Hi.

I am willing to upgrade my pc's RAM but I found a little obstacle in the way:

Will this ram fit in my pc?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

My pc is a Pentium 4 Compaq Presario 6000.

Here is my hardware scan:

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OS Information:
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OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional|C:\WINDOWS|\Device\Harddisk0\Partitio n2
Service Pack 2.0
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS


Processor:
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Current Clock Speed 2532
Description x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz


Memory (RAM):
PropertyValue
Bank Label Bank2/3
Capacity 536870912

Total Memory Deteced in Hardware: ~512 MB
Memory Reported to Operating System: 511MB

Disk Drives:
PropertyValue
Description Disk drive
Manufacturer (Standard disk drives)
Model SAMSUNG SV1204H
Media Type Fixed hard disk media
Size 120054251520 (~112 GB)
Number of Partitions 2


Installed Printers:
PropertyValue
Name hp psc 1200 series
Port Name USB001
Default True
Driver Name hp psc 1200 series


Motherboard:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
Model
Name Base Board
Part Number
Product MS-6577
Serial Number
Version 020


BIOS:
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Manufacturer Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Name )Phoenix - Award WorkstationBIOS v6.00PG
Release Date 20021211000000.000000+000
Version IntelR - 42302e31


Monitor:
PropertyValue
Description Plug and Play Monitor
Name Plug and Play Monitor
Screen Height 768
Screen Width 1024


Keyboard:
PropertyValue
Description Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard


Pointing Device:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Microsoft
Name Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical


Sound Card:
PropertyValue
Manufacturer Creative
Description Creative SB Live! Series (WDM)
Device ID PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0002&SUBSYS_80691102&REV_0A\4&1A6 71D0C&0&50F0


Video Card:
PropertyValue
Adapter Compatibility NVIDIA
Adapter RAM 134217728
Description NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
Installed Display Drivers nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version 6.14.10.4523
Driver Date 7/28/2003 10:19:00 PM
Video Mode Description 1024 x 768 x 4294967296 colors


DirectX Installation:
PropertyValue
Version 6.03.01.0148


Modem:
PropertyValue
Model Lucent Win Modem
Name Lucent Win Modem


Network Adapters:
PropertyValue
Description Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description 1394 Net Adapter
Description RAS Async Adapter
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport
Description WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Description WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Description Direct Parallel
Description WAN Miniport (IP)
Description Packet Scheduler Miniport

External Ports:
PropertyValue
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator USB
External Reference Designator VIDEO
External Reference Designator AUDIO
External Reference Designator ETHERNET

Expansion Slots:
PropertyValue
Slot Designation PCI0
Slot Designation PCI1
Slot Designation PCI2
Slot Designation AGP
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do you know what speed your RAM is ?

your board will go up to 2GB of RAM

The Corsair site has a Configurator

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...or_search.html

Search by Motherboard or System Model

Motherboard | MSI | MS-6577

As brain_damage suggests matching speed is important. Also matching brands are preferable.

You can get detailed specs on your current RAM with this program:

http://www.sisoftware.net/

Mainboard Information

Hi, thanks for the replies.

I'll be going with the CORSAIR ones.

I've heard that if two RAM sticks in Dual Channel of different brands may not work propertly, is that correct?

Because what I want (if its possible) to keep my current 512 MB RAM and buy a 1 GB RAM so I can have 1 GB + 512 MB in my system. Am I going to have compatibility issues doing this?

Your best bet is to match the speed & the brand.

If different speeds the fastest will run at the slower level.

Mixing brands just creates possible conflicts.

The sisoftware scan will tell you your current brand & speed if you need it.

Thanks!

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