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What kind of RAM do I need?

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Well, I went to Future Shop to find the RAM I need. I gave them the receipt for the computer I bought. They gave me the RAM they said that should work with the computer I'm using. I tried it but it wouldn't fit. I returned it and they said that they don't know which RAM to give us then.

Operating System: Microsoft XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600)
System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 061
System Model: PS583AA-ABA-a1020n
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Memory: 504MB RAM

Thanks for any help you can give me.
-comp_kidd
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Re: What kind of RAM do I need?

I find it very odd that a computer store doens't know what RAM to use, or gives you the wrong ram when you go to purchase a computer. Try DDR ram, 400mhz, or something like DDR2 533mhz, will work fine in your pc
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Okay. Do you know where I could buy these types of rams? I'm not very good at computers. Because the store I went to (Future Shop) did not have the RAM I needed. Thanks!
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Re: What kind of RAM do I need?

Quote originally posted by orbproductions ...
I find it very odd that a computer store doens't know what RAM to use, or gives you the wrong ram when you go to purchase a computer. Try DDR ram, 400mhz, or something like DDR2 533mhz, will work fine in your pc
Future Shop is not specifically a computer store, it is an electronics store like BestBuy in case you didn't know. Future Shop has a tendancy of having employees with limited knowledge in computers so it doesn't surprise me at all (at those I went anyway).

DDR 400mhz (PC3200) and DDR2 533mhz (PC4200) are not the same at all so you should not say both should work fine if you are really not sure.

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Okay. Do you know where I could buy these types of rams? I'm not very good at computers. Because the store I went to (Future Shop) did not have the RAM I needed. Thanks!
I'm curious to know what they gave you... From what I have found, DDR 333mhz (PC2700) or DDR 400mhz (PC3200) would be compatible with your system.

Tigerdirect.ca is a good online store for computer hardware but local computer stores usually have better prices. Where do you live? Here in Ottawa the place I go to is named PCCyber (www.pccyber.com). In Toronto there is Factory Direct (www.factorydirect.ca) and many more.
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Sorry, but I don't know. All I know was that all of them were too big for my computer.-
Thanks! I live in Toronto, Canada so that should help me. =]
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Re: What kind of RAM do I need?

Another good place to buy RAM and get better advice is Canada Computer in Toronto. I go to the one in Waterloo as I just live a few min away in Guelph.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/

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