Quick ram question

[THENoob]

Hey I got a basic comp for christmas and it needs a ram upgrade badly. It only has 196 mgb of ram. I was wondering if i can take out the stock ram and just replace it with a stick 256 mgb so I could fit 512 in there, or would taking out the stock ram mess it up in some way. Thanks.

[Eldonko]

You would have to list the computer's specs for anyone to be able to answer that.

[5|*42]

As long as it is the correct type, you can remove the stuff it came with and be fine. Just check the max capacity for the motherboard first though.