The system won't take DDR-3 -- it uses DDR-2 (which unfortunately is also much more expensive now). You can install up to 2X2G DDR-2 modules -- you can't use 8. The system likely shipped with a 32-bit OS, so 8G is pointless anyway.
RAM upgrades rarely produce dramatic performance increases.
The single best upgrade would be a solid state or solid state hybrid hard drive.
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The system won't take DDR-3 -- it uses DDR-2 (which unfortunately is also much more expensive now). You can install up to 2X2G DDR-2 modules -- you can't use 8. The system likely shipped with a 32-bit OS, so 8G is pointless anyway.
RAM upgrades rarely produce dramatic performance increases.
The single best upgrade would be a solid state or solid state hybrid hard drive.