What kind of RAM does my PC need?

September 8, 2009 8:48 AM

What kind of RAM does my PC need?

I have a Windows PC that needs more RAM. I can see that it has more than one slot, but I don't know what kind of RAM to buy. I'm able to see a label on the motherboard that has the letters "D15GLVG/D15PCDT" on it in tiny writing. The motherboard is made by Intel and has an Intel chip on it.

posted by Wild_Eep to computers & internet (7 comments total)

http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=17&name=Memory

New Egg's tool for buying RAM. There's no need to buy from them either, but they're a good place to buy from.
posted by theichibun at 8:52 AM on September 8

Crucial also has a RAM tool. Plug in your manufacturer and model. You can always buy the same type of RAM from a different store once you get the results.
posted by odinsdream at 8:54 AM on September 8 [1 favorite]

Crucial has a memory advisor that tells you by model/ make of the computer. Usually this information is printed on the front of the tower, but could also be listed on the back plate by all the cable connections.
posted by sharkfu at 8:55 AM on September 8

Could that be D915GLVG? In which case you need 333MHz/400MHz DDR RAM.
posted by Electric Dragon at 8:55 AM on September 8

It will also help us better answer your question if you remove one of the ram chips, take a photo of it, and make it available.

From the photo, we can better identify the type of RAM chip.

Best!
posted by jchaw at 9:08 AM on September 8

Crucial's tool doesn't always tell you the make and model, just what kind of memory they have that is compatible with your system.

If you want to know which motherboard, chip, type of RAM installed CPU Id will give you that information and, more. Once you have that information it'll be easy to find the right RAM.
posted by squeak at 9:52 AM on September 8 [1 favorite]

Try the software described here: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-kind-of-memory-does-my-computer-have-installed/

It was the first hit for "what kind of ram does my pc need". I don't know whether Google runs some kind of natural language parser or it's just Google being awesome, but I've often gotten good results phrasing my queries as if asking a human a question.
posted by d. z. wang at 6:30 PM on September 9