win xp ram

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22. April 2008 @ 01:15

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I want to buy 1gb ram for my pc because it has only 256 mb ram right now .Im new to this thing so can you help me and tell what do i need to know to choose ram that will work for my pc??

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22. April 2008 @ 07:27

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not a problem tell us what pc or motherboard that u have

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22. April 2008 @ 09:01

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But cant i just open pc and look what type of ram i have and buy the same but this time buy 1gb?

heybilly

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22. April 2008 @ 09:31

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The ram you currently have in there probably wont have the easiest label to understand since u can always match up the pins and spaces to see the type of ram (sd/ddr/ddr2/rambus) you have.. you still wont know what speed or if its dual channel or not... thats y you need to know the mobo ur using to see what kind of ram and speed it accepts.

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22. April 2008 @ 10:14

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ok heres what i got after a scan in crucial.com but i only get this:

System Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model: P4X266-8233
Motherboard Manufacturer: N.A.
Motherboard Model: P4X266-8233

* Maximum Memory Capacity: 786432 MB
* Currently Installed Memory: N.A.
* Available Memory Slots: 3
* Number of Banks: 3
* Dual Channel Support: N.A.
* CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
* CPU Family: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz Model 1, Stepping 3
* CPU Speed: 1597 MHz

can this help me to buy ram for my pc?

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22. April 2008 @ 10:34

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go here and download this
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

then post up screen caps of all the tabs

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heybilly

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22. April 2008 @ 10:58

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Well your chipset supports PC2100(266mhz) DDR.

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22. April 2008 @ 11:03

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i thought it dose but over 7gb thoght i would dubel cheack againest cpuz

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22. April 2008 @ 11:31

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CPU

PROCESSOR

Name:Intel Pentium 4
Code name:willarnette Brand id: 9
Package:Socket 478 mPGA
Technology:0.18 um Core voltage: 1.712v

Specification: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 1.60 ghz
Family: F Model: 1 Stepping: 3
Ext Family: F Ext Model: 1 Revision: EO
Instructions: MMX,SSE,SSE@

CLOCKS(CORE#0)

Core speed:1597.3 MHz (and changing :D:D)
Multiplier: x 16.0
Bus speed: 99.8 MHz
Rated FSB: 399.3 MHz

CACHE

L1 Data: 8KBytes
L1 Trace: 12 Kuops
Level 2: 256 KBytes

CACHE

L1 D-CACHE

Size: 8KBytes
Descriptor: 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Trace cache

Size: 12 kuops
Descriptor: 8-way associative

L2 Cache

Size: 256 Kbytes
Descriptor: 8-way set associative,64-byte line size

MAINBOARD

[b]Motherboard[/b]

Model: P4X266-8233
Chipset: VIA : P4X266 (VT8753) Rev. : 01
Southbridge: VIA : VT8233A
LPCIO: Winbond : W83697HF

BIOS

Brand: Award software international,Inc.
Version: 6.00 PG
Date: 05/29/2002

Graphic Interface

Version: AGP version 3.0
Transfer Rate: 2x Max supported : 4x
Side band: not supported

MEMORY

General

Type: DDR
Size: 256 MBytes

Tirning

DRAM Frequency : 133.2 MHz
FSB:DRAM: FSB+## MHz
CAS# Latency(CL): 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS@DELAY (tRCD): 3 clocks
RAS#Precharge (tRP): 3 clocks
Cycle time(tRAS): 6 clocks

SPD

Memory slot selection

Slot #1: DDR (other 2 slots are empty)

Module Size : 256 MBytes correction: none
Max bandwidth: PC2100 (113 MHz) Registered: no
Manufacturer: Kingston Buffered: no
Part number: KVR266X64C25/256
Serial Number: 0414F904 Week/Year: 37.02

Tirnings Table

Frequency: 100 MHz : 133 MHz
CAS# Latency: 2.0 :2.5
RAS# to CAS#: 2 : 3
RAS# Precharge: 2 : 3
tRAS: 5 : 6
Voltage: 2.5 V : 2.5 V

The tabs missing have a blank screen!

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22. April 2008 @ 11:33

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Originally posted by heybilly:
Well your chipset supports PC2100(266mhz) DDR.

So thats all i need to know to buy a ram for my pc.

SORY FOR 2 POSTING!

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22. April 2008 @ 11:37

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ok kool what ram u thinking of getting

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22. April 2008 @ 11:39

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I don't know.But i want a ram for a normal price.

PS. Thanks for help!

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ddp

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27. April 2008 @ 13:00

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moved to correct forum. go with kingston as you are using 1 now. check your motherboard manual or computer guide as it should list what ram & manufacturer is compatible with your motherboard. also should tell you what is the max amount of ram can have on the board.

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29. April 2008 @ 01:21

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I went to my local pc shop.Looked for PC2100(266mhz) DDR i found it, but i dont see anywhere DDR.

by the way DDR is slot number???I mean if i see an PC2100(266mhz) DDR2 can i still buy it or i need DDR?

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29. April 2008 @ 03:31

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yes you can buy PC2100(266mhz) as that is ddr266
good luck

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29. April 2008 @ 11:46

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but is not ddr2 as the speed is to low.

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29. April 2008 @ 12:19

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your mobo isn't ddr2 is it

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ddp

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29. April 2008 @ 12:23

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not that board & cpu as it pre-dates ddr2 systems.

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29. April 2008 @ 14:05

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So i need ddr not the ddr2.Im asking this bcause i fought that number "2" is slot number

ddp

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29. April 2008 @ 18:00

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#2 has nothing to do with slot number. there is currently 3 different versions of ddr ram: ddr, ddr2 & recently ddr3. none of those 3 types are pin compatible with each other but there are some boards that have both ddr & ddr2 slots & presumablely ddr2 & ddr3 slots on same boards.