I just got a PNY 256 MB PC133 today and it doesn't work.  I checked their site to see if maybe I got the wrong one.  According to their site, I did need to get PC 100.  Last time I checked, that was actually quite a bit more expensive than 133.  In either case, the store doesn't carry 133.  Here is the odd part. I checked crucial's site, and it said mine could use PC 133, or at least in the "what would fit my system" type screen.  I checked with their tech support, and she said that their PC 133 is backwards compatible with PC 100 and that is why it was listed.  Does that sound strange to anyone about being backwards compatible?  I figured that even I could only run PC 100, a PC 133 would just not run at full speed.

Hi Darkhorse,

I'm not sure but I thought some 100mhz boards will accept PC133, but from other posts, I've gleaned that HP's and Compaqs, (Peas in the proverbial pod) will not.

Also from a recent post, it is apparent that not many retailers are stocking or can easily get PC100 as it is a special order now and there are waiting lists.

You could try weekend ads in the paper or a busy local Computer dealer who sells second hand systems.

I replied to your Post in the tweaking forum.

Your 10% discount is better spent on something decent, if you buy another HP,
I'll never talk to you again.  

I thought you said at the top of the post you were after PC100 ram?

Also, it's likely your board might only support a maximum of 128mb per slot.
I have tried to help people with HP's and Compaq's before, and getting technical
info on them is practically impossible. This is perhaps due to the possibility that
they didn't know what they were doing when they made them!  

Alas, this above conjecture is more likely to be in error, as I feel the whole
HP Computer scene is merely a very successful result to good advertising of an
otherwise inferior product. HP's are silicon fodder to the ignorant masses!
Don't be fooled again, or evil will prevail!

Go to www.pricewatch.com and check out component prices, If you need more info,
email me and I'll give you a shopping list. There are much better "system" buys
than HP's despite your store discount; use the store discount when you buy a computer
for your mother-in-law!

Here is a comparison of what you can get at Walmart and what you can buy online:



Walmart's Compaq 6400NX  $512.42  //   Congo's search the net "Kickass Computer"         $536

AMD Athlon XP 1800+                    AMD Athlon XP 2500+ BARTON                        $171

Generic M/board                        Msi K7N2-L Socket A, nVIDIA® nForce2 m/board       $85
                                             
266 MHz frontside bus                  333 MHz frontside bus

128 MB DDR SDRAM                       Corsair 512mb DDR333 CAS 2.0 High performance RAM  $77

40 GB  hard drive                      Western Digital 80gb 7200 rpm HDD                  $79

32x10x40 CD-RW drive                   Lite on 52X24X52X EIDE CD-RW                       $44

3.5-inch floppy                        Sony 1.44MB 3.5-inch Floppy Drive                   $7

56 Kbps V.90 modem                     Intel 56Kbps V.92/V.90 PCI Fax winModem             $8

Integrated 10/100 Ethernet             Integrated 10/100 Ethernet

Integrated AC-97 sound                 Integrated AC-97 5.1 digital sound

2 available PCI slots                  5 PCI slots

onboard 32mb video,unknown AGP slot    8X AGP slot

USB                                    USB 2.0

PS/2 Internet keyboard                 Logitech Cordless Freedom Keyboard & Wheel Mouse   $45

PS/2 scrolling mouse                   500 watt ATX case and power supply                 $20

WinXP Home, Works 7.0,
Money 2002, Quicken,
RecordNow and
Norton Anti-Virus 2002
1-year limited hardware warranty
1-year 24/7 software phone support
e-Support

If you can live without the bundled software and supplier phone support then you can put a
power system together for not much more.  

Mobo Link: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1317

Both of the above systems will need a decent graphics card. 64mb GF4 TI4200's are around $115 at pricewatch lists.

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Frankly, I don't know exactly what I need any more.  Crucial showed PC 100 or 133 would work, Centon's said 133, HP also showed 133 but PNY doesn't even show what I need.  Unfortunantly, the Centon one I bought is a different modle number than what their site says I need.  As far as my capacity, my computer can handle 512 MB and I have 2 memory banks (256MB each). I might give it one more try, you know the whole 3rd time is a charm thing.  I'm not sure.

That's great Darkhorse, good to here a happy ending! 

Silly? Who you callin' silly Brett_Henerson?  

It turns out that what I needed was double sided too, which I didn't expect.  As for a new system, I was quoted $750 US for one with AMD Athlon 2000, 80 gig HD DVD player, cd burner, 64 MB GeForce card (don't remember the model number), 512 DDR RAM.  That price was just for the tower alone.  I already have everything else.