building a new computer - RAM question.?

it's good, but dont think about overclocking the ram or anythink.

all depends on which ram it is, and what speed it is.

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you will have to get a motherboard, if your building from scratch, that says ddr2 pc5300 as a compatable RAM type.

if your system is old and you are wanting to add it to that, you may be disapointed since it probably wont work! most newer systems you cant mix and match diffrent sizes and speeds of RAM. and 2GB might be too much for the BUS to recognise without updateing the Bios.

what everyone is trying to say so far is all new motherboards are backward compatible with ram so using ur own countries currency its usually bout 1/8th price of processors haha

it doesn't matter though if an operating system or other part has flaws it will still backend progress no matter what price you pay, besides noone does their own porting these days and most computers will become obsolete within the year because they are shadowed when online and copied every time they pack it!

2gig sticks are rare but can be found shipped in bundles cheap, check with your local mafia or gangs!

to state in brief if the stepping keeps going up the ram should have gone out of town, time for an ibook me thinks!

533, 342 etc, when dealing with the processor and motherboard go to the library and check for books on how to build your own pc! Enjoy

hi adam

buying memory has become more difficult as there are alot more different types these days

at one time there was just sd-ram and this came in three different speeds,pc66,pc100 and pc133,however when ddr and ddr2 were released there was more speeds to deal with especially with the ddr2 compliance

and now theres ddr3,these are relatively new and are very expensive,so theres not many motherboards that support this type of memory at the moment

your best option is to go to http://www.crucial.com/ and use the online memory tool,this will scan your p.c and report to you the recomnmended memory for your p.c

using this information you can then look for a appropriate memory module either online or from a local pc shop or store

each motherboard has a maximum installable memory amount and this can range from 2g up to a massive 16gb of ram,however motherboards that support 16gb of ram tend to be the expensive boards,so you probally would be best looking for a motherboard supporting either 4gb or 8gb

when purchasing memory if your motherboard supports 4gb buy the maximum size module which that motheboard supports per memory slot(bank)

the trick is to buy memory to avoid having to ditch the memory when you upgrade in the future

for example a motheboard with a max 4gb installable memory,initially buy 2 x 2gb modules,which will leave 2 x slots free,you can then later buy either 2 x 1gb modules or 2 x 2gb modules,giving you either 6gb memory or the max 8g memory

also make sure the motherboard dosent support matched pairs,this means you will need to install memory in matched pairs such as 2 x 1gb modules or 2 x 2gb modules

however the crucial scan will let you know if you need to buy matched pairs,and dual channel memory is another type of memory,and also the crucial scan will inform you if you need this type of memory

quick guide... windows xp.1 to 2gb will be enough,for windows vista go for 4gb or more

any problems let me know

good luck adam !

You say you want a fast PC, then go on to say your getting Vista!! Thats an oxymoron. Vista is slower than XP.

You RAM is controlled by you mother board, decide on that, then see what RAM it recommends, it DOES matter, timing is critical. Buy in matched pairs, they are quicker than one stick of the same size.

too general of a question... which motherboard is it? 4GB is A LOT of RAM. are you running xp or vista? Windows plans to release a new OS Windows 7 late next year. So if you have xp use that instead of buying vista.

on your your next question state the type and model motherboard your using and the OS your going to use.

Just make sure that you check your motherboard manual to see what ram it will take and how much it will take

eg; 4 -DDR DIMM 184-PIN SLOTS ON BOARD.

supporting non ECC ddr 400/333/266 sdram up to 4 gig

then get two sticks of ram exactly the same

its really cheap actually just make sure you get the right RAM. there should be RAM in your comp.. so take that out and check the number on it and maker sure you get the same EXACT number.. i would spring the extra bucks for the 2 gb ones though cuz that would be WAY better..

..or u could try this..Kingston sell 4-8Gb pendrives for about £20..windows vista allows u to configure this as extra ram..not sure how fast it would be in practice at about 480MB/sec..although USB 3 is coming shortly..with about 4800MB/sec

No, 40$ is a terrible price for 1GB of RAM. Look around harder, you should be able to find 2GB for 35$ pretty easily.

dont know why you are buying ram - why dont you just rip some out of an old computer