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    Info in upgrading Philips X57

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by carleato, Nov 23, 2007.

  1. carleato

    carleato Newbie

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    I am a first time user here so please bare with me. :confused:

    I have the Philips X57 with i945 chip set but not sure on what DDR ram to buy.
    When looking for ram it mentions Dimm and also Mmz so not sure which one I should be looking at and if the X57 can only handle curtain ones.

    I have Vista and running 2x512Mb ram. What would you recommened upgrading to? as I heard the 32bit OS only needs a max of 3Gb ram.

    Can anyone out there help??
     
    carleato, Nov 23, 2007
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  2. nobscot6

    nobscot6 Wise One

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    hey
    go here and test your memory online

    Memory Tester

    click on "Scan My System"

    they'll tell you exactly what's in your system

    you'll have to download a small app, it works great
     
    nobscot6, Nov 23, 2007
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  3. carleato

    carleato Newbie

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    Cheers for that.
    But know wiser im afraid.

    I knw I have 2x512Mb ram 2 slots. with i945 pinset (if that makes sence but not sure what DDR ram to be looking at? I have vista and not sure wether to up grade to 2x1Gb ram or more? What would you do? Also is MHz speed a big deal when bying ram?
     
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  4. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    John Ratsey, Nov 24, 2007
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