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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rjm2 who wrote (11710)	12/28/2000 10:57:14 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Mine now has 3 slots with 2 filled with 32mb each. What should I get ? Just a 128mb or replace all 3 ? It depends upon how many programs you concurrently load in memory at one time. If you normally only load one or two programs at a time into memory 128 megabytes is fine. But if you are an active trader and keep several programs running and open multiple browsers windows at one time than you need 256 megabytes or more of memory.

To: rjm2 who wrote (11710)	12/29/2000 10:07:11 AM
From: PMS Witch	Respond to of 14778

Memory purchase ... Be absolutely sure that what you order will work. Some machines require memory modules in matched pairs. This was the case with my old Dell. My new Dell, a laptop, has 3 slots, one of which is filled at the factory, leaving two empty for me to stuff later. This machine allows me to add two modules, or just one. If I wanted an extra 128, I could've acquired one 128 or two 64s. Besides being cheaper, a single 128 would leave a socket empty for future expansion. If you install a 128 in your vacant socket, you'd have 192, or the maximum possible without replacing an existing 32. Is this enough? Going further, you'd be left with one or two 32s in you hand and 128s in your machine. I doubt you'd gain much by replacing 32s with 64s. Currently, many claim that Win98 machines running typical home or office business software have a sweet spot at 128. (This isn't my claim, I'm just parakeeting.) What does HP say your machine requires? Use this as a guide. crucial.com also makes this information available. Another question you must address is how this additional memory will be used. Once beyond a magic threshold, additional memory brings diminishing benefits. Luxury quantities of RAM require some planning to fully exploit. Cheers, PW.