Memory question

[Parrot of Doom]

I have an Asus A7N8X deluxe motherboard, its been fine for the last few years but I think with Vista I need more than 1Gig of ram. I reckon 1.5 or 2 gigs would be fine for now.

http://uk.asus.com/search.aspx?searchitem=1&se...

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=13&am...

The manual says the following:

3x184-pin DDR DIMM Sockets
Max 3 GB unbuffered PC3200/2700/2100/1600 non-ECC DDR RAM memory. Dual-Channel DDR400 support.


So what memory do I buy? I have 1 Gig in there right now, if I pulled out those chips (I think its 1x512 and 2x256) and bought the same speed chips, could I mix and match them? I think they're PC3200 speed at the moment.

[ThePassenger]

So long as they are all the same speed you should be fine. I'd personally look around fleabay, found a yank selling 2x1GB PC3200 DDR stuff for the equivalent of £56 all in.

[Roy the Boy]

You really need to make sure any memory is compatible with your motherboard.

For instance, this specifically states not suitable for ASUS motherboards

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1GB-DDR-PC3200-DDR400-PC-320...

whilst this reckons they are compatible with all

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1GB-PC3200-3200-400Mhz-DDR-4...

I'd email with details of your motherboard first before ordering. They should be able to advise you.

Hope this helps

Edited by Roy the Boy on Tuesday 29th May 17:16