drali 6 Report post Posted December 21, 2005 i want to upgrade d RAM 128 to 256 in my P-III,800,xp SP-2.is it better to have one 256 RAM or two 128 RAM. xperts advice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supernova 47 Report post Posted December 21, 2005 one 256 mb is better then two 128 mb , as it will give an extra slot for expansio in future .......n it will be cheaper too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted December 21, 2005 One DIMM is likely to be more efficient (faster) than two ...but in case it fails you'll be without any RAM ...whereas if you have 2 DIMMS of 128, you can always run your comp on one, till you get a replacement for the other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ani_meher 42 Report post Posted December 22, 2005 I have a 128 MB Ram. I'll be adding a 512MB RAM to it. WHat should I watch out for, like speed, make of RAM etc so that both the RAMs will be compatible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adwait 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2005 Speed is what you should watch out for. Both RAMS should have the same speed. Also, if your current PC has only 128 MB RAM, it probably has an old motherboard which doesn't support a single chip of 512 MB. Check it out...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2005 Since you're using a P3 I too recommend a single chip of 256 / 512. But remember to checkout the speed ( frequency ). It has to be matching... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted December 22, 2005 I have a 128 MB Ram. I'll be adding a 512MB RAM to it. WHat should I watch out for, like speed, make of RAM etc so that both the RAMs will be compatible? Its good to have both the DIMMS of the same speed ...but if thats not possible, at least avoid speeds that are slower than your existing RAM. Faster should be ok. Generally, when you use DIMMs of varying speeds, the system defaults to the speed of the slowest DIMM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
