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Shujin
08-09-03, 05:52
at the px ( its like a walmart but only on military base's and only for military ppls ) they got 512mb ddr pc2100, exactly what i need, for 83$ each i looked around and best buy and placed around got it for like 130$ u guys think i should upgrade from 256mb to 1024 ;P 1 gb ram ;]
enablerbr
08-09-03, 05:54
the way games are going. yes i would advise getting 1GB or more mem.
Shujin
08-09-03, 05:56
well i only got 2 fuckin ram slots so thats max i can prolly get, this comp aint great but its ok,
it came with 256 mb ddr, but i thought that was just in 1 slot filled. well it turned out it was 128mb in 2 slots ;/ and was hopin i had at least 3 ram slots, which it dont, but 1.4 ghz is good enuf

ill make my own some time when i get money , this is a compaq ;/


u tihnk thats a good price tho?
KidWithStick
08-09-03, 05:56
2 sticks of 512
Shujin
08-09-03, 05:57
Originally posted by KidWithStick
2 sticks of 512

:wtf: ?? yea thats what im askin, should i buy 2 sticks of 512, would bring me to 1 gb ram, and both cost 83$ each
166$ total, and no sales tax's in PX
d3ik
08-09-03, 05:57
typically the AAFES brands are not that great. Goto www.crucial.com and grab a stick of 512MB for $84.99 (PC2100). That is tried and tested quality. Depending on what state you're sending it to you won't pay taxes (as is the bonus of buying at a military exchange).
KidWithStick
08-09-03, 05:58
never mind...im tired and only read the first sentance of your second post.

thought you were saying you only had 2 slots and wanted to get 1 gig of ram..so i just said get 2 sticks of 512 =/
enablerbr
08-09-03, 05:59
you can get 2 sticks of 1gb ddr 2100 mem. though maybe a little high in price for you.:D
Shujin
08-09-03, 05:59
Originally posted by d3ik
typically the AAFES brands are not that great. Goto www.crucial.com and grab a stick of 512MB for $84.99 (PC2100). That is tried and tested quality. Depending on what state you're sending it to you won't pay taxes (as is the bonus of buying at a military exchange).

k ;] wasnt sure, i didnt even look at the brand they had i was just amazed they even carried the ram i needed, they didnt a week ago

Originally posted by enablerbr
you can get 2 sticks of 1gb ddr 2100 mem. though maybe a little high in price for you.:D
im not even sure if my motherboard would support that much


+ suprised someone know what aafes was ;P
Shujin
08-09-03, 06:02
hmm might also get that
128MB Crucial Radeon 9100



High Performance:
128MB high performance DDR memory
250MHz core frequency/5ns memory
Full support for DirectX® 8.1

$74.99 (USD)

mine atm is only 64mb ddr, bought for 80$ ;/ radeon 8500
IceStorm
08-09-03, 06:11
Neocron used to hit the disk from time to time when I had 512MB of RAM - NC got up to over 600MB in use. Since upgrading to 1GB, NC hasn't hit the disk.

The 9100 is a bad idea unles you're really strapped for cash. Go for a 9600 at the minimum - something derived from the R300 core. Best bang for the buck right now seems to be the 9800 non-pro for about 250.
ElfinLord
08-09-03, 06:20
I bought my RAM from NewEgg (http://www.newegg.com/app/manufactory.asp?catalog=147&DEPA=1) and, if I recall, I didn't pay any tax, just shipping. They have some pretty good stuff there, and shipping was not very expensive.

I bought the Corsair TwinX 1024LLPT PC2700 Dual Channel DDR, but that is what I wanted for system. I need more RAM, though. Don't ask me why, but I want 3GB, I just can't find 1GB sticks at PC2700.:(

Anyway, check 'em out if you want, or don't.

Happy shopping! Hope you find what you want!;)

ElfinLord
MortuusLupus
08-09-03, 07:48
EDIT: Ok, my links are poop-filled. Try looking at www.directron.com or www.outpost.com

The former is Directron, who are good, the latter is Fry's Electronics online store, which is also good.
Shujin
08-09-03, 07:52
Originally posted by MortuusLupus
One sec...my link's bad >.<
Shujin
08-09-03, 07:57
Originally posted by ElfinLord
I just can't find 1GB sticks at PC2700.:(


http://www.xpcgear.com/micronchip.html

;o it has alot of ram ;P even 2 gb for 2100, ;] would b nice 4 gb ram
athon
08-09-03, 09:56
One note, if you're still running Windows 9x / Me, You'll need to 'upgrade' to XP. Me and below can't handle more than 512 MB RAM.

(Why 'upgrade' instead of upgrade? Because all my frame rates have dropped in every single game since I upgraded from Win 98 SE - not to mention the first thing it did was start giving me 'Infinite Loop' errors from my graphics card - had to downgrade the drivers, which I have NEVER had to do before - never had problems when I've used the latest nVidia's)

Athon Solo