Comments on: Short Guide for buying RAM http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/ Hacking life of Power Users and Webmasters Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:57:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nick http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-16928 nick Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:36:39 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-16928 i found your article to be very informative. i like that you outlined the questions a person should be asking instead of just saying "this is good, do this". i found your article to be very informative. i like that you outlined the questions a person should be asking instead of just saying “this is good, do this”.

]]> By: Ashfame http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15422 Ashfame Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:39:03 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15422 Well that's something I can't be blamed for. I explained everything I knew but you bought something which was not even intended for desktop computers. Well that’s something I can’t be blamed for. I explained everything I knew but you bought something which was not even intended for desktop computers.

]]> By: Melaney http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15410 Melaney Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:18:26 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15410 Non-ECC unbuffered or ECC unbuffered need to be considered as well. I used your guide and ended up with ECC unbuffered ram because you didn't tell me I needed to look at that. This ram is for servers and workstations. Most home pc's need non-ECC memory. Unfortunately my system information (using a program called siw) doesn't specify this about my ram either, nor does the information on the label of the ram stick. I went out of my way to buy the exact same thing as what I already have. Now my system won't boot with the new ram and I don't think they are going to let me return it because I ordered the wrong thing. :( Non-ECC unbuffered or ECC unbuffered need to be considered as well. I used your guide and ended up with ECC unbuffered ram because you didn’t tell me I needed to look at that. This ram is for servers and workstations. Most home pc’s need non-ECC memory.

Unfortunately my system information (using a program called siw) doesn’t specify this about my ram either, nor does the information on the label of the ram stick. I went out of my way to buy the exact same thing as what I already have.

Now my system won’t boot with the new ram and I don’t think they are going to let me return it because I ordered the wrong thing. :(

]]> By: Ashfame http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15223 Ashfame Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:18:57 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15223 It will be hard to find SDRAM these days and that too expensive because it was out of mainstream a long way back. Just take care of that fact that a higher speed stick will work equivalent to the lowest speed stick in your system. Hope that helps :) It will be hard to find SDRAM these days and that too expensive because it was out of mainstream a long way back. Just take care of that fact that a higher speed stick will work equivalent to the lowest speed stick in your system. Hope that helps :)

]]> By: erlan http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15218 erlan Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:02:27 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15218 hi ashfame, id like to ask help coz i have a desktop computer Intel PIII processor 500MHz and 192MB SDRam. Im not a techy person so how can i upgrade my SDRam? what would be the best MHz to buy? would it be ok to buy 256Mb coz im kinda tight on my budget? Please help... hi ashfame, id like to ask help coz i have a desktop computer Intel PIII processor 500MHz and 192MB SDRam. Im not a techy person so how can i upgrade my SDRam? what would be the best MHz to buy? would it be ok to buy 256Mb coz im kinda tight on my budget? Please help…

]]> By: Ashfame http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15119 Ashfame Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:17:23 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15119 If the lower one is forced to run at a higher frequency, then it will get overheated whereas both will run fine on the lower frequency. So, stability may be the reason of underclocking here. If the lower one is forced to run at a higher frequency, then it will get overheated whereas both will run fine on the lower frequency. So, stability may be the reason of underclocking here.

]]> By: Anand http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15118 Anand Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:55:58 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-15118 You said "When running two sticks, the whole system will run at the lower clock out of the two supported. For example : 1 DDR2 533Mhz and 1 DDR2 667Mhz will run @ 533mhz if run together. i.e. One will underclock itself" Why it happens? You said “When running two sticks, the whole system will run at the lower clock out of the two supported. For example : 1 DDR2 533Mhz and 1 DDR2 667Mhz will run @ 533mhz if run together. i.e. One will underclock itself”

Why it happens?

]]> By: Sikander Sattar http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-10597 Sikander Sattar Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:30:52 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-10597 we doing computer recycling branded desktop and servers.we are facing problem in matching RAM because we don't know which RAM speed is requaired by motherboard.Can you supply any thing through which can identify make and model with matching RAM we doing computer recycling branded desktop and servers.we are facing problem in matching RAM because we don’t know which RAM speed is requaired by motherboard.Can you supply any thing through which can identify make and model with matching RAM

]]> By: Virgil Bell http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-10481 Virgil Bell Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:27:31 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-10481 Hey Guy Thank You for the info it came at a very good time for me,I am still at the learning stage.I have a geforce 6100PM-M2 board which supports DDR2 800/667/553/400DDR2 SDRAM.This is not a factory built computer,it has 2 1gig sticks of kingston KVR533d2n4k2/2g installed, last night while surfing the net one stick went up in smoke the monitor went black,i shut it down to have a look,found the fried stick took it out,tried to restart computer and it did start.My question would be do you think it would be wise to try to repair this pc after such an issue? By the way i found your website by typing in google UP IN SMOKE...Thank You for the great article Hey Guy Thank You for the info it came at a very good time for me,I am still at the learning stage.I have a geforce 6100PM-M2 board which supports DDR2 800/667/553/400DDR2 SDRAM.This is not a factory built computer,it has 2 1gig sticks of kingston KVR533d2n4k2/2g installed, last night while surfing the net one stick went up in smoke the monitor went black,i shut it down to have a look,found the fried stick took it out,tried to restart computer and it did start.My question would be do you think it would be wise to try to repair this pc after such an issue? By the way i found your website by typing in google UP IN SMOKE…Thank You for the great article

]]> By: Ally http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-9033 Ally Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:10:21 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-9033 Very helpful article - cheers! Very helpful article – cheers!

]]> By: Ashfame http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-5271 Ashfame Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:22:09 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-5271 @govee Thanks man! @faaiz You can't use a faster speed RAM than what your motherboard supports. Also If you use a faster RAM stick with a slower one then the faster RAM will underclock its speed to run along with the smaller RAM. Since you are on SDRAM which is out of market, it might be hard for you to find what you want. You will even have to pay more for it. @govee
Thanks man!
@faaiz
You can’t use a faster speed RAM than what your motherboard supports. Also If you use a faster RAM stick with a slower one then the faster RAM will underclock its speed to run along with the smaller RAM.
Since you are on SDRAM which is out of market, it might be hard for you to find what you want. You will even have to pay more for it.

]]> By: faaiz http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-5213 faaiz Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:44:57 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-5213 I have a question. My laptop takes SDRAM, SO-DIMM socket, DDR266/333. I am looking for a 512Mb chip but can only get 256Mb. Is there any alternative I can use, maybe a faster FSB or something. I have a question. My laptop takes SDRAM, SO-DIMM socket, DDR266/333. I am looking for a 512Mb chip but can only get 256Mb. Is there any alternative I can use, maybe a faster FSB or something.

]]> By: govee http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-5175 govee Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:50:20 +0000 http://blog.ashfame.com/2007/09/short-guide-for-buying-ram/#comment-5175 awesome awesome

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