I really need to buy some RAM for my computer. I looked it up and what I need is 256, DDR ram. When I look for it on EBay, There are quite a few for sale. The problem is they also list a PC number; example - PC2100, PC2700. What do these numbers symbolize and how do I find out which PC # I need?

Hello BHold1, Thursday, May 19, 2005, 6:31:38 PM, you wrote: Bac> I really need to buy some RAM for my computer. I looked it up and Bac> what I need is 256, DDR ram. When I look for it on EBay, There Bac> are quite a few for sale. The problem is they also list a PC Bac> number; example - PC2100, PC2700. What do these numbers symbolize Bac> and how do I find out which PC # I need? The numbers tell you how fast the RAM can move data, and this is based on the frequency that it operates - this in turn relates to the speed that your motherboard can work at. So getting the fastest ( PC3200 ) won't make any difference if your system can only operate at PC2100. On the other hand - trying to fit PC2100 RAM into a system set to run at PC3200 will cause major crashes and problems as it just cannot work reliably at that speed. So - to find out what your motherboard already has download a free program called Everest Home Edition .... http://www.lavalys.com/products/download.php?pid=1&lang=en .... and run it. You'll be amazed at the detail about what's inside that box of tricks <lol> HTH and Good Luck :-) -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe