RAM Upgrade for Dell Dimension E310

[chris0276]

I re-read the thread and see that I probably have misunderstood what you meant.

I thought: you already have one 512 MB RAM stick at 533 MHz; you want to add another 1 GB RAM stick at 800 MHz. Now this would be a very bad idea.

But it seems like you want to replace the 512 MB RAM stick with the 1 GB RAM stick. If this is the case, by all means, go for it.

Sorry for the confusion.

Yes. I will remove the 512mb stick and put in the 1GB stick. There are some on ebay that are around $10 with free shipping. Do you have any experience with those or recommendations?

 

[dale]

What do you mean? Changing RAM sticks?

 

[chris0276]

What do you mean? Changing RAM sticks?

Yes, I want to replace my current 512MB stick with an ebay 1GB RAM stick. Are those reliable? They say life time warranty.

 

[BK_123]

If I were you I'd max the ram out to 2GB which is the maximum amount for your machine Computer memory upgrades for Dell Dimension E310 Desktop/PC from Crucial.com

 

[dale]

Like all goods there is the occasional faulty product, but in general RAM sticks are pretty safe to purchase on-line and/or change yourself.

(BTW, I agree with BK, if you can upgrade to 2 GB, you should.)

 

[chris0276]

If I were you I'd max the ram out to 2GB which is the maximum amount for your machine Computer memory upgrades for Dell Dimension E310 Desktop/PC from Crucial.com

THanks. I was considering using 2GB, but I wanted to test with 1GB stick and if it worked fine, then I would add another.

 

[dale]

Keep in mind that 2 GB × 1 is better than 1 GB × 2. You really want to keep it simple and avoid mix and match to the best of your ability with RAM.

 

[chris0276]

Keep in mind that 2 GB × 1 is better than 1 GB × 2. You really want to keep it simple and avoid mix and match to the best of your ability with RAM.

No, I think I'd prefer 2 X 1GB RAM. But if I just buy 1GB @ 533mhz and inserted with my existing 512MB @ 533mhz RAM, I would have 1.5 GB RAM. That will work right?

 

[dale]

See above.

 

[chris0276]

See above.

But both RAM sticks would be 533mhz: 1GB + 512MB = 1.5GB RAM @ 533mhz. Why wouldn't that work?