guys, so as to my second question will any manufacturer do? Are there super ram makers that i need to know about?

by **LordShard** » Tue May 25, 2004 4:07 am

Heh, well I hope your new ram and current ram will be compatible. I took out my old stick and my system hasn't errored since. :\ THe stick is good just I don't think my PC likes it for some reason.

by **MajorFatty** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:13 am

There's not a whole lot of different manufactuers that make pc800 Rambus. Samsung and Kingston are the only two I can think of. The rest are probably just rebranded samsung. You may be able to find a deal on ebay. Just remember you need a pair of sticks.

Dell's website should have all the information you need about your system. I just did a quick google search to find out the type of memory your system uses.

by **Tommy Boy** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:44 am

I like aida32 but I see that the website is now closed...not sure what that means?

by **Bullhead** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:04 pm

1. http://www.crucial.com is your friend. It has a very comprehensive (and highly accurate) database for finding out what memory you'd need. Unfortunately, they stopped making Rambus along with 95% of the mem industry about 2-3 yrs ago. You are somewhat screwed here, no real other way to say it,

2. Aida32 is great, but unfortunately he decided to stop making it (sorry Tommy!). SiSoft Sandra is also a great tool. However, as MajorFatty points out, Dell has all the info you'd need about your system. In their support section, if you enter your Service Tag (usually 6-8 characters, on a sticker somewhere on the pc/laptop) it'll tell you the exact (or damn near) specs it shipped with. They also have a web-based util there that can scan you pc to see what hardware you have....

by **Jeffro** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:08 pm

Goto http://www.zipzoomfly.com

Thats where i got my upgrade (if crucial doesn't have it).

Be sure to get the right bit of ram also...

There is a 16 bit and a 32 bit...

MAKE SURE yoou have the right one...

I made that mistake, and my eyeballs nearly went out of my sockets I was so enraged! :mad:

by **TestMonkey#8** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:53 pm

Thanx for all the info guys. I ended up getting two 128mb dimms for like $130 from Frys Electronics. The 256mb dimms were way to pricey. So now if got 768mb total. Hope to see you guys in the first spawn wave of maps from now on!

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