[twiggs396]

Hi i just bought a dell 8400 computer and i want to fill it with ram, does anyone know what ram this computer takes, dell say it can take upto 4gb but im not sure 4gb of what its usually 2gb of one type of ram or 4gb of another

does anyone know?

Thanks

[gaza14]

it is ddr here is a link

[Cew27]

from what i see it talkes ddr2 sd ram, at 400mhz
any of these will be suffice http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...id=8&subid=697

[gaza14]

yeah just checked again and Cew27 is right. sorry website lied

[twiggs396]

hi i have worked out that it takes pc2 ram but some say it takes 400mhz, 533mhz and 667mhz. is this right and is it all upto 4gb max

[Cew27]

yes but remember a 32 bit os can only utilise 3 gig so unless you have a 64 bit os you would be best with 3 1 gig sticks of 400-667mhz ram

[twiggs396]

i thought the max a 32bit could take was 4gb, could i buy two bits of 1gb @667, put these in one channel and use the 2x 256mb @???mhz in the other channel

[Cew27]

yes you can but its best to have all ram running at the same speeds and timings

[twiggs396]

would you reccomened 4x 1gb pc2 @667mhz

or 2 x 1gb and 2x256mb

[Cew27]

4 1 gig sticks and a 64 bit os (possibly even instaling ubuntu 64 bit if not just to justify buying 4 gig of ram)
or you can get 2 gig and use your current os