What kind of RAM can I put in my Dell? (1 Viewer)

[Paul_Fisher]

Hello,
I'm upgrading my wife's computer from 128mb of RAM to 512mb. On the Dell website, it tells me that my system has PC133 SDRAM. I know this isn't the fastest RAM, is there a possibility that I can put in DDR-Ram? Or am I stuck with using the SD-RAM since that is what's it my system already?

PS. I plan on using Pricewatch or Newegg to get the RAM, is this the best place?

Thanks

 

[DaveF]

Try Crucial.com. I bought my memory from them when I upgraded my older DELL. They have a nice selection system to help you find the right chips, and their prices are competitive.

 

[JamesHl]

You are stuck with sdram. To use faster ram, you would have to upgrade your motherboard and cpu to something that supports it. For your application crucial would be good, although Their 333 DDR recently burned me by not running at its claimed speed.

 

[Paul_Fisher]

One more question:

Right now it has one 128MB module. Can I just replace the 128MB module with a 512MB module?

 

[Rob Gillespie]

Some motherboards wont support modules that big. Try it. Worst will happen is that the machine wont boot.

Was OS are you using? 512 is a bit of a waste if you're using 95/98/Me.

 

[Paul_Fisher]

I'm using XP.

 

[Shane Bos]

Most motherboards using SDRAM only support up to a 256MB chip. Then just add 2 256MB chips and keep the 128 in also. That is what I did.