by gsx1138 5 Replies latest jw friends
I have two slots for DDR ram. I've got one stick of 256 megs but want to get some more. I didn't pay attention the first time I bought my stick of ram so I don't know the specs of it other than the capacity. So basically, I'm looking at www.PriceWatch.com and I don't know the difference, or if it matters, in the types of DDR ram.
PC 3200
PC 2700
PC 2100
Does it matter which kind I get?
gsx1138,
Find out the brand and serial # of your motherboard and look up the specs from the manufacturer's website
Lizard
Whew, finally someone answered. Thanks Lizard didn't think of that.
Liz's answer = uber short version, but correct.
PC1600 = 100 MHz FSB
PC2100 = 133 MHz FSB (out of spec for old Athlon processors - they only went up to 1.4 GHz. Standard speed for newer Athlons, AthlonXPs, Durons)
PC2400 = 150 MHz FSB (out of spec for all Athlon/MP/XP processors- this is what I have mine overclocked to)
PC3000 = 366 MHz FSB (WAY out of spec - unless you have a brand, spankin new KT333 motherboard)
PC3200 = 200 MHz FSB (way, WAY out of spec - unless you have a DDR Pentium4 mobo - at least, I THINK they can use this - don't usually follow the Intel scene)
In case you are wondering the value after the 'PC' is (IE. 2100, 2400, etc.) - that refers to the potential amount of data per second that can be moved across the memory bus. IRL, it's always lower.
crucialmemory (http://www.crucialmemory.com I think) has quite a good memory selector (and they are cheap too)
I'd recommend Corsair, myself. Same quality, but less expensive than Crucial.
Whatever you do - STAY AWAY FROM OCZ. (Otherwise known as 'Overclockerz' or 'OCZStore'). It's cheapest, but the quality suX0r5
