Is there any way you can upgrade RAM externally, like an external harddrive?

[Shonsteez]

I wandered over to our sponser at Crucial and found out that my shitty PC only accepts up to 512mb RAM and no more....That was a really wack thing to find out since i was about to order more RAM soon to make a GIG.....So im like fuck!, how do i still upgrade without buying a new computer?....I know that external harddrives exist, but what about RAM?......Anybody got a solution?


STEEZ

 

[Shonsteez]

Nevermind....I talked to tha cats over at crucial and apprently im fucked......What a supprise.

Apparently, my PC is a piece of shit and is very limited regarding upgrades.......

You may close this thread at any time.

 

[Fade]

The main thing to do would be to get a new motherboard, this way you can have lots of RAM on it. Mine accepts up to 4GB of RAM! Hahaha man I need to buy some more.

 

[DJ Hoppa]

goddamn fade thats insane!

i need to upgrade myself...

 

[Cleverwon]

4 Gigs??!!! How much porn are you waching at once Fade??

 

[Fade]

LOL no, no. I meant, my motherboard can go up to 4gb. Right now I only have 512mb. One day, one day....

 

[The Bastard]

i got 1 gig, my board will take 3 once i have 3 gigs im gunna harness the power of the internet and read peoples minds like professor x

 

[Shonsteez]

LOL.....Yo how much is a typical replacement board thats not junk?

 

[Fade]

Go with a GOOD brand like Asus. This is the one I have:
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4p800-e_d/overview.htm

If you're really not sure though, check this:
http://www.extremetech.com/category2/0,1556,644478,00.asp

 

[Copenhagen]

I have an Asus board much like Fade's with 2gigs of Kingston RAM, and will upgrade to the max of 4 eventually. It hasn't failed me yet when using both Reason, ProTools, Plug-ins etc all at once.

 

[MR_P]

4 Gigs??!!! How much porn are you waching at once Fade??

Haha, thats funny!

 

[Shonsteez]

Dam Cope!----Thats awsome, i can only surf tha net and make a beat at tha same time, and sometimes it trips even doin that cuz a tha amount of effects and tracks applied.

 

[The Bastard]

i got an asus too

 

[Copenhagen]

Dam Cope!----Thats awsome, i can only surf tha net and make a beat at tha same time, and sometimes it trips even doin that cuz a tha amount of effects and tracks applied.

LOL! Deep concentration huh?

Also, those boards Fade and I got have dual channel FSB, meaning they can use 2 or 4 ram blocks at the time, versus old ones that can old use one RAM block at the time (at least that's my understanding).
I built mine for approx. USD 880, and Denmark is usually 33% more expensive than the states, if not more.

Anyway, if you can afford it it, I would suggest upgrading your's as much as you can, or saving up for a new self built one.

 

[StressWon]

I have an Asus board much like Fade's with 2gigs of Kingston RAM, and will upgrade to the max of 4 eventually. It hasn't failed me yet when using both Reason, ProTools, Plug-ins etc all at once.

All ya need now is a "Flux Capacitor" and a Delorean!

 

[mercurywaters]

lol. i have 128 mb of ram. my shit stutters whenever i get the pop up window telling me somebody logged on to msn. my board maxes out at a gig. and i need to make that happen soon

 

[Shonsteez]

All ya need now is a "Flux Capacitor" and a Delorean!

LOL....Bwuahhahaha.......Goddamit stress yer a funny mutherfucker!...HAAH

Yeah Cope, i might have to jus build a new one maybe, tha price difference between that and what i will have to replace tha other way might be almost parallel?.....Im broke as a mutherhumper now tho......Shit, i still gotta pay off my EMU and my KRKs...lol

 

[Copenhagen]

All ya need now is a "Flux Capacitor" and a Delorean!

Can you explain to the stupid Dane what the hell that meant?

Deuce, I think you might be right regarding the parallel price thing, and I know your economic situation all too well (it's almost common knowledge in this forum )

 

[Shonsteez]

Deuce, I think you might be right regarding the parallel price thing, and I know your economic situation all too well (it's almost common knowledge in this forum )

Hehe....God do i wine that much about it....lol.....Hmm. Guess i do!?.............Tha truth hurts...lol...............Yeah i guess its back to savin my chips for a more powerful system...