Buying RD-Ram

[regnow]

After shopping around, what should I consider besides the following?:

1. ns number
2. ECC or non-ECC
3. PC800, PC 1066, etc.
4. 16 bit or 32 bit
5. Must come in pairs

I have an old Dell Dimension 8250. Dell Website says:
RAMBUS INLINE MEMORY MODULE..., 128, 533MHz, 64X16, ALTERNATING CURRENT...
Does the 64x16 mean I need to use 16 bit?

Which brand of RD-Ram is the best?

Besides Amazon, Ebay, Newegg, where may I find inexpensive pricing?

Thx.

 

[Cerb]

Are you supporting it in a business environment, or is it your PC?

How much RAM do you have, and how much RAM do you want to upgrade to?

What is your budget?

I'm thinking along the lines of a used business PC from Geeks.com, if they get some good Athlon II or Core 2 boxes in (<$200 w/ 1GB+ RAM and XP or 7), and just forgetting about RDRAM. Used RAM on eBay isn't too bad, though. You are far better off replacing the computer, over buying brand new RAM.

These should answer your questions:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim8250/specs.htm
http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...33MHz%20FSB%29

 

[regnow]

I would like around 1GB of RD-Ram. It is for myself and I just use the computer for surfing the internet and writing. Recently, the new streaming HD video websites can slow my computer and if I have my computer on for more than 4 hours it can also be very slow. Sometimes my web browser crashes too if I have too many tabs. I get a message saying my memory was running low sometimes so it hit me to just upgrade my ram.

Does 64x16 mean the memory must be 16bit?

 

[Cerb]

It takes PC-800 or PC-1066. According to Dell, you need at least 40ns PC-800. You can search just for RAM for your model computer, if you like. You must have matching pairs, and must fill all slots (if not with RAM, with placeholders).

Used, 1GB Non-ECC PC-800 40ns as 4x256 seems to go for around $20-30, from what I can see.

Be aware, too, that this should be the very last upgrade this computer sees. It will begin to be more costly to keep it going, as time goes on. At 2GHz, anything from the last 5 years but an Atom will run circles around it, and a dual-core Atom would still have many advantages.

 

[Emulex]

i'd spend $30 on a new machine honestly