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Want to upgrade Dell Vostro 420 Ram

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by paladinfes, 2009/11/04.

  1. 2009/11/04
    paladinfes

    paladinfes Inactive Thread Starter

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    I am not a novice but never paid any attention to RAM memory. I have no idea what the types are or what does what.

    So, I need assistance.

    I will be upgrading soon to Windows7 home 64-bit.

    I have a Dell Vostro 420 with the following memory: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz 4 DIMMs

    I want to increase the amount of memory from the current 4GB to at least 8GB (with the ability to increase to 16GB).

    Obviously, I want the same efficiency, etc as the currently installed memory but if it is possible to upgrade that effectiveness then that is great.

    Any ideas and/or suggestions aremost welcomed.

    Thanks.
     
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    tashman847

    tashman847 Inactive

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    Hello the maximum memory your system can support is 8GB. It can't support 16GB.

    The maximum speed is pc2-8500 1066mhz.

    I would advise to buy 4 x 2GB 1.8v pc2-8500 sticks.

    Also Dell says it can take a maximum of 4GB. Two of our customers are running these machines with 8gb, but it is not officialy supported by Dell.

    Tom
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Dell Vostro 420 Tower indicates (under Tech Specs) "up to 4 GB 800 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM" but the chipset supports, according to Intel® G45 Express Chipset up to 16 GB DDR2 800 dual or 8 GB DDR3 1066 dual. You will have to find out if "up to 4 GB 800 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM" is a motherboard limitation.
     
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  5. 2009/11/04
    Chiles4

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    I think you'll find going from 4 to 8GB to be a very un-worthwhile upgrade even if you're running Win 7 64.
     
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