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After a bit of a cock-up at PC world, i`ve discovered that my motherboard can only accept DDR 184-pin memory Sticks. Sadly, the mark-up between DDR2 and DDR is bloody ridiculous. I`ve spotted a few online but I`m loath to buy something like this online in case it`s wrong and don`t really want to go through the hassle of returning it.

Is there anything specific I should look for? (apart from memory size- looking at 512). I`m using a gateway desktop PC. XP, Intel P4

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It sounds like you know what your machine can take but double check

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

that should tell you what you currently have, so buy more that meets the description of what you have. Crucial.com are competitively priced, I bought ram from there as it may have been slightly more expensive than the likes of ebuyer ( I do means literally £1 or £2 ) but if you use their scanner, you have their guarantee it`s compatible.

Second vote for Crucial...they`re great.

Third that for Crucial, I ran their programme check on my laptop, bought the recommended memory of 2 further gig & now my photo programmes are super fast instead of very sluggish. I went from 2 gig to 4 gig. Memory arrived in a couple of days & took a couple of minutes to fit.

I fourth that for Crucial, but when it comes up with the recommended items, have a look at the "all compatible memory" as there are sometimes better deals to be had from them.

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My 2 gig cost me around £20-00, AAMOI.

Stantz, run the crucial checker and find out what speed etc it can take.
I might be able to get some from a mate for you, or run something like siSoft Sandra to find out the motherboard (unless you know it already) and get it`s manual to state RAM type and speed.

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yep go with crucial, a few pounds more but the scanner is great, just got 2gigsfor £20 with day after p&p.

Crucial - Then check Play`s prices - Upped my tablet PC to 2Gb for about £17 last year.



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Thanks for the advice guys. Alsp apologies for posting in the wrong forum. that`s what I get for rushing a post 2 minutes before I leave for work

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Crucial - Then check Play`s prices - Upped my tablet PC to 2Gb for about £17 last year.
Visited Play this morning, 512 costs about £13 so upping to a gig shouldn`t be that much more.

Cheers again. you guys are fab

EDIT

Just noticed this bit

Quote:
Q: Do I have to install matching pairs?

A: Yes.

Your system requires that you install memory in pairs.

Is this ABSOLUTELY essential, or will adding just one chipset do any damage?



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This item was edited on Thursday, 23rd July 2009, 17:48