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I've got a really old machine I use to test sites I've built on IE6. It really struggles so I managed to get my hands on some more. The RAM itself is a lot taller but SDRAM that's PC133 which is what it was originally. Here's the CPU-Z output:

Before:
Code:
Memory SPD
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM #1

General
Memory type		SDRAM
Manufacturer (ID)	NEC (1000000000000000)
Size			64 MBytes
Max bandwidth		PC133 (133 MHz)
Part number		458CB647PFA-A75   
Serial number		3F01C512

Attributes
Number of banks		1
Data width		64 bits
Correction		None
Registered		no
Buffered		no
EPP			no
XMP			no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz)		100	133	
CAS#			2.0	3.0	
RAS# to CAS# delay	2	3	
RAS# Precharge		2	3	
TRAS			5	6

After:
Code:
Memory SPD
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM #1

General
Memory type		SDRAM
Manufacturer (ID)	Micron Technology (2CFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
Size			128 MBytes
Max bandwidth		PC133 (133 MHz)
Part number		8LSDT1664AG-133E1 
Serial number		200F4E3E
Manufacturing date	Week 22/Year 01

Attributes
Number of banks		1
Data width		64 bits
Correction		None
Registered		no
Buffered		no
EPP			no
XMP			no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz)		100	133	
CAS#			2.0	3.0	
RAS# to CAS# delay	2	3	
RAS# Precharge		2	3	
TRAS			5	6	


DIMM #2

General
Memory type		SDRAM
Manufacturer (ID)	Micron Technology (2CFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
Size			128 MBytes
Max bandwidth		PC133 (133 MHz)
Part number		8LSDT1664AG-133E1 
Serial number		200F4E0A
Manufacturing date	Week 22/Year 01

Attributes
Number of banks		1
Data width		64 bits
Correction		None
Registered		no
Buffered		no
EPP			no
XMP			no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz)		100	133	
CAS#			2.0	3.0	
RAS# to CAS# delay	2	3	
RAS# Precharge		2	3	
TRAS			5	6

It did do a weird grey screen when I was in windows after the inital boot, which switched to a blue screen system is busy, but after another restart it seems to be working ok and everything that was mind numblingly slow before or failed completely seems to be a lot better.
 
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