RAM for my DELL Precision 450

[quanttrade99z]

Hi,

I would like to upgrade the RAM in my DELL Precision 450. (This is my last DELL computer in my office, I recently broke down, followed your advice, and built my newest computer from scratch. Is awesome!).

Do I need to buy the RAM from DELL? would prefer to buy from NEWEGG if possible.
DELL told me it would be $185 per 1G of RAM, and I nee to buy 2...They said it is DDR SDRAM...PC 2100... 266 Megahertz....

Can I buy some 3rd party RAM? what do i need to be careful for in terms of specs? any recommendations?

Thanks!

quanttrade

 

[Quino]

yes, you can. I would get it from crucial or get corsair or kingston.

 

[cubby1223]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141307

To throw out an option if you want to upgrade the ram.

Whatever decision you make, purchase PC3200 ram instead of PC2100. PC3200 is backwards compatible, and will most likely be able to be transfered into your next computer, whereas PC2100 ram is virtually useless in newer computers.

 

[Jotho]

Originally posted by: Quino
yes, you can. I would get it from crucial or get corsair or kingston.

Sunds like this is for a business/office machine. In that case, I would lean toward the known stability and reliabilty of Crucial or Kingston instead of Corsair.

 

[Slowlearner]

www.crucial.com is the best choice for Dell pcs, Dell's own prices are ridiculous, and presumes its users are stupid.