I have 1 crucial 256mb RAM installed , i have 4 slots in total , so 3 are left , i want to install another 256 mb ram but i am thinking to buy kingston ram , is it OK to install 1 crucial and 1 kingston ram ??
Yeah as long as it's the same type, like PC3200 DDR or DDR2 or whatever. It just has to be the same type so it works together and doesn't cause problems. If their not the same your computer will frequently freeze up and BSOD's will occur quite often.
Yes, mixing brands is fine. Just make sure they are the same speed. There are several speeds, the lowest speed stick you put it, is the speed that all sticks will run at.
From the current ram already installed? I suggest get CPU-Z it's a program that's free and will tell you everything about your computer. From the new ram? It should tell you on the product page or they will be able to tell you at the store.
Yeah, you will need to buy the PC2700 stick. If you get any higher with speed, it wouldnt be worth it, since it will run as the lowest speed.
Yeah, you can run any brand together with any other brand as long as they are the same speed (PC2700 is the speed, it's something like 400 or 500 mhz) and it doesn't have to be the same size either, you could throw a 256MB stick in with a 1GB stick.
If you can get a faster stick of ram such as pc3200 DDR for less then the pc2700 go for the 3200 especially if it's the same brand. It should simply slow down to the other stick. Some types of ram however do not play nice with others, my experience Kingston does not like to play nicely all the time. I have had more than one stick of Kingston that simply will not work with any other brand.
wait can i install them like this : i have 4 slots , there are 2 pairs of slots , in this formation : 1 2 ---- 3 4 so maybe i could install the pc2700 on 1st slot and pc3200 on 3rd slot.. so there will be 1 RAM stick on each pair.. will this work fine?
Make sure that you purchase Good and right RAM's , once upon time a I messed with my RAM's (new ones) and crashed my mother board! Better ask the customer service or in Computer forums about changing RAM's
no i am talking about different speeds of rams.. i dont think that they can be combined together so i am thinking to install them in seperate pair , i want to know , will this work ??