Upgrading

[jonas]

Hey, I wanna run some upgrades on my computer but there is a couple things I need to know.

Right now I have 1 stick of 512 RDRAM and I want to get 2 more 512 sticks of SD RAM. Is this possible?
I figure the old RDRAM could cause a problem with the SD RAM but I'm not sure.

I also am looking at the Geforce 6600 256mb card, is it good?

Basically, I wanna play some World of Warcraft without being lagged in PVP! ...and for future games aswell.

My computer is a pentium 2 gig, so is it even upgradable to 1500-600 RAM anyways?

[Diff-chan]

You cannot mix RDRAM with SDRAM. No way. And your CPU isnt bad, just check your mobo for requirements for max ram. Its probably 1-1.5 gigs.

[raystorm]

The Geforce 6600GT is the "best bang for the buck" video card at the moment and I think you should be able to get it for less than $200.

[toxic]

Yea, find your mobo type and do a google search. It shuld give you good information on what type of Ram you should be looking for.

[jonas]

I checked the package of stuff I got with my PC and it says that it's upgradeable up to 2 gig of RAM.

So I should be ok, but I should take out the old 512 stick and just replace it with 2 new SD RAM sticks? Will that be ok or will my computer rebel and turn into a clown or something?

How do I find out my motherboard type? Is it right click on My Computer, Device Manager, then in there?

[Diff-chan]

NO. If you have RDRAM, RDRAM is the *ONLY THING* your motherboard accepts. I know why you want SDRAM - because its a lot cheaper - but youre just gonna have to bite the bullet and get RDRAM. Im in the same situation now, it blows (I bought 256 megs of RAM for another comp for $30 last year, now I gotta spend $110 on 512 megs of RDRAM... fuck Rambus).

[jonas]

Ok ok, I don't know that's why I'm asking. I want SD RAM because that's what everyone has told me to get, not because it's cheaper.

I really don't know about these things to in depth, so that's why I'm here. Relax.

Holy piss, RDRAM is like $330 Canadian for 1 stick of 512 Cosair RDRAM.

Maybe I'll just wait and see if I get a new job (salary) and just buy a new damn computer... and give this one to Andrew so I can PVP his ass with no lag.

[Diff-chan]

Yea, the lucky thing for me is that my computer uses low-end RDRAM, so its still not horrible. RD800 and RD1066 is insanely priced, though.

[Dyne]

Ok ok, I don't know that's why I'm asking. I want SD RAM because that's what everyone has told me to get, not because it's cheaper.

I really don't know about these things to in depth, so that's why I'm here. Relax.

Holy piss, RDRAM is like $330 Canadian for 1 stick of 512 Cosair RDRAM.

Maybe I'll just wait and see if I get a new job (salary) and just buy a new damn computer... and give this one to Andrew so I can PVP his ass with no lag.

you get shitty lag/ping times mostly because of your internet connection, not your system specs.

[jonas]

That's not true. Most people with 512 ram get lag, and when they upgrade to 1024.. it's gone.