Quick RAM question please

PhoenixTypeX · 2004-03-06, 12:33 PM

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/Produ...ategory=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 · 2004-03-06, 02:29 PM

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 · 2004-03-06, 04:27 PM

�125 off that site

Ait'al · 2004-03-06, 11:36 PM

What speed are you looking for. Out of curiosity.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...log=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/Produc...ductCode=81200 1gig PC133 There were 2 or 3 more 1 gig chips and a host of single 512 133s - 350$ US

Fragmatic · 2004-03-07, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by PhoenixTypeX

�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

Ait'al · 2004-03-07, 02:20 AM

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

Fragmatic · 2004-03-07, 04:13 AM

Originally Posted by Ait'al

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

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

Model type?

We've already established we're going for SDRAM.

Price comparison?

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 · 2004-03-07, 07:51 AM

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

OWNED.

dscytherulez · 2004-03-07, 10:37 AM

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.

Originally Posted by Peacemaker

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.as...6SD1024%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 · 2004-03-07, 11:29 AM

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 · 2004-03-07, 02:16 PM

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 · 2004-03-07, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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.as...6SD1024%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

, numbnuts!

And how is PC2100 good?

Rbstr · 2004-03-07, 04:09 PM

its still DDR

Ait'al · 2004-03-07, 04:12 PM

he needs Sdram

Edit: i thought he needed 164pin

dscytherulez · 2004-03-07, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Fragmatic

Dude.... that's DDR RAM

, numbnuts!

And how is PC2100 good?

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

. 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.