should i upgrade memory?

[S White]

some of the programs i use lately require rather much memory and i
just have 256 mb. the problem is that even though memory is rather
cheap, i'm not sure if i should upgrade. i wanted to get a 512 mb chip
but the problem is that i have a motherboard that's rather old, asus
cuv4x. And unless i'm wrong, this motherboard does not support ddram,
just sdram. So if i buy an upgrade and then buy a whole new computer
in about a year, i'd not be able to transfer the memory. it seems all
computers nowadays use ddram. is there a good solutions for this
rather than just not upgrade memory until i change the whole computer?

Regards,
S

[Tony Hill]

On 28 Sep 2003 20:03:56 -0700, white4231@yahoo.com (S White) wrote:some of the programs i use lately require rather much memory and ijust have 256 mb. the problem is that even though memory is rathercheap, i'm not sure if i should upgrade. i wanted to get a 512 mb chipbut the problem is that i have a motherboard that's rather old, asuscuv4x. And unless i'm wrong, this motherboard does not support ddram,just sdram. So if i buy an upgrade and then buy a whole new computerin about a year, i'd not be able to transfer the memory. it seems allcomputers nowadays use ddram. is there a good solutions for thisrather than just not upgrade memory until i change the whole computer?

If you're asking if you should upgrade memory, the answer is yes.
That is my general rule when it comes to this. Memory is quite cheap
and generally the best upgrade you can buy for an older computer,
regardless of what age it is or what you're doing with it.

So, to answer you other questions though, no your system will not
support DDR SDRAM, only regular old PC133 SDRAM. No, you will not be
able to transfer the memory to a new computer, sell it with the old
computer.

Really though, why worry? Buy yourself a new 256MB module from
Crucial for $47. Or, if you like, you can find a 512MB module for
$82. It's not a whole lot of money, and hopefully you'll be able to
get almost 50% of the money you spend on it back when you sell the
computer. Memory is pretty darn cheap, so unless you're really tight
on cash, it's almost always a good idea to buy more if your running
into low-memory problems.

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Tony Hill
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