Quick RAM question please

[PhoenixTypeX]

according to crucial.com my RAM is "SDRAM DIMM" so am I looking to buy SDRAM or DIMM (Rambus)

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/Products.ASP?CatID=22&Category=Memory

(copy and paste that to have a look for what you think I should get)

It also said I had space for a extra 4 memory slots does 1.0GB RAM come in one chip of would I still have to double chip a 512MB to get this. Meaning in total with my existing 512MB i would end up with 1536MB of RAM?

[dscytherulez]

Yes you can get 1 gig sticks, but they aren't cheap and aren't as easy to find in SDRAM. And your comp is not RAMBUS compatible. It's just SDRAM DIMM.

[PhoenixTypeX]

�125 off that site :(

[Ait'al]

What speed are you looking for. Out of curiosity.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-155-001&catalog=147&depa=1 - 89$ i think, have to click on it. I have no idea how much this converts too in British currency.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=81200 1gig PC133 There were 2 or 3 more 1 gig chips and a host of single 512 133s - 350$ US

[Fragmatic]

�125 off that site :(

You live near london at all?

I can get 512mb PC133 SDRAM sticks for about �45 or so each ;)

And Ai'tal, please, if someone is using a UK site for comparison, then they live in the UK, right? So then why suggest an American website to order RAM from, because shipping will be a right bastard and raise the price :rolleyes:

[Ait'al]

ITs called model type you dumb fuck. And price comparison.

[Fragmatic]

ITs called model type you dumb fuck. And price comparison.

ME the dumb fuck? Let's review this shall we!

Model type? :confused:
We've already established we're going for SDRAM.

Price comparison? :confused:
From USD -> GBP
USD+SHIPPING+TAX+everything else that customs throw on = price x lots more, ie - not worth the hassle. (as previously stated)

And that $350, 1gb RAM stick, it was registered memory, why bother with that, there's no real performance increase, the only real increase is the cost, he's not running a fucking webserver, so why choose it?

So kindly step away from the keyboard and THINK before you go and insult someone, please, this is the second time, I don't want it to happen again.

[Peacemaker]

rofl 350 bucks for 1 gig of ram. Pricewatch gets it for 100 even. Btw Aital...

OWNED.

[dscytherulez]

Yeah, registered is no good, but a lot of gig sticks are registered because they are made for servers. It can drop performance in some cases.

rofl 350 bucks for 1 gig of ram. Pricewatch gets it for 100 even.

That ram for $100 is generic. Never get a 1gb stick of ram generic. It will be the worst performing piece of shit ever. You'll be looking for something around $200-$300 price range, maybe more if you want something really good. Sorry I can't convert that to your currency.

Edit: http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?m1=pw&pid=CM66SD1024%2D2100

That is a good 1gig stick. I'm not giving it to you for price, but if you can find that where you live, that would probably be the way to go.

Edit 2: Yes yes yes, I'm going with Corsair, but don't think I've changed my Kingston ways. Kingston doesn't make non-registered gig sticks.

[PhoenixTypeX]

Hmmm so from what I can guess from the flame war I would be better buying a few sticks of 512MB RAM. Fragmatic I live in Nottingham so postage would not be much to me. It would be cool if we could sort something out, prob won't be for a 2 weeks tho as I need to get paid first :) I wouldn't mid buying 1 stick to get my 512MB up to that beefy 1024MB RAM.

[Rbstr]

I wouldn't buy gig sticks unless i was doing a server, they don't have very good timings and 2 sticsk of 512 would server you better.

[Fragmatic]

Yeah, registered is no good, but a lot of gig sticks are registered because they are made for servers. It can drop performance in some cases.



That ram for $100 is generic. Never get a 1gb stick of ram generic. It will be the worst performing piece of shit ever. You'll be looking for something around $200-$300 price range, maybe more if you want something really good. Sorry I can't convert that to your currency.

Edit: http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?m1=pw&pid=CM66SD1024%2D2100

That is a good 1gig stick. I'm not giving it to you for price, but if you can find that where you live, that would probably be the way to go.

Edit 2: Yes yes yes, I'm going with Corsair, but don't think I've changed my Kingston ways. Kingston doesn't make non-registered gig sticks.

Dude.... that's DDR RAM :rolleyes:, numbnuts!

And how is PC2100 good? :confused:

[Rbstr]

its still DDR

[Ait'al]

he needs Sdram

Edit: i thought he needed 164pin

[dscytherulez]

Dude.... that's DDR RAM :rolleyes:, numbnuts!

And how is PC2100 good? :confused:

Oops, I was in a hurry. I searched pricewatch for SDRAM but thats one of the things it gave me on the list. I didn't actually check it because I figured that wouldn't lie :scared: . Well they did anyway.

And to answer the PC-2100 question, you find me any non generic 1 gig stick of unregistered pc-2700+ memory for under $400, and i'll make you my new god. (Excluding notebook memory and Micron brand, because they blow.

[Fragmatic]

And to answer the PC-2100 question, you find me any non generic 1 gig stick of unregistered pc-2700+ memory for under $400, and i'll make you my new god. (Excluding notebook memory and Micron brand, because they blow.

Bow!

2700 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-544&catalog=147&depa=1)

3200 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-208-120&catalog=147&depa=1)

[dscytherulez]

Those are DDR jackass.

[Rbstr]

ok lets not turn this into yet another flame war

[Fragmatic]

Those are DDR jackass.

You asked for PC2700+, so I presumed you wanted a gig stick of anything above PC2700 DDR RAM for less than $400, which is easy to do.

PC2100 is DDR as well.

Please make your wordings clearer next time.

[Ait'al]

Frag shutup.

And do you know what your current ram speed is pheonix? You should get the same speed as it. It kind of simplifies the proccess of selecting it.

[Fragmatic]

Frag shutup

Two words -

Make me