Hello, newbie here with limited knowledge in regard to pc upgrading, however, I'm attempting to resurrected an old pc.
It's a Pentium 4, 3.00ghz Prescott (supports 64bit), currently has 512mb pc3200 DDR RAM and running Windows XP.
I only plan to upgrade RAM and maybe install Windows 7.
Motherboard is a Asus P8P500se.
I intend to purchase matching pairs of 2x1gb pc3200 RAM from ebay.
The Motherboard User Manual states it supports 1gb DDR RAM modules but fails to mention whether it supports Low Density RAM.
I read that Low Density Ram is specifically for Intel chipsets and compatible with 100% of Motherboards.... ?
Therefore, am I best sourcing Low Density RAM or do I have no choice as it's the only RAM I can use ?
Is it best to source RAM with a Latency of 2.5 or is this less important due to age of pc and should I stick with CL3 ?
I'm also confused in regard to Memory results of CPU-z; it state 2 channels for my memory and one reads 166mhz and the other 200mhz.
Firstly, why two channel readings displayed and why both not running at 200mhz; it's DDR 400mhz after all ?
I apologise for so many questions within a first post but I did searched the Internet for such answers before posting.
It's a Pentium 4, 3.00ghz Prescott (supports 64bit), currently has 512mb pc3200 DDR RAM and running Windows XP.
I only plan to upgrade RAM and maybe install Windows 7.
Motherboard is a Asus P8P500se.
I intend to purchase matching pairs of 2x1gb pc3200 RAM from ebay.
The Motherboard User Manual states it supports 1gb DDR RAM modules but fails to mention whether it supports Low Density RAM.
I read that Low Density Ram is specifically for Intel chipsets and compatible with 100% of Motherboards.... ?
Therefore, am I best sourcing Low Density RAM or do I have no choice as it's the only RAM I can use ?
Is it best to source RAM with a Latency of 2.5 or is this less important due to age of pc and should I stick with CL3 ?
I'm also confused in regard to Memory results of CPU-z; it state 2 channels for my memory and one reads 166mhz and the other 200mhz.
Firstly, why two channel readings displayed and why both not running at 200mhz; it's DDR 400mhz after all ?
I apologise for so many questions within a first post but I did searched the Internet for such answers before posting.