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Upgrading RAM

TheBazman · 2006-10-26 10:01:25

Hi I have a Dell 8250 with 512 MB of RAM. I'm looking to upgrade this possibly by another 1G. It says on the Dell site that the type I need is PC800 or PC1066 RDRAM (non-ECC) - when I look prices for these they look outrageous, especially compared to other types (eg 520 euro for another 2x512MB cards) Why are these so…

26-10-2006 10:01am

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Hi

I have a Dell 8250 with 512 MB of RAM. I'm looking to upgrade this possibly by another 1G. It says on the Dell site that the type I need is
PC800 or PC1066 RDRAM (non-ECC)
- when I look prices for these they look outrageous, especially compared to other types (eg 520 euro for another 2x512MB cards) Why are these so expensive? Am I missing something?
Cheers

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#2 26-10-2006 10:48am

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RDRAM was a type of memory created by a company called Rambus that was intended to be the replacement for SDRAM but for many reasons not really worth going into it didn't work out.

It is now a rather exotic item hence the expensive prices and poor availability, you could try ebay but Shop4memory is the best place to look as they still stock these type of DIMM's.

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#3 26-10-2006 2:24pm

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Jees 8T8 you are everywhere - that explains a bit alright - it might be easier in the long run to buy a new pc

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#4 26-10-2006 2:44pm

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TheBazman wrote:

Jees 8T8 you are everywhere - that explains a bit alright - it might be easier in the long run to buy a new pc

He's like a horney teched up goat, everytime you look around he's there either eating or humping. I'm sure I was going somewhere when I started typing this. Oh yeah.....Stay out of my damm liquire cabinet.

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#5 26-10-2006 2:48pm

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Have a look here, at point number 4 for more information on Rambus RAM. *shudder*

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#6 26-10-2006 2:51pm

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Check adverts - user there had 256mb and a terminator for the other slot, but I suppose this would be no good if you have 512 and only have 2 slots.

to be honest prob handier to sell that machine as is - 512mb ram is grand for general use - and buy a new one

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#7 27-10-2006 5:53am

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Cheers folks

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