Memory Question

[rprince]

Hello. Bit of a novice here. I have recently purchased a Dell Dimention 8250 computer. It came with 512 Megs of RDRAM memory. I am thinking seriously about buying an additional 512 Megs of RDRAM memory for it. Does that make sense? Will it make the system a bit faster while surfing the net, etc. Thanks in advance for any answers.

[Cantacuzene]

I believe that Rdram has to be run in pairs. That will dictate what you will be able to do with it.

[rprince]

Yes - I will be buying two 256s

[Cantacuzene]

Make sure you get the same speed as the ram you already have, just to be safe, you never know if your mobo will freak.

[Bires]

Originally posted by rprince
Will it make the system a bit faster while surfing the net, etc.

Not unless you are also compressing digital video, serving a Freelancer galaxy, or compiling a ton of code while surfing. Surfing the web is dependent most upon your internet speed and everything depends on your harddrive. I just increased from 512 to 768, and saw very little change, but it was nice to know that I was not near the upper limit on my physical memory.

[eSDee]

From Dell:

http://di.dell.com/images/global/components/internal/memory_types.gif