adding RAM

[j1m.4rn0]

I planned to buy a PC from HP's site (they were the cheapest) and after
days of customizing ... the deals ended. So in my price budget I'm
stuck with 256 mb ram.
even keeping everything else, i'm still paying more for it than i would
have three days ago. (the printer is free, and i'm getting a better
monitor from newegg... saving 60 bucks in the process)

i'm not going to have time to figure out every aspect of putting
together my own box (leaving for school soon)... so my first thought
was buying more ram separately. does it need to be the exact same speed
as that provided with the computer? (DDR2 SDRAM at 400 mhz... pc 3200)
or can i get any faster?

or, are there any other sites i can buy a pc for under $900 including
shipping?
preferred specs are:
XP professional
512mb ram (maybe up to 1gb?)
160gb HD (80 isn't going to cut it)
pentium 4 (preferably not under 3 ghz) or comparable
any printer
any video
any sound

if any of this stuff sounds weak, i don't want to experiment too
much... i need a PC that'll work when i'm done setting it up with just
enough balls to watch movies, store music, and play a few games. any
help is appreciated. ~J

 

[ScotsLucky]

I planned to buy a PC from HP's site (they were the cheapest)
and after
days of customizing ... the deals ended. So in my price
budget I'm
stuck with 256 mb ram.
even keeping everything else, i'm still paying more for it
than i would
have three days ago. (the printer is free, and i'm getting a
better
monitor from newegg... saving 60 bucks in the process)

i'm not going to have time to figure out every aspect of
putting
together my own box (leaving for school soon)... so my first
thought
was buying more ram separately. does it need to be the exact
same speed
as that provided with the computer? (DDR2 SDRAM at 400 mhz...
pc 3200)
or can i get any faster?

or, are there any other sites i can buy a pc for under $900
including
shipping?
preferred specs are:
XP professional
512mb ram (maybe up to 1gb?)
160gb HD (80 isn't going to cut it)
pentium 4 (preferably not under 3 ghz) or comparable
any printer
any video
any sound

if any of this stuff sounds weak, i don't want to experiment
too
much... i need a PC that'll work when i'm done setting it up
with just
enough balls to watch movies, store music, and play a few
games. any
help is appreciated. ~J

I only use with Cruical which is great and much cheaper - try get one
with Ballistix as I used 4x512MB DDR400 (CL2) -- it so fast and quite
cheaper include free delivery -- I only prefer Cruical more as when
you order and then you get it next day as they usual very faster
despatch by few hours... lots faster and great tech support as well.