upgrading ram

[sunny]

hello all,

i wanted to upgrade the ram on my pc but i dont really have a clue what to do can anyone give us a hand

thanks,

[andrewrox424]

is it the installation you want help with, or finding the correct type/size of the ram?

[Brain]

if you don't know which type of RAM you need I think you have to look at the physical stick to find out.
If your computer is relatively new I'll be it "SD-DDR2 240 pin", as thats the most common as of now.
DO NOT!!!!! go to a local retailer like Staples or Office Max to buy RAM, PLEASE!!!
They will charge you 4 times the price. I would suggest looking at www.newegg.com for your computer parts, they have great shipping and cheap prices. Also, I think there is actually a little tut on how to figure what kind of RAM you need when you click on the "Memory" option (yes, RAM is considered memory)

Good luck with the RAM upgrade, it's the cheapest up-grade, easiest to do, and very effective at speeding up a computer :)

[sunny]

if you don't know which type of RAM you need I think you have to look at the physical stick to find out.
If your computer is relatively new I'll be it "SD-DDR2 240 pin", as thats the most common as of now.
DO NOT!!!!! go to a local retailer like Staples or Office Max to buy RAM, PLEASE!!!
They will charge you 4 times the price. I would suggest looking at www.newegg.com for your computer parts, they have great shipping and cheap prices. Also, I think there is actually a little tut on how to figure what kind of RAM you need when you click on the "Memory" option (yes, RAM is considered memory)

Good luck with the RAM upgrade, it's the cheapest up-grade, easiest to do, and very effective at speeding up a computer :)

ok i dont think the pc is that new but it has been rebuilt a few times so im not realy sure will have a look for that tut

@andrewrox424
its both dont know how to install or what i should have

[Ruroken]

First of all, your in Australia, NewEgg won't ship to anywhere but the US and Puerto Rico.

Second of all, I recommend Crucial Ballistix, or if thats a little too expensive, try some Mushkin.

[Brain]

First of all, your in Australia, NewEgg won't ship to anywhere but the US and Puerto Rico.

:redface:
thanks for clarifying on the shipping :p

You can still use the newegg tut thing to figure out what type of RAM it is...I've never used it, so I don't know how well it works though

[scissormetimbers]

installing it is easy all u gotta do is open the case, and place it in one of the empty slots next to ur original ram. (first open the little tab things on the sides and then close them onto the stick)

[sunny]

upgraded it to 1.something gygs mouse is not working now tho might not have anything to do with it tho

edit mouse is fixed battries where flat lol

[Brain]

you already upgraded it?
wow that was fast.....lol

[sunny]

you already upgraded it?
wow that was fast.....lol

lol well i have been wanting to do it for awile it was only like the lowest it could be before

besides got to spend my hard earned $$ on something, it was only $99 i thought it would be more than that