RAM Compatibility

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j3rMs

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I recently went to a store to get some PC-133 SD RAM for my pc.
However when i told the owner that my pc was a compaq presario. she told me RAM bought from her ,which include brands like kingston and twinmos, would not work on a compaq system...

She says u have to get RAM straight from compaq which wld be compatible. A man standing beside me confirmed this and he said this is why companies such as compaq and hp can sell their pcs so cheaply...

However, juz yesterday, my freind told me sd ram sld work on any system...

I am very confused.. Who do u think is right? Thx for ure help )

System specs:

Compaq Presario
Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz
256 MB PC-133 SD RAM ( 2 empty slots )
256 Radeon 9600 Pro
40 GB HD
 
your friend is right, pc133 will work as long as you have the proper ram slots for it and your board is compatible, but i think in your case that you are fine buying it from store because we use compaqs in school and just changee the ram withwhatever we have,. so it would not hurt to try with some ram your friend amy have kicking aorund before u buy some just in case it dont work
 
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