More Ram! Sup people, i need some more ram in my pc. but i dont know which one to get and am totally clueless. ive tried crucial.com and websites like that but my pc manufacturer is not listed so id thought id come back to the good old DAL. i found a website for the specs of my computer which are pasted below so please let me know what kind of Ram i need. im looking to have roughly 1GB of ram in my two combined slots or maybe even more. i currently have two 256s in the slots. thanks.
SPECS:
Type of processor Intel Pentium 4 HT
Processor speed 2.66 GHz The speed of the processor, 1000 MHz = 1 GHz
L2 cache 512 Kb high speed memory used to temporarily store most frequently used data
Memory RAM 512 Mb random access memory. the main memory in the PC. the larger the amount of RAM, the greater the number of files that can be used at any one time on the PC. However, this does depend on the type of RAM.
Hard disk drive 80 GB this is where all the permanent data is stored on the PC
Drives DVD/DVD RW & What type of drives does the Desktop have
Drive speeds 4x16x & What speed does the drive read/record at Write x ReWrite x Read x
Floppy disk drive 1.44Mb 3.5" allows use of 3.5" floppy disks for saving data and data retrieval
Graphics nVidia GeForce 4 128 Mb The video card allows you to play games and edit pictures the higher the spec of the graphics card the better quality pictures
Dedicated graphics 128 Mb The more powerful the graphics card the better the image on your monitor
Shared graphics No
TVout Yes output from PC to TV, great for viewing DVD discs
Monitor No
Sound card No
Speakers Yes speakers included with the desktop
Modem 56k A PC needs a modem in order to access the Internet. This PC is Internet ready.
Ethernet No
Wireless LAN No
Bluetooth No
Keyboard PS/2 Style/type of Keyboard
Mouse USB Style/Type of mouse
Operating system Latest Windows Operating System. It includes a new visual design, improved stability and performance and a Network set-up wizard.
Firewire No
USB port(s) 2 Parallel port - for use with parallel port devices, USB port - for use with USB port devices, USB connectors are for connecting peripherals to PCs simply
PS/2 port(s) 2 For connecting devices such as keyboard and mice
Parallel port(s) 1 For connecting devices such as printers and scanners
Serial port(s) 1 For connecting devices such as organisers and external modems
Maximum RAM 1 GB The highest amount of RAM you can upgrade the computer to, this is not necessarily the amount already installed
Free PCI slots 1 peripheral component interconnect slots. these are internal slots on the motherboard used for installing extra cards, such as graphics cards.
Free AGP port No
PC card slot No
Memory card slot No
Free internal bays No
Free external bays No
Other Features 337.9x270.3mm viewable area Area of the monitor that is viewable
1280x1024 Native resolution mega pixels
16.7 million Supported colours .
4/3 Aspect ratio .
16ms LCD response time rise and fall time
250cd/m2 Luminance measured in cm/m2
400 contrast (max) .
6 key Colour controls (OSD) .
70,70:60,65 Veiwing angle (H:V Max) .
31-80KHz horizontal frequency .
60-75Hz Vertical frequency .
analog Video signal type .
Analog D-Sub Video input .
525*510*155mm Dimensions (WxHxD) .
5.3kg Weight .
17 " screen Size of monitor screen in inches
Visually flat screen Visually flat screen
48watts operational power consumption The power consumed by the monitor when it is in use
0.264x0.264mm Pixel Pitch .
6 in 1 Card Reader Allows multi format digital media cards to be read
Windows XP - home edition OS version what type of operating system does it use
IT Works uses genuine Microsoft Windows .
Works 7 software included
Power DVD /
16x DVD Play DVDs
8x -R/-RW DVDRW Play and record DVDs
Free Internet Safety Software Trial pre-installed software
Originally Posted by Bhavz 
