RAM Question

[Evo]

Ok i have two 512Mb sticks of RAM in my box at the moment. But i am considering upgrading to 2Mb.

My question is would i be able to get something like this take out my two 512 sticks, put those in where the 512's were and be a-ok to work?

Note - i have this card coming along too and am running a P4 3.2Ghz and this mobo

Would getting that RAM be ok?

 

[Gunner]

Your motherboard's specs read:

Supported RAM Speed: PC2700, PC3200



I would suggest holding off till you are ready to upgrade the mobo & cpu.

 

[Kyorisu]

No no upgrading to 2Mb sounds like a great idea. Okay I jest but Gunner is correct I'd hold off until you can upgrade the whole system.

 

[Evo]

Yeah just checked, actually got a P5GPL...but it doesn't support DDR2

D:

Anywhere (UK) that i can get a case, PSU, mobo, ram and processor ready built but with nothing else? A semi-base unit kinda-thing.

God disc drives/HD/sound card and soon a graphics card, so just those things needed.

 

[Gunner]

I hear only good things about this site:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/

 

[CptStern]

Yeah just checked, actually got a P5GPL...but it doesn't support DDR2

D:

Anywhere (UK) that i can get a case, PSU, mobo, ram and processor ready built but with nothing else? A semi-base unit kinda-thing.

God disc drives/HD/sound card and soon a graphics card, so just those things needed.

you want a barebones pc ..usually just mobo/ram/cpu/case/psu or any combination of those ..it's just as cheap to assemble those parts yourself ..barebone pcs are usually cheap because one of the parts is inferior

 

[Evo]

Yeah, found a decent mix on aria for ?325. Will look at it properly after i get paid next month.

 

[SAJ]

Or you could just drop in another pair of 512's for fifty quid (bringing you up to 2gb) and spend some of what you save on an 8800gt, rather than the piddling 7900.

http://dlsvr01.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socket775/P5GPL/e1972_p5gpl.pdf

 

[Evo]

Already ordered the 7900

Think i'll wait til i do the Mobo/Processor and get new DDR2 then

 

[SAJ]

Could always cancel.

 

[giant384]

im just checking but all of you do know the difference between a mb and gb right? lol

 

[Evo]

Could always cancel.

It is on the van already :O

 

[CptStern]

good luck finding ddr400 memory ..most stores around me stopped carrying it long ago

 

[Link]

You can leagaly return it within, I think, 7 days if its a postal order. You forfeit the transport costs though.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

Yeah just checked, actually got a P5GPL...but it doesn't support DDR2

D:

Anywhere (UK) that i can get a case, PSU, mobo, ram and processor ready built but with nothing else? A semi-base unit kinda-thing.

God disc drives/HD/sound card and soon a graphics card, so just those things needed.

I pratically go to Dabs.com for all or my ware, I've got 2x1GB PC-6400 CL4 of corsair RAM to pick up from Royal Mail (I missed the delivery today whilst I was at work :flame

I know that Maplins have them partially built, but for the love of God do not go there!

Barebone PC section of Dabs

Depending how much you can put aside a month, I reckon that dual core system is the best thing (The intel processors are going down in price at a quick pace)
If you do decide to go with Intel, go with a barebone system that has a mobo that supports LGA775 Socket and has a Intel965chipset, it supports your current processor and has support for the dual core processors (And can use DDR2 Ram)