Some RAM I don't know what they are.

[IamBatosai]

Title says it all, I have two sticks of pc100 RAM. They are pretty unmarked, here's what they say:

 

16x64 pc100-222-620 void if removed 070199 1252503575 (one side)

 

sdr 1664pc100 msd 463702 (other side)

 

How do I figure out the size and pretty much everything about it?

[Marxist ßastard]

What are you using these things for? They sound ancient.

[IamBatosai]

My hunk of junk computer takes them, did I mention the hieroglyphics? :P

[Switch]

I shouldn't worry about void if removed... looks like you can replace them for about $12. :P

 

PC100? He's right that it's old, at least by modern terms. I've googled your RAM (always worth trying) and it looks like PC100 has a clock speed of about 100mhz as the name suggests (slooow). See this link:

 

http://pcwonderinc.com/fco18.html

 

Is that the kind of spec you were talking about? To give some perspective, "modern" DDR SDRAM is PC3200 400mhz. The rest of the specs of RAM can get pretty baffling, though I'm sure Marxist could give you a 5000 word essay on it. ;)

[IamBatosai]

Ok thanks, by the looks of it I've got 256 total. I have a 256 stick already in my mobo PC 133, the mobo is compatible with PC 133 and PC 100. Can I have both kinds together?

[Marxist ßastard]

If you're looking for new memory, you should just look into what your mainboard supports --- you don't need to get an exact replacament for your memory. If you want to add these sticks in to complement the RAM you already have, then they'll probably just be a bottleneck.

 

Anyways, this site has everything you could ever possibly want to know (and quite a bit more) about your memory.

[ResidentWeevil2077]

That is rather antiquated - you should consider getting a new PC altogther :wacko: . Of course, that's only if you're able to afford it (I don't know your financial situation, but I'm sure you could afford it :happy: ). Right now, I've got four 256MB sticks of PC2700 RAM. It's not quite as fast as other configurations found on high-end systems, but it gets the job done.

 

To avoid bottlenecks (slowdown or lag in a computer system resulting from one or more components being unable to keep up with the rest of the system) from any part of your system, you should consider upgrading to at least PC2700, if not PC2-3200. Along with the better memory, you should also consider upgrading your motherboard to one with at at least a Pentium 4 (with Hyper-Threading, of course) CPU, if not the Core Duo processor (not to be confused with the Core 2 processor, as that's on a completely different arcitecture).

 

Eventually, my system will need to be upgraded. With the advent of the Core 2 Duo processor (now there's even a Core 2 QUAD :ohmy: ) and Windows Vista (not quite exactly what it's hyped up to be :closedeyes: ), pretty soon game makers are gonna be packing up their sh*t and moving over to the newer systems. And in order to play the newer games, we as gamers would also have to upgrade our systems :dry: . I don't see it happening anytime soon, however you never know what the future holds... But I digress.

 

BTW, I wouldn't recommend using PC100 and PC133 together, as it might muck up something on your system. Always use one OR the other, NEVER both together. Bad things might happen to you if you do :unsure: ... BAD things...

[IamBatosai]

I do not have the money to upgrade that much or buy a new computer. I don't have a job (I'm only 14) so no money coming in like that. Ok don't mix them got it. Pretty much I need a new MotherBoard, mine's out dated (heck, I couldn't even find it on the manufacturer website :wacko: ), the entire computer is. Could anyone suggest a good cheap mobo? Around 100 US dollars? I also have a stick of PC3200 512MB DDR400 so if it's compatible with that even better!

[ResidentWeevil2077]

No, I don't think you'd want to add the PC2-3200 (and that's the proper name for that specific type of RAM) to your system. I'm not an expert or anything, but I know it might create problems for your system. You wouldn't be able to use it to the best of its ability, since, as I said before, you'd have a bottleneck (refer to my previous post about this).

 

See, even if it was possible to add that stick of RAM (the PC2-3200) to your comp, your system would still be slow, as the bottleneck that most certainly would arise would be your CPU.

 

You want to know what the best MBs are, but that I can't help you with (here is where it might be helpful to tell us what your MB is). The only advice I can give you is that you have to remember not to add memory which your MB might not support (due to the MB being old, and you might overheat your system too).

 

Other than that, there really isn't much that can be done except to upgrade your comp (something I can understand that you can't do, unfortunately :( . Perhaps it might even be a good idea to start grovelling and begging your parents for extra $$$ if they can :D ... but maybe not... :unsure: )

[Marxist ßastard]

Really, the best thing you could do right now is reconsider your taste in games temporarily. Make do with the system you've got for now, and save up money to buy components that'll last you a while --- don't just settle for mid-range components, because before you know it, you'll have to replace them due to failure, or else upgrade again just to stay on top of things.

 

Who knows? Maybe while you're rediscovering the classics, you'll find out that you've got a thing for Nethack and can make do with a K6-2 and a VT100.

 

...And rob_b, you're really doing more harm than good. PC2-3200 is DDR2 memory --- PC-3200 is the DDR memory standard with equivalent bandwidth. I wouldn't recommend a Pentium 4 to anyone. Core 1 processors are for notebooks. New memory placed in an old mainboard won't cause the system to overheat. Please, only give hardware advice in areas that you're familiar with.