Looking to upgrade RAM, dont know what to get, please help

[xeverex18]

Im looking for at least 512MB Ram. Looking to buy on EBAy

My pc is
Microsoft Windows XP
Intel(R)
Celeron(R)
2. GHz, 112 MB of RAM
My RAM needs an upgrade, so can someone teach me how to look for what i need?

[puternerd]

DO NOT buy it from ebay!!! Buy it from newegg.com but first go to crucial.com and use the memory finder.

[xeverex18]

whats wrong with ebay?

[Kaijufan]

Go to
http://www.kingston.com/
if you don't know what type of RAM to get.

I agree with puternerd, it's much safer to go with a site like Newegg or Tiger Direct when buying RAM then getting it off of ebay.

[xeverex18]

are there any other sites that have Paypal as a payment method?

[Steggy]

are there any other sites that have Paypal as a payment method?

newegg lets you use paypal.

[xeverex18]

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/viewscanbyid.asp?id=86B980D231D926C3&tabid=CR
They recommend this 184-pin DIMM DDR PC2100 but i cant find it on newegg, but ebay has em. Can ebay be that bad, even when its only less than 20$?

[puternerd]

It's your money, do what you want. But you're playing with fire buying from ebay on something like memory. Here's the link for 512mb sticks of pc2100 non-ecc 2.5 latency ram from newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147+1052407861+1052307857+1052507866+1052 607869&Subcategory=147&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=&ATTR1=&ATTR2=&ATTR3=2010170147+1052407861+1052307857+1052507866&ATTR4=&ATTR5=2010170147+1052407861+1052307857+1052607869&ATTR6=

[Chacrana]

I'd go with Newegg and I'd also get OCZ Ram... because it's awesome.

[strebor]

It's your money, do what you want. But you're playing with fire buying from ebay on something like memory.

Just out of curiousity, why shouldn't you buy memory from eBay? I always buy mine from newegg but I'm just curious.

[puternerd]

Because you could easily get bad memory or rebranded crap memory. Usually with no way to get an exchange or refund.

[xeverex18]

this is what crucial recommended
http://www.crucial.com/crucial/pvtcontent/memorytype.asp?memtype=184-pinDIMM
but there isnt a ballsitix on newegg, for the ram inm asking or, at least not on the site your showing me. + i really dont know which one to buy if icant find the recommended one, so can some1 help me out?

[puternerd]

Well you don't have a high end system, there's no need to get the Ballistix, so any of those listed will work. I like the PQI personally, I have a gig of it in my media center. Have you ever installed ram before? You might want to do a search on the web for a how to, although it's not hard, kinda like playing with legos. Just be sure to ground yourself, I'd suggest you get an anti-static wrist strap.

[xeverex18]

what do you mean ground myself? Since I have a free space on my cpu, i just stick it in there right? I dont replace anything. OK i will buy this pqi POWER Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) Unbuffered System Memory Model MD6412UOE - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141173) unless somebody have any critiques.

[Hex]

what do you mean ground myself? Since I have a free space on my cpu, i just stick it in there right? I dont replace anything. OK i will buy this pqi POWER Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) Unbuffered System Memory Model MD6412UOE - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141173) unless somebody have any critiques.

Grounding is ensuring that you don't pass harmful static electricity from yourself to the RAM. You can get the static straps at Radio Shack, I'll bet, they've gotta be like $3. I've got a few from where I work, they're just a strap that goes about your wrist, and a snap connects to a cable that houses a small croc-clamp that you clip to your compy case. It's really a must for any internal PC work, so you don't short out any components. It's just a basic safety precaution.