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NewBee · Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:33 pm

I am still using P3 w/PC133. I like to increase the memory to 1GB from 256MB. HOwever, my motherboards memory slots are all full.

Is there any memory extender or expander where i can piggy back more memory modules into each memory slot?

i have a bunch of pc133/pc100 128MBs I can use, but no slots to put them.
MATX board w/ via chipset w/1.5G capacity capable.

thanks.

How about for DDR modules?

Klyith · Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:02 pm

No and no. The only thing you can do is ditch the memory you have and buy new, higher density, modules. And you've kinda missed the boat on that, PC-133 bottomed out a year or two back and now has risen in price.

Wintermane · Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:04 pm

Your likely at the limit your puter can handle anyway so nothing to do but upgrade puter. You could prolly find a new 3 ghz celeron or amd equive for 350 bucks that can be upgraded to 2 gigs. AND that includes the 17 inch montor they include in mnay puters in a box...

liquidsquid · Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:08 pm

Yah, or dig around on E-Bay, lots of people ditching similar machines and/or memory. May get lucky, probably too risky though.

-LS

Hance · Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:36 pm

another thing you have to watch out for when upgrading a system that old with a intel chipset on it is the fact that some of there chipsets cant handle the newer high density memory . i ran into that problem when upgrading my parents system a couple of years ago . i think its the 430tx chipset but dont quote me on that .

NewBee · Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:22 am

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

P3 1.2G is working just fine for what I do: net surfing, email and office work.

Playing Pacman once in a while is good enough for me.

Cheers!

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