IT Queries: Computer problems answered

I have been having issues associated with my PC from the past 6 months. Whenever I try to insert a single stick of 512Mb of memory or two of them in pair, my PC either freezes or restarts with a blink of blue screen on booting up. Occasionally, if it does load successfully, there is no obvious increase in performance of the speed and the games as well like The Matrix Path of Neo, NFS Mostwanted etc. My PC has a 2.0Ghz of Intel Processor, an ASUS P4S533-VM board, 256MB of DDR memory, 128MB of nVIDIA Geforce FX5500 AGP card, 80GB HDD and a 350 Watts Cooler Master PSU.

It sounds like the problem lies with the memory not being compatible with the motherboard or the RAM sticks you already have on the system. Often there are timing issues between different sets of memory sticks which negate any benefit the additional memory might add.

The best solution is to take the system to your local computer supplier along with any manuals and invoices that came with the equipment and RAM so the technicians can get the right memory.

Keep in mind it may be necessary to replace the older memory with some newer sticks as this could overcome the problem, also as the ASUS P4S533-VM is an older board it may be difficult and expensive to find the right upgrades.

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