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Dell Dimension 8100 RAM
Name: Chebwa Date: March 22, 2006 at 17:15:56 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home CPU/Ram: ? / 128MB Product: Dell Dimension 8100
Comment:
My friend has a Dell Dimension 8100. He's looking to max out the RAM in his machine. Unfortunately, his machine takes RDRAM.
Is there anywhere selling sticks of 512 that we could purchase for his machine that WON'T cost as much as a new computer would?
Name: colly Date: March 22, 2006 at 17:40:54 Pacific
Reply:
Actually does your friend actually need to max out it's memory? Its brand new and if it's not slow then I wouldn't bother till I actually need it, the price will have seriously by then
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Response Number 4
Name: colly Date: March 22, 2006 at 17:42:27 Pacific
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that was meant to be "have dropped seriously" can you not edit on these forums
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Response Number 5
Name: jam Date: March 22, 2006 at 17:49:03 Pacific
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Dude, this is an OLD Dell, not a new one. RDRAM (RAMBUS) will not drop in price anytime soon
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Response Number 6
Name: Raven55 Date: March 22, 2006 at 18:41:04 Pacific
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colly: Actually you can edit on this forum. After you click on "Submit Follow Up", on the nexy page, it shows you what you printed and how it'll look. You can make changes there.
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Response Number 7
Name: GX1 Man Date: March 22, 2006 at 18:46:13 Pacific
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Better to run something other than XP with 128 RAM. To get it up to 512 (suggested for XP) you will have spent waaaaay too much!
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Response Number 8
Name: Sandor (by prdsknoll) Date: March 23, 2006 at 07:45:10 Pacific
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If you have 128 MB then you actually have 2 X 64. I would leave this in and add a pair of SAMSUNG 256MB 184-Pin RDRAM (16bit) PC 800 Unbuffered System Memory Model MR16R1628EGO-CM8 - OEM from Newegg.com for $85.22 each or around $175 including shippping. You won't find anything cheaper.
I - Sandor J
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the wise man. - William Penn (1614 - 1718)
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Response Number 9
Name: Chebwa Date: March 23, 2006 at 12:58:01 Pacific
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Thanks all. I actually checked eBay, there's some RDRAM by Infinium being sold on there. I think that was the company... hmph.
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Response Number 10
Name: pohocker Date: April 6, 2006 at 08:31:42 Pacific
Reply:
I'm in the same situation and checked Newegg, but their compatability search declared they had nothing suitable for my 5 yr. old Dimension 8100 w/128 mbs. Will the Samsung stuff work in it, nonetheless? Dell has told me I must buy from them, which I doubt is true;guys in stores, however, say they don't carry what I need and I have to go thru Dell.
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