Choosing the best memory for your pc

I'm looking to upgrade my computer but I'm just starting out and I need to know how to go about choosing the best memory for my pc. It's an older HP with a Pegatron Corporation/VIOLET6 (CPU 1) motherboard running a AMD || X2 215 Processor. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Im assuming that for example your system is using old ddr2 ram - maybe in a config of 2x 1gb sticks or something like that and you want to increase the ram to 4gbs or more. If your motherboard has 4 slots - then just add in another 4gb (2x2gb sticks of ram) or whatever suits. If thats the case then that would give you 6gb of ram in total. That is more than enough for an old system unless you want to create ramDisks etc..

Be aware though if you're still in a 32bit OS environment you wont be able to use more than 3gb. A 64bit os is needed to access over that limit.

As for brands of memory - always best to stick with good reputable names - kingston, corsair etc. If you buy second hand ram (which chances are if its ddr2 than it'll be cheaper anyways) be sure to check that it has passed memtest86.

If by a long shot your board supports both ddr3 and ddr2 (like some of the older boards did back then) then dont mix between the two. Stick to ddr3 if you can.

Hope this helps.

As far as i could find is the Athlon II X2 215 cpu, a socket AM3 cpu with a DDR3 1066mhz  memory controller. supports upto 2 sticks of DDR3 1066mhz.

http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/cpu/amd-athlon2-215-p1.html

How much ram your motherboard supports, idk, you have to look at the motherboard specs, but i think it will be arround 2x4GB of DDR3 1066mhz.

Found the old motherboard >>> http://www.findlaptopdriver.com/pegatron-corporation-violet6-6-01-motherboard-specs/ >>> is ddr3.

I have 2 sticks of 2GB DDR3 in it now and I wanted to go up to at least 8GB but I'd like to know which brand to buy,someone did tell me the lower the latency the better.

I'm also looking to buy a new video card but I'm not sure what my pc can handle.

about the ram, Cl9 ram is mostly what i recommend for every system. im not sure if you buy 1600mhz ram, that it will be clocked back to 1066mhz.. i have to research that, if so, then it does not matter much which ram you buy. but at least it supports upto 1066mhz DDR3 i think 2x4 GB sticks. thats what i mostly see with AM3 boards.

About the gpu, your motherboard has 1 pci-e X16 slot so basicly you could fit in every card there, i think its an X8 slot, but that does not matter much for todays video cards. offcourse the cpu will be a bottleneck for the gpu, if you buy a highend card. thats something to keep in mind, but everything midrange like R9-270X or GTX760, should do fine. in most new games, your dualcore athlon will be a bottleneck anyway, so if you wanne keep up with the newest games, you probably need to upgrade mobo cpu ram and psu someday.

Grtz Angel. ☺

Thanks for the help. What cpu and psu would you recommend?

95w cpus like the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad-Core will be your best option.

But in all honesty you have to weigh up if its more worth your while ditching this old rig and buying newer parts.

If it me I'd buy a 750ti first (as long as your case isnt a slim-line one). Very good bang for buck gpu and you wont stress your psu. Then be on the look out for a dirt cheap 95w phenom2 quad or triple, even an athlon2 quad. Places like ebay or your local classifieds will be your friend. That goes for ram as well - 2x2gb kits of kingston ram go for bugger all on ebay at the moment - $10-$20.

estimates = $40 cpu + $150gpu + $20 ram.

What is your total budget?

I just broke down a 5 year old HP slimline PC for my boss and I'll go ahead and tell you the only part I would consider salvageable was the 640GB Western Digital Caviar Blue....Of course your budget would dictate what you could spend but here's what the cheapest possible (while still functional with good parts) gaming rebuild would look like...

$500 AMD APU build...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/32c5U

$550 AMD Athlon/750ti build...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/32ccq

The 750ti isn't a bad card at the price point (for $150 you can't expect the world to come to it's knees), but it also isn't going to give you ultra settings on modern games... I would generally recommend having a separate CPU/GPU for upgradeability... so for that alone it's worth the extra $50... and I'll just say it... anything less than one of these two builds, you're diving into cheap parts or functionality issues...

Are you comfortable building your own PC?

I've only ever replaced memory so I have no experience building a pc from scratch,as for my budget around 550/600 would be the top.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/34WIY <$600, then keep the old rig for a linux box to learn on

Why are video cards always more expensive than everything else? Just curious.

Is there already a thread somewhere that list best builds for various budgets? I could maybe go up to $700.00

Well, there's no real 'best build".  Logan and his buddies have the $650 build, but we people on the forums try to customize a build to best fit your needs.

They do a lot of heavy lifting in gaming.  Usually more games are gpu-bound than cpu-bound

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/38Ojv

this is $30 over the $700 budget trying to squeeze in a GTX 760... otherwise you're looking at a 750ti, 660, or r9 270... you'd be happier for longer with this...

btw... you will never find a list of "best builds for budgets" because people do various things at different budgets and prices fluctuate daily

A modified version of DrunkenPanda's build.  Trying to get closer to the budget.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/38PYc

Only thing to really consider is the blower type cooler on the 760.