memory

[Michael Havens]

bmike1 at C521 ~ $ lscpu
Architecture:          x86_64
CPU op-mode(s):        32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order:            Little Endian
CPU(s):                1
On-line CPU(s) list:   0
Thread(s) per core:    1
Core(s) per socket:    1
Socket(s):             1
NUMA node(s):          1
Vendor ID:             AuthenticAMD
CPU family:            15
Model:                 79
Stepping:              2
CPU MHz:               1000.000
BogoMIPS:              2004.24
Virtualization:        AMD-V
L1d cache:             64K
L1i cache:             64K
L2 cache:              512K
NUMA node0 CPU(s):     0


:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:04 AM, <techlists at phpcoderusa.com> wrote:

>
> what CPU does that box have?
>
>
> On 2014-10-09 09:36, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
>> Michael,
>>
>> It seems the max memory is 4GB for that system - 4 banks of 1 GB
>> sticks.
>> RAM memory Capacity - 4 GB
>> Memory Type - DDR2 SDRAM - DIMM 240-pin
>> Data Integrity Check - Non-ECC
>> Speed - 667 MHz ( PC2-5300 )
>> Features - Dual rank , unbuffered
>>
>> You already have 2 1GB sticks in the machines - what speed are they?
>> You should match the speed for all four sticks.
>>
>> The second set you mentioned are only 533 MHz, whereas your bus is 667
>> MHz. If your system is slow, get the fastest memory you can afford.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Carruth, Rusty <Rusty at smartm.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Yes, 1024 is one gig, but often some memory is stolen by the
>>> motherboard – for example if you have an on-board graphics card
>>> that uses main memory for its RAM.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Personally, if you can afford it and the 4G is less than 2x the 2G
>>> I’d get 4G – but if you could find 2x2G sticks then you could
>>> have 6G total – not bad IMHO.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> FROM: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org
>>> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.phxlinux.org] ON BEHALF OF
>>> Michael Havens
>>> SENT: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 1:43 PM
>>> TO: PLUG
>>> SUBJECT: memory
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I know this is a stupid question but...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I got a Dell dimension c521. It is slow so I figure I should add
>>> memory. There are 4 memory slots with 2 being used. How much memory
>>> is that? Well, the cards that are in there say it they are  two
>>> cards with 1024 mb apiece.  'free -h' reports
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> free -h
>>>
>>>                    total       used       free
>>>        shared    buffers   cached
>>>
>>> Mem:          1.9G       1.4G       489M        18M
>>>        59M       535M
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> isn't 1024 one gig? Where is the rest?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SHould I buy this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NEW 4GB 4X1GB DDR2 PC2-5300 667MHZ RAM MEMORY FOR DELL DIMENSION
>>> C521 [1]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> or should I get this?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2GB (2X1GB) RAM MEMORY CMS COMPATIBLE WITH DELL DIMENSION C521
>>> DESKTOP [2]
>>>
>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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>>
>>
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1]
>> http://www.amazon.com/4x1GB-PC2-5300-667MHz-Memory-
>> Dimension/dp/B00KFND9SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=
>> UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-1&keywords=dimension+c521+memory
>> [2]
>> http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Dell-Dimension-
>> C521-Desktop/dp/B00BL30RZS/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&
>> ie=UTF8&qid=1412798813&sr=1-3&keywords=dimension+c521+memory
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