What kind of memory should I get?

[kpc1280]

Hi, everybody I`m going to upgrade my memory and I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions.

Right now I have 2 sticks of Smart modular technologies 256mb ddr 333. it doesn`t seen to be doing the trick so I am going to get 2 sticks of 512mb.

I want to know if I should look for a particular brand (good enough for gaming) and if any body has Kingston value ram I want to know if that`s any good.

Also should I go from 333 to 400? does that make a difference?

I only have 2 memory slots.

any advice would be very helpful. thanks

 

[SNGX1275]

I think the real question here is what can your motherboard handle... that will be a big factor in whether you can run 333 or 400. Post back with your motherboard and processor information and we can help you.

 

[kpc1280]

here are the specs

the specs that I got from the HP web site for my computer (model a320n) are as follows:

Motherboard descriptions
Part/Feature Specification
Motherboard Supplier ASUS
System BIOS Supplier ASUS/AMI
Form Factor uATX
Processor Brand AMD
Processor Socket Type Socket A (PGA462)
Processor Family AthlonXP (Barton, Thoroughbred,
Palomino)
Processor FSB Frequency 266/333 MHz
Chipset Name NVIDIA nForce2
Chipset 'Northbridge', Revision/Stepping IGP, A03
Chipset 'Southbridge', Revision/Stepping MPC2, A04
Super I/O, Revision/Stepping ITE, 8712F-A
Flash BIOS Device 4 Mbit
Memory Type DDR
Memory Speed PC2700/PC2100
Memory Sockets 2DDR DIMM (184-pin)
Maximum Memory 2 GB (PC manufacturer's maximum memory
may differ)
Graphics Supplier NVIDIA nForce2
Graphics Configuration On-Board
Onboard Graphics Memory UMA up to 128 MB
Graphics Connector AGP 8X
TV-Out Device No
TV-Out Configuration No
Audio AC'97 On-Board
AC'97 CODEC Device Realtek ALC650
Audio Jacks Microphone, Line-In, Line-Out, Speaker,
MIDI/Game
External Audio Connectors Microphone, Line-In
Ethernet 10/100 LAN Supplier Realtek 8201BL
Ethernet Configuration Integrated, On-Board
IDE UDMA Modes ATA-133/100/66/33
Expansion Slots AGP 8X, Three PCI
USB Ports Six USB 2.0 (2 front, 4 back)
External Ports One Serial, One Parallel, One Floppy,
PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, One 1394 (front)
Serial Port Front Chassis Option No
Available Manufacturer On-Board Options Graphics, Lan,
1394, 6 Speaker Mode (Dolby 5.1) Product number
DM168A
Introduction date
03-Sept-2003
Country/region sold in
United States
Canada
Hardware
Base processor and speed
AMD Athlon XP 2800+2.08 GHz
Advanced 333 MHz front side bus
Socket A
Chipset
nForce2-IGP
Motherboard manufacturer
ASUS
Motherboard specifications

I also got this discription from HP about my particular model:

Memory
Component Attributes
RAM (installed) 512 MB 2700 DDR (2 x 256 MB) up to 64
MB shared video memory
Maximum allowed 1 GB (2 x 512 MB)
Speed supported PC2700 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Two
Open slots None available