# Why doesn't my computer recognize my RAM

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 16, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-computer-recognize-my-ram/322061 "2005-09-16T23:55:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2005, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-computer-recognize-my-ram/322061/21 "2005-09-19T12:26:28Z")

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My point was just that buying a socket-A motherboard now is locking him into spending _not just_ the cost of another motherboard in a few years, but also a CPU and probably most of his peripherals. But you’re clearly right – upgrading to something that supports all the new standards now means getting all of those new components now, while they’re expensive.

:smack:

I’m going through the same quandary myself with a similar Socket A system, but I’ve decided to not upgrade. I’m bankrolling the cost of all possible current upgrades (“I could really use 1 more GB of RAM”) against the future cost of my system, since, when I make the generational leap I’ll want to make sure to get several high-end parts.

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