08-31-2003, 06:23 PM
What ever memory you get make sure it has a lifetime warrenty on it. Alot of memory manufactures have that now. 5 years from now, a 512 or 1 gig stick fries you can exchange it for a new one.
As to who makes it I don't know. there are so many out there. but make sure your motherboard can support the mhz of it. And remember you might be able to fill all the slots with 333mhz ram but you might only be able to fill 2 of say 3 slots or 2 of 4 slots with 400mhz ram. Some motherboards (like mine) are fussy that way.
333mhz ram will do thou.
I would suggest no less then 512 megs. computers today work better with more ram. Unless you want to go upto the max amount of ram right now, I would stay way from the 1 ghz sticks of ram. They are more then double the price of what 2 512 meg sticks cost. So if you have 4 ram slots fill them with 4 sticks of 333mhz 512meg ram and you will be more then happy.
But again make sure your system can handle 3 or 4 sticks of 333 ram first. Some can't, but yours is newer then mine so I'm guessing it can.
I personally like the 80 mm case fans for cooling things down. I have 3 of them in my system. There are 40mm and 60mm case fans too, but as long as you have the space the larger ones are good. Also make sure you get the proper size grills for the fans too. They are good for protecting fingers. hehe (yes thats personal experience talking)
Right now I am using the case fans to cool down my 2 hard drives and the video card, ya I know over kill but hey, I have never had an over heating problem with my system. :D
I also leave my case wide open with no sides.
Something you should get if you don't have them, case thumb screws. they are expensive for the I think 4 or 6 (can't remember the actual amount) that you get and they are under 2 bucks a pack I think. Ihave been told that you can get them in a hardware store too.
As to who makes it I don't know. there are so many out there. but make sure your motherboard can support the mhz of it. And remember you might be able to fill all the slots with 333mhz ram but you might only be able to fill 2 of say 3 slots or 2 of 4 slots with 400mhz ram. Some motherboards (like mine) are fussy that way.
333mhz ram will do thou.
I would suggest no less then 512 megs. computers today work better with more ram. Unless you want to go upto the max amount of ram right now, I would stay way from the 1 ghz sticks of ram. They are more then double the price of what 2 512 meg sticks cost. So if you have 4 ram slots fill them with 4 sticks of 333mhz 512meg ram and you will be more then happy.
But again make sure your system can handle 3 or 4 sticks of 333 ram first. Some can't, but yours is newer then mine so I'm guessing it can.
I personally like the 80 mm case fans for cooling things down. I have 3 of them in my system. There are 40mm and 60mm case fans too, but as long as you have the space the larger ones are good. Also make sure you get the proper size grills for the fans too. They are good for protecting fingers. hehe (yes thats personal experience talking)
Right now I am using the case fans to cool down my 2 hard drives and the video card, ya I know over kill but hey, I have never had an over heating problem with my system. :D
I also leave my case wide open with no sides.
Something you should get if you don't have them, case thumb screws. they are expensive for the I think 4 or 6 (can't remember the actual amount) that you get and they are under 2 bucks a pack I think. Ihave been told that you can get them in a hardware store too.