Hello..
I'd like to upgrade RAM in my old desktop PC (running Windows XP Professional SP3) from 1GB to 4GB. Both are DDR2 and clocked at 667Mhz. My question is: will I need upgrade of power supply? I've got stock 230W power supply now. (other components --> CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ which is Dual-Core clocked at 2.11Ghz, 160GB HDD, MB: GAM61SME-S2, GPU: nVidia GeForce 6100 nForce 405). I'd like to upgrade this PC to Win7 or Win8.1 x64. I won't play any games, just use it for work (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, browsing the web via Chrome and videocalling via Skype). Thanks in advance.
+1512 If your wanting 4GB, yes you will need an upgrade of power supply, because the current power supply you have right now may not support a new number of GB, and for your sake I would not risk your upgrade process failing due to too low power supply.
Hope this helps!!
+36915 Depends, but likely you can add the memory without any worries. DDR2 memory stick only uses about 2 watts. Your CPU, video card and hard drive are the power hungry monsters under the hood. I have added more memory to every computer I have ever had without a power issue.
