According to the specs here, you can have DDR2 800 and 1, 2, 4, or 8 GB but not 6. And 6GB would not give you the performance boost that 8GB would. And even though Crucial would be the spot to go for when looking for compatible RAM, they do not carry RAM for your system due to it's age. You system is approaching 14 years old and it may be time to upgrade to a new far more powerful system. The slowness of your system is more of an age rather than upgrades problem.
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September 20th, 2021 05:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @BenEdwardsUK
That would add an additional 2GB "Single Channel".
In time maybe you could upgrade the other 2GB so you would have 8GB "Dual Channel"
https://www.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/dell/precision-m4600#memory
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September 20th, 2021 06:00
Indeed but the main question is what type of memory should work.
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September 20th, 2021 06:00
Sorry @BenEdwardsUK
I looked up the M4600.
The memory you need PC2-6400S
Sorry for any confusion.
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According to the specs here, you can have DDR2 800 and 1, 2, 4, or 8 GB but not 6. And 6GB would not give you the performance boost that 8GB would. And even though Crucial would be the spot to go for when looking for compatible RAM, they do not carry RAM for your system due to it's age. You system is approaching 14 years old and it may be time to upgrade to a new far more powerful system. The slowness of your system is more of an age rather than upgrades problem.