Memory is so cheap these days I'm even considering upgrading my Dell 1Ghz
system from 256MB RAM to 512. Would there be any real gain to this? My
video card is a 64MB GeForce 2 Ultra. N4 is basically it for gaming...
-DC
David....
Dell memory is cheap? Can't be that cheap.
Tom
Tom -
It might be pretty reasonable. I notice Crucial 256MB, 168-pin DIMM RAM is
going for less than $40. Crucial is even offering free shipping until Aug
20th. Not that I am endorsing this product :-)
Todd
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> David.... > > Dell memory is cheap? Can't be that cheap. > > Tom > > >I'd call this CHEAP :)
DELL 256MB Module for a Dell Dimension 4100 (1000MHz/1GHz) System 168-pin
DIMM PC133, SDRAM, PC133 $63.95
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> David.... > > Dell memory is cheap? Can't be that cheap. > > Tom > > >David...
You are right......but I doubt there is anything "proprietary" about that
Dell memory stick......you can buy 256 mb, pc133 memory at Costco for about
$20 bucks now. Even that being said, its worth adding another 256 mb to
your system RAM. Do it.
*****Word up:
Do not add more than 512 mb of RAM memory to a Windows98, Windows98SE or
WindowsMe system (I don't know about NT or XP or 2000). It will screw your
system up big time. You'll get "out of memory" errors all over the place,
and DOS apps that won't run......and it slows your computer down by as much
as 30%. If you run GPL, you can get error messages when launching to a
track. In N4....you can get booted back to your desktop at random times and
serious frame stutter! I'm speaking from experience and this is documented
on the MS-KB.
Tom
David L. Cook wrote in message ...
>I'd call this CHEAP :)
>
>DELL 256MB Module for a Dell Dimension 4100 (1000MHz/1GHz) System 168-pin
>DIMM PC133, SDRAM, PC133 $63.95
>
4100s take standard PC133 CL3 SDRAM (the 1GHz might take CL2... if unsure
buy CL2 as it also works at the "slower" CL3). My 4100 933MHz came with
CL3 Micron (Crucial) memory.
I only use Micron RAM in my systems but really... generic should work fine.
As usual, Dell screws its customers on RAM pricing:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=Dimension+4100+%281000MHz%2
F1GHz%29&x=10&y=17
Roughly US$40 (free shipping) for 256MB.
Dale.
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:20:23 GMT, "Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
That happens because Win9x takes all the ram and uses it for Vcache.
You fix it by adding the MaxFileCache=xxxx (512mb or lower) to the
system.ini under the Vchache heading to fix it. When you do this you
can run with as much ram as your mb supports with no detrimental
effects. MS has an article in their knowledge base on this specific
problem.
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>David... > >You are right......but I doubt there is anything "proprietary" about that >Dell memory stick......you can buy 256 mb, pc133 memory at Costco for about >$20 bucks now. Even that being said, its worth adding another 256 mb to >your system RAM. Do it. > >*****Word up: > >Do not add more than 512 mb of RAM memory to a Windows98, Windows98SE or >WindowsMe system (I don't know about NT or XP or 2000). It will screw your >system up big time. You'll get "out of memory" errors all over the place, >and DOS apps that won't run......and it slows your computer down by as much >as 30%. If you run GPL, you can get error messages when launching to a >track. In N4....you can get booted back to your desktop at random times and >serious frame stutter! I'm speaking from experience and this is documented >on the MS-KB. > >TomTo take advantage of more than 512mb of ram in win9x. you have to edit the
win.ini file. simply add:
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=524288
then vmem will only grab 512mb of ram, leaving 256mb for other resources. I
have 768 in my machine now, & experience no probs. for $120, why not max
out my ram slots.
--
Grrr baby, very grrr
<_> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> David L. Cook wrote in message ...
> >I'd call this CHEAP :)
> >
> >DELL 256MB Module for a Dell Dimension 4100 (1000MHz/1GHz) System 168-pin
> >DIMM PC133, SDRAM, PC133 $63.95
> >
>
>
> 4100s take standard PC133 CL3 SDRAM (the 1GHz might take CL2... if unsure
> buy CL2 as it also works at the "slower" CL3). My 4100 933MHz came with
> CL3 Micron (Crucial) memory.
>
> I only use Micron RAM in my systems but really... generic should work
fine.
>
> As usual, Dell screws its customers on RAM pricing:
>
>
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=Dimension+4100+%281000MHz%2
> F1GHz%29&x=10&y=17
>
> Roughly US$40 (free shipping) for 256MB.
>
> Dale.
>
>
>
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:50:09 GMT, "///M5Brian" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>To take advantage of more than 512mb of ram in win9x. you have to edit the
>win.ini file. simply add:
>[vcache]
>MaxFileCache=524288
I just installed 512 megs of RAM, up from 256. My VCache is currently
set at 64 megs min and max -- is there any advantage in games --
especially GPL to increase this number to 128 or even 256 megs?
>On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:50:09 GMT, "///M5Brian" <[email hidden]>
>wrote:
>
>>To take advantage of more than 512mb of ram in win9x. you have to edit the
>>win.ini file. simply add:
system.ini, not win.ini
It's worth doing, but don't expect ANY speed increase in games at all.
It'll be an advantage only for general Windows 2d stuff, like
photoediting, etc.
Rafe Mc
On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 02:58:26 -0400, "David L. Cook" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
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>Memory is so cheap these days I'm even considering upgrading my Dell 1Ghz >system from 256MB RAM to 512. Would there be any real gain to this? My >video card is a 64MB GeForce 2 Ultra. N4 is basically it for gaming... > >-DC > >See how smart everyone is in this newsgroup!
Tom
