upgrading memory, where to go to buy online?

[Cutehumor]

any other place besides crucial.com? are they the best to go to? plus they are charging me $7 sales tax on checkout.

 

[simple_gifts]

kingston

 

[brianl703]

newegg

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Newegg, but in TN you have to pay tax. Look for the free shipping deals to keep the cost down.

 

[Nyquist]

I've had great luck with newegg.com and tigerdirect.com in the past. Newegg's service is top notch.

 

[ZZman]

tigerdirect.com

 

[Cutehumor]

Crucial is giving free shipping if you spend over $50, I'm buying three sticks of ram, so I'm looking to keep costs down. I'll check the sites mentioned to see which gives the best deal.

 

[dorkiedoode]

newegg

 

[PandaBear]

Wherever on sale. Newegg has better return policy than buy.com, so that's where I would go myself.

Make sure you check the review on newegg first to see how reliable and compatible is it to your setup, and how good is the rebate if there is one.

 

[Cutehumor]

so Memory brand doesn't matter?

 

[OVERKILL]

Crucial.com would be my recommendation. They are owned by Micron.

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
so Memory brand doesn't matter?


They all buy from various DRAM fab (Samsung, Hynix, Elpida, Qimonda, Micron, PowerChip, Nanya, Winbond, Inotera, and maybe I forgot a couple small fry). It is hard to say wnat you are getting base on 1 or 2 particular brand.

Recent (not from 2 years ago) user review is your friend.

 

[UberxG]

 

[labman]

I think I got a 1 meg stick for $12 after rebate at Tiger Direct early this year.

Try http://www.pricewatch.com/public/

 

[MONKEYMAN]

I recently bought Crucial Memory at NewEgg cheaper then it was at Crucial. NewEgg especially when they have free shipping and a rebate.

 

[Cutehumor]

newegg gives me several options for my compaq presario SR1800nx.

What's the difference between PC2-4200 and PC2-5300?


1GB N82E16820161400 DDR2 PC2-4200 • CL=4 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-533 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •
1GB N82E16820146571 DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •

 

[john1782]

Originally Posted By: brianl703
newegg


+1

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
newegg gives me several options for my compaq presario SR1800nx.

What's the difference between PC2-4200 and PC2-5300?


1GB N82E16820161400 DDR2 PC2-4200 • CL=4 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-533 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •
1GB N82E16820146571 DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •


Speed. Do you know the FSB speed of your CPU by chance?

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Go into the BIOS setup, look for the system information or memory information screen, it will tell you the speed of your RAM, report that back here....

 

[Cutehumor]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
newegg gives me several options for my compaq presario SR1800nx.

What's the difference between PC2-4200 and PC2-5300?


1GB N82E16820161400 DDR2 PC2-4200 • CL=4 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-533 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •
1GB N82E16820146571 DDR2 PC2-5300 • CL=5 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR2-667 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64 •


Speed. Do you know the FSB speed of your CPU by chance?


533 MHz front side bus according to HP

Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 512 MB (1 x 512)
Maximum allowed 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMM
Speed supported PC2-3200 MB/sec
Type 240 pin, DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM slots Two
Open DIMM slots One



http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docum...product=1843681