Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Wanting new ram Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]rand0mguy[/m] at 9:52 pm on Sep. 1, 2008[quote]u will probably pay the same for a stick of that ram and a good aftermarket computer[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post matthewlovelady Posted at 5:51 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 Ok so yeah the only ram in my old desktop computer is 128 MB. I'm wanting to put new (better) ram in it but I don't know that much about what computers take what. The tag on the chip says: Nanya 0243 NT 128D645H4B0G-75B 128 MB DDR-266 MHz-CL2.5 PC2100-25330 I'm not sure how important all that is but I've been doing some research and found there's DDR2 and DDR3s now. My desktop is an older(ish-idk) Dell computer and I was wondering does it matter what type it needs as long as it's for desktops? I'm a beginner at customizing and everything like hardware wise.

Replies jamesc06 Posted at 3:20 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 Quote: from rand0mguy at 9:52 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 u will probably pay the same for a stick of that ram and a good aftermarket computer uh, he can get 2gb of pc 2100 for $60... if his motherboard can take it rand0mguy Posted at 9:52 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 u will probably pay the same for a stick of that ram and a good aftermarket computer marshmellowman Posted at 5:58 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 It will have to be DDR-226 (your motherboard probably won't be able to accept or use DDR2 or DDR3 RAM), CL2.5, and be PC2100 or PC2300. When looking for RAM make sure they are all of the same standard and specification. drifting Posted at 5:53 pm on Sep. 1, 2008 You need it to be DDR-266. You can NOT use a different frequency of RAM. All 4 previous replies displayed.