Nanya RAM upgrade

[tka1234]

Hello,

I know this will sound like I'm pretty dumb with PCs, but here we go:

I have a Gateway 832GM. It came with 1GB of Nanya DDR RAM PC-3200 184-Pin DIMM.

I recently upgraded to Windows Vista. I would like to upgrade my RAM from 1GB to 2GB or 3GB.

Questions:

1. Can I buy RAM that is not DDR RAM PC-3200 184-Pin DIMM?

2. Should I buy all new RAM or add more Nanya RAM?

3. What company makes high-quality RAM?

Also consider: My PC only has 2 more RAM slots, and has a maximum of 4GB allowed.

Thanks for all of the help!

[Zenskas]

1. You cannot buy another type of RAM as it won't fit. Must be DDR1 400Mhz (PC-3200) as your CPU needs RAM this fast.

2. You could probably keep the stick in there now.

3. Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, Kingston and Patriot are all good brands and I think they all made DDR1 before.

BTW here: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/4660/4660sp3.shtml

It says: Memory (RAM) 1.0 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM

Expandable to 2.0 GB

So I'm not sure on how much RAM really is supported on your PC.

[nitroshift]

1. You cannot buy another type of RAM as it won't fit. Must be DDR1 400Mhz (PC-3200) as your CPU needs RAM this fast.

2. You could probably keep the stick in there now.

3. Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, Kingston and Patriot are all good brands and I think they all made DDR1 before.

BTW here: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/4660/4660sp3.shtml

It says: Memory (RAM) 1.0 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM

Expandable to 2.0 GB

So I'm not sure on how much RAM really is supported on your PC.

You need DDR PC-3200 clocked at 400MHz, but the maximum amount supported by your motherboard is 2GB.

[Zenskas]

1. You cannot buy another type of RAM as it won't fit. Must be DDR1 400Mhz (PC-3200) as your CPU needs RAM this fast.

2. You could probably keep the stick in there now.

3. Corsair, Crucial, OCZ, Kingston and Patriot are all good brands and I think they all made DDR1 before.

BTW here: http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/4660/4660sp3.shtml

It says: Memory (RAM) 1.0 GB PC3200 DDR SDRAM

Expandable to 2.0 GB

So I'm not sure on how much RAM really is supported on your PC.

You need DDR PC-3200 clocked at 400MHz, but the maximum amount supported by your motherboard is 2GB.

Did you mean to talk to the OP or me

[tka1234]

Thanks for the clarification. Boy, this PC sure does have a lot of surprises! It has 2 extra RAM slots, though. I thought I could upgrade without worry.

I think I got the 4GB thing from the support on Vista, but obviously this motherboard doesn't support that.

Maybe next time I'll just build my own PC, then I'll know everything about it!