Do Dell Dimensions take "generic" memory?
 

Do you have to buy memory from Dell, or can you put any brand in ?

Its a couple of years old - Pentium IV 1.9GHz ?

I think so. Manufacturers realised by limiting people to their spares they were loosing sales.

I think they use Kingston anyway.

ok, I'll check with Dell to be on the safe side

You can use generic memory...
 

....buy you need to get the right stuff.

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Some motherboards are very fussy about RAM, so be careful. I bought some generic RAM from Aria and my PC wouldn't boot with it in at all. So I sent it back and a month (!) later got it swapped for another stick of the same - that wouldn't work either. So another month later I was finally given a credit note and spent a bit extra on some branded RAM which I'm awaiting delivery.

Got more ram for my dell laptop from Crucial - at about a third of the cost what dell charge :rolleyes:

512mb SDRAM

Dell - £75 +VAT + delivery
Crucial - £28 delivered :thumb:

About 3 years ago I wanted a 2nd 333MHz cpu for our Dell Poweredge server, don ask why :rolleyes:. Dell wanted over £500, I found it on AUTdirect for just under £30 including a free power fan!!

I ordered 1Gb (2 * 512Mb) DDR400 from Crucial on Tuesday afternoon.
Arrived yesterday morning !

Amazing.

Crucial memory comes from their factory in Scotland and they've never let me down with delivery.

The Dell Dimensions have always taken the crucial chips. I had loads of problems with their really old OptiPlexes and cheap generic stuff.

Stefan

I'll recommend www.crucial.com

The good thing is you can select your PC/laptop and get a compatible memory.