neurovir...

Instructions for adding memory to your 8200 can be found on my "RDRAM" page of my website. I offer configuration, type, installation and a reputable supplier for RDRAM on the 8200. You may find answers to other questions about your 8200 also on my site.

http://spongebobsupgradesite.com/id4.html

for "Special Hyperthreading Bios" information

and file download for the 8200...  click here   

 

for 8200 support...visit my site...

www.SpongeBobsUpgradeSite.com

 

              

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Dell Dimension 8200

Pentium 4 - 3.06Ghz 533Mhz with/Hyperthreading Enabled
1024MB ( 1 Gig ) Samsung PC800 40NS RDRAM
2) 120GB ( Total: 240GB ) Western Digital Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drives w/8MB Cache
Promise FastTrack 100TX2 Raid (0) Array Card
256MB ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition Graphic Card
Plextor 52X/32X/52X CD-RW Drive - Black - 65 ms Access Time, 8 MB Buffer, Burn-Proof Technology
Liteon 16X DVD-Rom Drive
SmartDisk USB 2.0/Firewire PCI Card
Silencer 400 Watt ATX Power Supply
THX Certified Sound Blaster Audigy II Sound Card
Altec Lansing THX Certified ADA995 5.1 Dolby Digital 6 Speaker Surround Sound System
Dell Ultra Sharp 2000FP 20.1 inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor
Win XP Home
Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard
Microsoft Wirerless Intellimouse Explorer/Blue Tooth technology
Microsoft Works and Office
Norton Symantec SystemWork and Firewall
LinkSys DSL-Firewall/Router

LOTS OF TOYS!

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Okay, it may have been asked before - but here goes:

My system has RDRAM as discovered by programs like CPuz advertised by SpongeBob's website; but is it not possible to remove the RDRAM and just install normal memory (which is cheaper) than the RamBus stuff?

Or am I wrong in saying that the RDRAM is RAMBUS...?

Basically, I do want to upgrade since I only have 512MB, which was a lot back in 2002 or so it seemed. But I've heard from a guy "Mr. Know-it-all", that RamBus is hard to find and expensive. I would think it would make more sense and just buy 4 banks of 512MB Kingston or something Crucial website. (Although it would be nice to get a discount from Dell on memory, since the systems were bought there :smileywink:)

Thanks for the anticipated answers...folks.

RDRAM = RAMBUS.  It is the only kind of memory that will fit in the memory slots on your motherboard and must be installed in matched pairs.  No other kind of memory will work in the 8200.

Steve

Try Crucial. Type in your Dell model and it will present you with the correct memory for you system. For Dimension 8200, it asks you to select between 400 and 533 MHz FSB; you should know which you have. They are good quality and good service. They may not be absolutely the cheapest, but then generic ones are not always reliable.

US site: http://www.crucial.com/index.asp

UK site: http://www.crucial.com/uk/