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danzig13

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My fathers business computer is in some serious need of a ram upgrade. Im not so good with this stuff so could use some help upgrading. Its running on windows xp, has a intel desktop board model D915GUX. I managed to find a page with compatible memory data but its just a bunch of code to me, probably very easy to understand for some of you tech guys. Ill post a link to my findings below. It should also be noted that the board currently has only 2 ram sticks in it right now although it has 4 slots, and they say:
DDR2 256MB 533Mhz PC2-4200
1RANK 32MXB CL4
P/N: T533UA256B

Here is the link to the ram compatibility chart i found.
http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d915gux/sb/CS-027031.htm

I did read that the board is capable of up to 4 gb of ram and i would like to put 4gb in it.
Please help and thank you!
 
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I think you would ideally want a 4gb kit of 2 x 2gb.
You want to insure compatible ram.
Go to a ram vendor's web site(G.skil, Kingston, corsair...) and access their ram configurator.
Enter your motherboard, and you will get a list of compatible kits.
Do not try to incorporate your current 256mb sticks. It will likely cause incompatibilities.
 
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Thanks but was not planning on incorporating these old junk sticks.I tried this on the g skil site and i had a hard time even filling out the config menu, not sure what my chipset is or w.e
 
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Because your motherboard is old, ram for it has generally been discontinued.
You need ddr2 1.8v ram in 533 or 400 speeds.
Here is a list of supported Kingston ram:
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/modelsinfo_disc.asp?SysID=18549&mfr=Intel&model=D915GUX+Motherboard&root=us&LinkBack=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kingston.com&Sys=18549-Intel-D915GUX+Motherboard&distributor=0&submit1=Search
I would look for one of these: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo_disc.asp?root=us&LinkBack=http://www.kingston.com&ktcpartno=KVR533D2N4K2/1G
or this:
http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo_disc.asp?root=us&LinkBack=http://www.kingston.com&ktcpartno=KVR400D2N3K2/1G
Here is a link to one on amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-ValueRAM-SDRAM-Memory-Module/dp/B0002MAGVE
Back in the day, large capacity ram was rare, so for Kingston, I see a max of 512mb sticks. That is better, but you will max out at 2gb.

Perhaps it is time to reconsider and buy a new cpu/motherboard and ram.
I think you can buy a faster G1610, 1150 motherboard and 4gb of ram for $150.
 
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Thank you geofelt! that is the kind of info im looking for! im looking at the one on amazon and im confused about how it says 1gb (2x512mb) , is that 1 memory stick with 1 gb or is it a 2 pack and each stick is 512?
 
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Thank you so much for all your help. Ill be sure to update this if the ram i buy works, going with what you found on amazon but found it cheaper on ebay.
 
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