kasinath Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hello,My system is compaq presario SR1630il.OS-windows XP PRO sp2At present I am having 512MB RAM. I want to upgrade to 2GB(maximum possible for this model).The product specificationBase processor -- pentium 4 519(p) 3.06GHZ,533MHZ front side bus,socket 775chipset Intel 915GVmotherboard -- msi--MS-7174HP/compaq motherboard graphite-GL8EMEMORYmemory installed--256MB(1x256)memory allowed 2.0GB(2x1GB)speed supported -- pc2-3200MB/secType--DDR2 SDRAMDIMM slot -TWOopen DIMM slot--oneso I want to increase the ram capacity to 2GB(2x1GB)The HP tech support people say that I have to purchase two 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 400MHZ.But the local retailers said two 1GB DDR2 SDRAM of 533MHZ or 667MHZ can be usedkindly advice me the exact specification for purcaseing the RAM.kasinath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) As long as you're 100% certain that your PC uses DDR2 memory and not DDR, then yes, everything is fine. You can use higher rated memory in a slower rated motherboard. ie: 667MHz memory on a 400MHz system. You only have to make sure you get the same type of memory as what you already own. (SDRAM / DDR / DDR2 / etc...) Edited January 23, 2008 by jcarle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yes its DDR2 and yes you can use a slightly higher speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasinath Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Thanks for the advice.I will go for it and let you know the resultskasinath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripken204 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 what ram do you plan on getting and how much is it? you could probably get cheaper and better ram at newegg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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