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Upgrading Ram On a HP Pavilion Media Center PC m8100n

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Hey guys, im looking to upgrade my memory on a HP Pavilion Media Center PC m8100n. So far I have upgraded my graphics card to a GT240 and it works fine. Everything else is default.

Its the same PC from this website: HP Pavilion Media Center PC m8100n Or you can click THIS LINK for more information about my PC.

I want to atleast get 2-4GB more RAM so I can run stuff better. At the moment I have the default RAM which is 2x1024MB & 2x512MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory.

So far I have been looking at G.SKILL 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model F2-5300CL4S-2GBPQ

and

Crucial 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model CT25664AA667

I want to know if those would work or if there are better ones. I want to keep my price below $50 with shipping but $40 and below would be best. I have the default power supply of 300W. Not sure what company but my GT 240 is working on it fine. I can open up my PC if required for more information. Thanks.

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Im kinda scared with teh gskill because on one of the review it says,

"Cons: The ram installed perfectly and my PC booted fine and recognized it (I have 3 1gig sticks of DDR2 PC2 5300 in it allready) I took out 1 of the sticks to fit in the 2 2gig sticks I baught but as soon as the PC trys to play any sound the speakers emit a lout high pitched screaching sound (I use a TV as a second monitor via HDMI with the sound through the HDMI disabled so I can use my 5.1 surround PC speaker system, but the screaching sound still plays through the TV speakers somehow even with the sound disabled). I took out the freshly installed ram and the sound works perfectly, put in JUST the new sticks and same problem. I tried every combo with the old/new ram but no dice, this ram has got to be faulty"

I have 3 sticks of RAM also and I dont want to take them all out. Il just take like 1-2 out and then install the new ones so i need the new ones to work with my old sticks. I would also like to get 4GB more RAM if I can find some under $50 with shipping. Im also afraid that if I add more RAM sticks it might not work with my power supply since its only 300W and I already put in a GT240.
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u got 4 DIMMS why take out any of the rams u can install it along with em..ive never had the mentioned problem before but if it'd give u peace of mind get the crucials...and dun worry about the wattage the amd uses low power anyway so u r ok,i wouldve gone with ATI if i were u btw
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h3sham said:
u got 4 DIMMS why take out any of the rams u can install it along with em..ive never had the mentioned problem before but if it'd give u peace of mind get the crucials...and dun worry about the wattage the amd uses low power anyway so u r ok,i wouldve gone with ATI if i were u btw


Im going to have to take one out am I not? Since all 4 slots are already filled.

The HP Pavillion requires all of the ram slots to be occupied so if you intend on upgrading the ram, you have to have 4 x 2gb =8gb

G.Skill are specific to certain motherboards - INTEL / AMD
http://gskill.com/products.php?index=41

The Crucial would be best (cheapest, also) and would suit the HP

300 watt PSU is rather poor, best to upgrade to 600 watt.

TenPc said:
The HP Pavillion requires all of the ram slots to be occupied so if you intend on upgrading the ram, you have to have 4 x 2gb =8gb

G.Skill are specific to certain motherboards - INTEL / AMD
http://gskill.com/products.php?index=41

The Crucial would be best (cheapest, also) and would suit the HP

300 watt PSU is rather poor, best to upgrade to 600 watt.


Can I just like buy 1 or 2 and then keep the ones already in my PC there? All 4 slots would still be occupied, just by different RAM sticks. Would I have to upgrade my PSU?

Addsome said:
Can I just like buy 1 or 2 and then keep the ones already in my PC there? All 4 slots would still be occupied, just by different RAM sticks. Would I have to upgrade my PSU?


you may have problems with mixing different brands of ram

Are you running the 64 bit version of Vista or Windows 7? If not, you computer won't be able to recognize over 4 GB. You could buy 2 x 2 GB memory modules and have a total of 6 GB.

Typically as long as the speed ratings and type of RAM are the same you can mix different brands. Yes, you would have to remove the 512 MB sticks to install the 2 GB sticks.

I also found my motherboard(or atleast I think it is) on the HP website. Maybe this might help in finding me the cheapest and best RAM.

MCP61PM-HM (Nettle2)

Would I be able to use PC2-6400 (800 MHz) RAM sticks with my current PC2-5300 (667 MHz) RAM sticks even it both have 1.8V?

The clock speed for the RAM is 333, but it is DDR (double data rate) meaning it runs at 2 X the clock speed or 666 MHz. The 667 MHz is actually correct because the 333 MHz is actually 333.3, making the DDR speed 666.6 or 667 MHz if you round up.

Aww come on guys, would the G.Skills work with my old RAM? Is it the best ones I can get for my motherboard. Just need some more help and then I can actually buy them...

This media HP PC is only suited to a Vista OS, you will find it difficult to get drivers for Windows 7 x64.

The PSU was only for the PC as when you bought it. Any hardware replacements will require a PSU upgrade, as I stated earlier, get a 600 watt PSU.

All the ram slots need to be occupied so you have to get 4 x 2gb ram, and not mixed ram with existing ram.

Addsome said:
Mixed ram will not work at all?

From my experience mixed ram should work but it will only work at the slowest ram that you have. Not sure where the info came from where you needed to have all of your memory slots full... i have the the exact same mother board and have been running with 3 empty slots for a year now. My problem is that when trying to upgrade my one full slot from a 1 gig 4200 DDR2 533MHz to a 2 gig DDR2 800 MHz i get either a BSOD or no boot. I may need to up the voltage but i dont think my bios has that option. The MB is supposed to max out at 4 gig with 533,667,or 800 MHz.
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