help me to Upgrade my Desktop

rik said:

Hello Everybody,
My pc confg is-
CPU Pentium4 3.06GHZ
Motherboard D-101 GGC
512 mb DDR
HDD 80 GB SATA.

Now i want to upgrade my pc with 1gb ram & 160 gb external harddisk.so my question is in kolkata can i exchange my 512mb ddr ram with 2gb ddr ram(My pc Supports 2 GB Ram or not Plz Let Me Know) & If then Where? & what is the price of 1gb DDR ram (which company is the BEST?) & 160 GB Ext HDD (BEST Company).Plz Help Me as my pc is creating prob nowadays.
Thanking U

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It seems your motherboard supports only up to 1GB RAM per slot.
Intel® Desktop Board D101GGC — System memory

The price of DDR800 is about 2k for 1GB, although this will vary somewhat depending on where you buy it.

you need to change your motherboard for fitting in your RAM requirments

Thanks for ur replies & Sorry to say that I don't understand the meaning of "1GB Ram per Slot".What is DDR800? Can u explain me?

With Regards
rik

you mean DDR2 800mhz??? I don't think DDR has 800mhz RAM. It's the frequency of your RAM. 1GB Ram per Slot i am not sure but i think in each slot the max capacity you put is 1GB

follow this link Intel® Desktop Board D101GGC — Technical product specification and have a look at this one D101GGC Technical Product Specification [PDF] your board support DDR1 (type of RAM module) 400mhz and 333mhz its better to change motherboard itself to get change from high cost low bandwidth module look for Gigabyte G41 Combo though it is Micro-ATx but it support both DDR2 and DDR3 so for an entry-level board it's quite a good thing.
here the specs GA-G41M-Combo (rev. 1.3) - GIGABYTE

Yeah better change the mobo if possible. DDR RAM is expensive, more than DDR3, better get a mobo & DDR3 RAM. Although that would cost more than just DDR RAM, still it would be worth it.