question about ram.quick answer needed?

[robert_______11]

i am thinking on getting 1gig ram tomorrow.i am looking for the latest qualitly ram out in the market.i heard that pc4200 is only for laptop is it true?i need some quick answer,dont have much time left.




edit:i got p4 intel celeron 2.4ghz,ram 256+256=512mb(pc2100and pc 3700),40gig harddrive,graphicx card 6800 GT.

tnks for any advice.

[GiPilot12]

Well it realy depends on the modle of your mother board. Whats the modle, Some motherboards can only support cirain rams yadda yadda yadda,

[HeadBand]

no pc4200 is not only for laptops...infact i havn't seen pc 4200 that is even avalible for a laptop only pc2 4200

for a desktop pc 4200 is not a recognized industry standard but most boards that support pc3200 also support pc4200

imo it is a waste of money to get anything more than pc 3200...your main bottleneck it going to be the cpu though

[mateo leet-o]

Also make sure if it's 184 pin(ddr1) 240pin(ddr2) but that's not for laptops.
If you are looking for ram for your desktop, from those specs you need ddr1 AFAIK.

[robert_______11]

my motherboard is P4P800 PE SE.so should i get pc4200 of 1 gig ram?

[rrcn]

If you are looking to overclock, then sure.

If not, just go for some PC3200. That's the highest your motherboard supports.

If you were to use PC4200, your board will underclock it to PC3200 speeds. The only benefit of PC4200 is to overclockers since PC4200 can reach high speeds while staying stable.

[robert_______11]

ok thanks.i will just get the pc3200 of 1 gig ram then.if i combine them with my pc2100(256) and pc3700(256) will it be fast or should i just put the 1gig and sell the rest 512ram?

[Ultima]

You should definetely kick out the PC2100.

And also the PC3700, not because it will slow down the rest, but because you won't run dual channel with 3 sticks.

Just buy the 1Gb (2 x 512) and put them in slots 1+3 or 2+4.

[robert_______11]

ok i finally got the 512+512(pc3200+pc3200).and computer runs a lot faster now.thanks for the help.