Jose wrote:
> I would like to upgrade my 5-year old Gateway E-3600 but I don't know
> if the equipment that I have selected will be compatible.  All that
> Gateway has told me is that unless I buy it from them (at what I feel
> are very high prices) they can't tell me if it's going to work or
> not.

What equipment are you planning on adding to the GW?

> Is there a source of information out there that I can use to make
> sure I don't buy things that won't work for me?

For memory / RAM purchases, all of the major manufacturers of RAM have 
compatibility tools on their websites.  Some vendors do this as well.

Other items (CPU, hard drives, DVD drives, etc) either require specific 
knowledge about the motherboard involved (for CPUs) or are easy upgrades 
that don't require more then a cursory check.

And if you're upgrading the motherboard, CPU, and RAM all at once, there 
are vendors out there who will sell you a motherboard bundle.  You can 
have them do the assembly and testing and you'll know that you're 
getting CPU / RAM / MB that all works together properly.  Usually this 
is done by picking the CPU that you want then picking compatible 
motherboards and RAM from a list.

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