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Ram upgrade for Winfast motherboard

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rolli59 said:
Your motherboard uses DDR ram either pc2700 333MHz or pc3200 400MHz. It should be on a sticker on one of your memory modules.


Module didnt show the pc numbers but I got the model info which allowed me to search it. Yep, it's a kvr400x64c3a pc3200/256 ddr400. So should I be able to simply replace one of the modules with the 1gb upgrade card, or am I missing something? I'm obviously not very tech-literate, but I'm trying save some money by doing this myself. I appreciate your help.
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hrmm i dunno man, that 1g looks really pricey... add 2 of em and its $100 and it might be cheaper to go with a cheap mobo proc + ram... ill see if i can price something out for that much :) 

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

so.. i didn't make the budget but... i think thats about all i can get for that low of a price :)  (also you might need to buy windows depending on if you bought it before or not ((in a box not already installed on your pc)))

bris46 said:
Module didnt show the pc numbers but I got the model info which allowed me to search it. Yep, it's a kvr400x64c3a pc3200/256 ddr400. So should I be able to simply replace one of the modules with the 1gb upgrade card, or am I missing something? I'm obviously not very tech-literate, but I'm trying save some money by doing this myself. I appreciate your help.

If you are buying more ram for that old machine I suggest the used market http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ddr+pc-3200&_frs=1&... Buying it new is not cost effective and money would be better saved towards a new system as mentioned above.

rolli59 said:
If you are buying more ram for that old machine I suggest the used market http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=ddr+pc-3200&_frs=1&... Buying it new is not cost effective and money would be better saved towards a new system as mentioned above.



I was able to find and purchase the correct 1gb memory card($32) to upgrade my machine and it works great. I was able to double the RAM with no problem. I did however cringe when right after I switched out the cards nothing came onto the screen. I eventually realized I hadn't pushed down hard enough to fully click the new card into the slot. Thanks for all your help on here.
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