Buffered or Unbuffered memory?

[Souka]

I am trying to upgrade my wife's work computer, but I'm not sure of the exact type of memory to order.
(I'm trying to be cheap as possible....)

Her computer is a Dell Optiplex Gn+. It's a Pentium 200mhz, with one 32mb EDO Dimm.

My question is, does it take buffered or unbuffered?

Below is Dell's memory specification....it mentions Gn uses unbuffered, but not the Gn+. Also, I tried using Crucial and Kingston's website but no specific info....Crucial only carries a 128mb module that costs $71. I can get a 64mb for little as $14 shipped, but I don't know to order the buffered or the unbuffered.

Memory
Architecture 64-bit (nonparity) or 72-bit (parity) EDO, noninterleaved
Wait states near 0
DIMM sockets 2, gold contacts
DIMM capacities 16-, 32-, 64-, and 128-MB nonparity (Gn uses unbuffered DIMMs)
Standard RAM 16 MB
Maximum RAM 256 MB
Cache memory 256-KB pipelined-burst, direct-mapped, write-back SRAM or,
512-KB pipelined-burst, direct-mapped, write-back SRAM on systems with Enhanced Manageability (EM)
BIOS address F0000h
Memory
Architecture 64-bit (nonparity) or 72-bit (parity) EDO, noninterleaved
Wait states near 0
DIMM sockets 2, gold contacts
DIMM capacities 16-, 32-, 64-, and 128-MB nonparity (Gn uses unbuffered DIMMs)
Standard RAM 16 MB
Maximum RAM 256 MB
Cache memory 256-KB pipelined-burst, direct-mapped, write-back SRAM or,
512-KB pipelined-burst, direct-mapped, write-back SRAM on systems with Enhanced Manageability (EM)
BIOS address F0000h


Any help appreciated!

Edit: Found this additonal info on Dell regarding the Gn+ system.... "Main memory consists of 64-bit nonparity DIMMs. For optimum performance, install DIMMs beginning with socket DIMM_A. Although nonparity DIMMs are recommended, 72-bit parity DIMMs can also be installed."

 

[Lord Evermore]

It's most likely that it uses unbuffered, since it's not a server. Crucial doesn't say one way or the other, so it's probably unbuffered (and if you look at their regular list of all EDO products, an unbuffered, 128MB non-parity module is 71 dollars too. I hate how they've started using different SKU numbers when they display results for a selector, so you can't actually compare to the regular part numbers and know whether you can get it cheaper.

 

[Souka]

found it at star-micro.....used their config tool....didn't see it at first.

It's unbuffered, 168pin EDO ram...ECC or Non-ECC.

I grabbed a 64mb EDO non-ECC unbuffered from StarMicro for like $13 shipped.....got it in 2 days.....works great.

I even upgraded her HD from a noisy full 4gb 5400 rpm to a 7200rpm 20gb quiet drive......

with both things done, her Win98se system feels almost fast as my P4-2.4ghz system (no games tested of course...hehehe).

Thx for yer help.