# upgrade memory
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [December 13, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658 "2005-12-13T08:13:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658/1 "2005-12-13T08:13:38Z")
SO at work I have a dell dimension 4500, its over 2 years old. Boss does not want to buy a new computer. I desperitly need to upgrade the memory for all the 3d modeling/rendering I do and need some insite.
Specs of what it has now-
256 MB DDR SDRAM, PC2100 / 266 MHz, Non-Parity, Unbuffered
Package Type: 184-pin DIMM
Logical Type: 32x64
Speed: PC2100 / 266 MHz
Description: Non-Parity, Unbuffered
Dell sais I can upgrade up to-
Maximum Memory: 1024 MB.
Number of Slots: 2
Dell also wants $80 for just a 512 stick, fuck that. How cheap can I upgrade to 1g, and is it also true than I can only go upto a 1g. Why cant I go up to 2g with two 1g sticks?
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### Author:  [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658/2 "2005-12-13T09:05:24Z")
Motherboard probably won’t support anything higher, you could try it but I wouldn’t gaurantee any results.
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### Author:  [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658/3 "2005-12-13T09:44:36Z")
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223029](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223029)
Ya,its 2700 but DDR is backwards compatible.Screw Dell.
EDIT\* might want to find a DDR 3200 kit,so if you upgrade you can still use it.
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### Author:  [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658/4 "2005-12-13T10:02:15Z")
> [@Jon](#):
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> [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223029](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820223029)
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> Ya,its 2700 but DDR is backwards compatible.Screw Dell.
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> EDIT\* might want to find a DDR 3200 kit,so if you upgrade you can still use it.
Nut his computer, or his money 🙂
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### Author:  [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2005, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/upgrade-memory/5658/5 "2005-12-13T10:14:42Z")
thanks guys.