I didn?t get the RAM I wanted for Christmas. My in-law the ?tech guy? picked me for the gift exchange and I got a $70 assortment of local wines instead of the RAM I asked for.
So it is off to NewEgg or ??? looking for a good RAM deal
My PCs:
Compaq Presario
S4000V 2.2 P4 currently has 1x512 PC2700
Compaq Presario
S6500NX XP 3000+ currently has 1x512 PC2700
HP Pavilion
a850e AMD64 3000+ currently has 1x512 PC3200
All have one free DIMM slot. Since my next comps will be AMD 64s or better I would like to get all PC3200 sticks for forward compatibility. I believe that the PC3200s can be used in the auto mode to run at 333 mhz on the older machines. Thinking of getting three 1Gig sticks, or would three 512mb be enough?
It has been forever since I bought any RAM so I am clueless about quality and prices. What is the deal with "timings"?
Thanks in advance for any help.