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Today''s software has become more rapacious than ever—not just wanting faster processors, but faster graphics and more RAM. Layer these software programs on top of itself a memory-hungry operating system, and it becomes clear that more memory is better—up to a point. The good news is that memory is cheaper than ever, though the precipitous plummet in prices seems to have leveled off a bit lately. But the memory landscape is much more confusing than even a couple of years ago. The acronyms have evolved into a veritable alphabet soup of memory types: EDO, BEDO, SDRAM, FP, RAMBUS. Each new motherboard chipset that finds its way into your computer seems to want a different type of memory. Well, we''re here to help you sort through the memory types and walk you through the process of installation. This is a tough question. However, there are a couple of rules of thumb. First, know thy motherboard. You must be aware of what chipset you have in your system. It turns out that adding too much memory can actually slow down your computer. The reason for this is the L2 cache. Cache Level 1 and Level 2

Professional / Feel the need for Speed! If you are running multiple business applications, want to play the newer video games and/or work with graphics, you can get by with 256MB, but your computer speed would benefit greatly by having 512MB. Advanced Professional If you work with high-end graphics, software, digital images, or video, you can get by with 256MB, but would benefit greatly by installing 512MB of memory or more. Right now our 512MB memory modules are available at incredibly low prices. Graphics Design Professional If you are, or plan to be, a professional graphics designer, use CAD or modeling software, digital images or video, you can get by with 512MB, but would benefit from going to 1GB of memory or more. Will adding more RAM make my Internet surfing faster? The short answer is maybe. Internet browsing speed depends on a huge number of factors, including your connection speed, traffic on the site you''re visiting, and the other components in your system. You will probably notice the biggest improvement from additional RAM if are viewing or working with large files (such as photos and digital audio and video) or if you switch between your browser and other applications often, like to play games, or want to use your computer for viewing photos.

What does the CL stand for on memory chips? CL stands for CAS Latency. When a module is labeled CL2 it means there are only two clock cycles before the module can send the first block of data. CL3 means there are three cycles before the first block of data is sent. Cl2 is considered to be a small percentage faster than CL3 modules. PC100 and PC133 modules are manufactured as both CL2 and CL3. You will need to check with your system''s requirements to see which option is compatible with your system. Does it matter which slots I plug my new module in? In general, you will get the best performance if you put the largest module (in megabytes) in the lowest-numbered slot. For example, if your computer comes with 32MB of removable memory and you want to add 128MB, it would be best to put the 128MB module into slot 0 and the 32MB module into slot 1. My system will not boot after installing your memory? Are you getting an error message on the monitor? If it states a Non-System Disk error occurred, check to make sure that you do not have a non-bootable disk in the floppy drive, or even the CD-ROM drive if your system can boot to the CD drive.