Which Memory for the Compaq SR1820NX?

[dirk29]

Dear RAM guy.

I have a Compaq Presario SR1820NX with

*2.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 3400+

*512 MB (2 x 256MB) PC3200 DDR SDRAM, CAS=3.0

*Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE Chipset (The graphics card uses some of the memory. I have a PCI Express Slot which could be used for another graphics card, but I want to try adding memory first.)

*160 GB Hard Drive

I am getting lag playing Dawn of War (RTS) online in multiplayer mode over the Internet and in LAN games. I would like to play Company of Heroes (RTS), which won't even run now, because the game says I need 512MB minimum. By shutting everything down possible, my machine still uses 200 MB memory.

So, I want to upgrade this computer. I think I can get the boost I need by simply adding 1 GIG. 2 GIG would be better, but I would rather save money for a new machine in a couple of years.

The Corsair Configurator recommends:

VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit (2 x 512MB)

or

VS1GBKIT400C3 1GB Kit (2 x 512MB) .

These kits go for roughly the same price. The straight 400 has a CAS of 2.5. The 400C3 has a stated CAS of 3.0.

Which kit would more likely be compatible with my computer and with the existing memory so that I could go to 1.5 GIG?

Would I be better off simply adding one VS1GB400C3 1GB? I have read other material on the internet which says that the memory for this machine should ideally be added in pairs.

 

Thanks.

 

Dirk29

Compaq Presario SR1820NX

2.2GHz AMD Athlon 64 3400+

512 MB (2 x 256MB) PC3200 DDR SDRAM, CAS=3.0

Nvidia GeForce 6150 LE Chipset

160 GB Hard Drive

[RAM GUY]

The current version is the C3 version.