any PC wizz kids out there who can advise me?

[Conan_Troutman]

I am thinking of upgrading my memory on my PC

I currently have 2x512 DDR2 PC2-4200u

I can goto a maximum of 2gb so my first question is

what can upgrade to...I have my eye on this
PC2-5400 *VALUE PRO* DDR2 DIMM MEMORY KIT or
PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM MEMORY KIT

I no nothing about memory question is is it compatible

for more info on my pc click link below

thanks for the advice
http://tinyurl.com/5g6fee

[Mudkip162]

if you have 2 slots for DDR2 you can get upto 4 Gb into it but you only need that for vista.

what ram timings can your motherboard support ?

if you can find a link it would be easy to find you some ram

i would recommend something like this > http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...win2x2048-6400

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by Mudkip162

if you have 2 slots for DDR2 you can get upto 4 Gb into it but you only need that for vista.

what ram timings can your motherboard support ?

if you can find a link it would be easy to find you some ram

i would recommend something like this > http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...win2x2048-6400

the link in the bottom of the OP should contain other links giving mor info about my PC and its capabilities

any talk of things like ram timings just make me go what?????

I am fine with installing networks and setting up multiple routers but upgrades to PC hardware is new to me...but least iam brave enough to give things ago ( read that last part as dumb as they come so will try anything once)

[Conan_Troutman]

ok none of the link I try appear to work so wil post the information shortly

[Conan_Troutman]

Processor:
Intel® Core™2 Duo(E4xxx),Pentium® D, Pentium® 4 and Celeron® D processors, Socket T (LGA775)
Chipset: Intel® 945GC + ICH7
Front Side Bus: 533/800MHz FSB
Memory: Dual channel DDR2 400/533 x 2 DIMMs, Max 2GB
VGA on Die: Integrate
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI
IDE: 1x ATA 100
Serial ATA(SATA)/RAID: 4 x SATA II
Audio: 5.1 HD audio with Realtek ALC888/ALC883 co-layout
LAN: 10/100 LAN by Realtek RTL8100C
IEEE1394: N/A
Back Panel I/O Ports: 1 x Parallel port
1 x VGA port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x audio jack supports 3 jacks
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN jack
1 x Serial port
Internal I/O Connectors: 24-Pin power connector
4-pin 12V power connector
CPU Fan / System Fan connectors
CD-in connector
1 x ATA connector
1 x IRDA
1 x buzzer connector
1 x Front panel connector
2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
1 x Intel Azalia Header (High Definition)
4 x SATAII connectors
1 x Speaker (reserve)
1 x SPDIF out header (reserve)
1 x Intruder header
BIOS Features: 4Mb flash EEPROM w/ LAN boot PnP, ACPI, WfM, DMI 2.0
Support CD: Drivers, DirectX, Adobe Reader, SuperUtilities, Norton Internet Security
Standards/Manageability: PCI 2.3, USB2.0, DMI 2.0
Special Features:
Form Factor: Micro ATX (9.6” x 8.8”)


hope that contains enough info for you

[Mudkip162]

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...=vs2gbkit533d2

them should do the trick 2 gig there which match what your mother board can handle

[Conan_Troutman]

thank you...any chance you can explain what I should have been looking at as i noticed the ones you have said will work are PC2-4200 same as the ones I have in

why are the PC2-5300 etc. not compatible I trust you know what you are talking about but I can not rely on you every time I am looking to upgrade.

although I will be looking to upgrade other parts later

once I figure out what exactly I can upgrade

[SMAC]

Originally Posted by Conan_Troutman

thank you...any chance you can explain what I should have been looking at as i noticed the ones you have said will work are PC2-4200 same as the ones I have in

why are the PC2-5300 etc. not compatible I trust you know what you are talking about but I can not rely on you every time I am looking to upgrade.

although I will be looking to upgrade other parts later

once I figure out what exactly I can upgrade

PC-5300 is not compatible as its a faster speed (667mhz) which your motherboard cannot handle...... Btw all the ram will need to be the same speed... For ex. u have a 533mhz (PC-4200) stick and a 667mhz stick the motherboard will run the memory at 533mhz for both....as the 533mhz stick would hold the other one back.... that saying that your mobo could run memory at 667mhz

[SMAC]

What motherboard do u have?
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
Download that, run it and tell me what your mainboard is

[Conan_Troutman]

Its a foxcomm 45gm/45cm what ever that means...I got two 1Gb sticks running at a faster speed but still compatible...I got a really good deal two kingston ones from PC world (the cheapo ones I ordered online where not instore so they did me the kingston at the same price)

thank you to every one who helped and offered help...trust me I will be back as i think I may need to add a graphics card as mine is built into the mother board.

[guil07]

just a word if ur gonna upgrade the mobo some of them have a sh!te gp installed and ya really need to buy a gp to get a decent performance from it

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by guil07

just a word if ur gonna upgrade the mobo some of them have a sh!te gp installed and ya really need to buy a gp to get a decent performance from it

ok mobo is motherboard

please define gp

I have a gift to be able to strip down almost anything and rebuild it...sometimes better than the original spec with machines...but I am crap at names and worse with abbreviations...and this is my first foray into stripping and upgrading PCs

[guil07]

its graphics card and its easy to build a pc, put my own together for half the price, its well worth it and good experience