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| 723017 | 2008-11-26 02:19:00 | Hi Guys, at the moment I have 2x256MB of RAM and wish to up it to 2 or 3x1GB. My motherboard specs are :- “ Gigabyte GA-7DxR+ “ which supports 3x 184 DDR DIMM sockets/PC-2100 DDR SDRAM/ 3GB (Max) / 2.5V DDR SDRAM/ 64bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode. The current memory is 2x 256MB PC-2100—DDR . Some suppliers say that PC2100 modules are old and very rarely made. Question is -- can I safely use say 2x1GB PC2700 DDR333 SDRAM. cheers grampsey. | Grampsey (10603) | ||
| 723018 | 2008-11-26 02:27:00 | Yes, most modern motherboard will step the RAM down....therefore, you should be able to get 2 x 1GB DDR400 which will step to DDR266.... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 723019 | 2008-11-26 02:33:00 | Yes, most modern motherboard will step the RAM down....therefore, you should be able to get 2 x 1GB DDR400 which will step to DDR266.... x2. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 723020 | 2008-11-26 02:38:00 | Thanks for that SolMiester. I have no idea what the letters and numbers are for [PC2100 DDR etc ] so thought it better to check before buying, cheers G. | Grampsey (10603) | ||
| 723021 | 2008-11-26 03:19:00 | DDR means Double Data Rate. DDR also means DDR1, we're up to the third generation of this, DDR3. Each generation doubles the data rate of the generation before. Some graphics cards use DDR5, but don't worry about that. The 2100 means that it has a throughput rate of 2100MB/s I think. 333 is the clock rate that it runs at, 333Mhz. Although given it's DDR, this is actually 667. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 723022 | 2008-11-26 03:19:00 | PC-2100 - DDR 266 PC-2700 - DDR 333 PC-3200 - DDR 400 |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 723023 | 2008-11-27 04:15:00 | Many thanks for your replies guys, so to sum up can I safely install any of the PC-2100 - DDR 266 PC-2700 - DDR 333 PC-3200 - DDR 400 that you gave me Speedy, cheers G. |
Grampsey (10603) | ||
| 723024 | 2008-11-27 04:48:00 | Any of your advisors thought about what you may be trying to achieve? If you are running Windows XP the additional RAM may make a barely discernable differerence. I do not imagine you are running Windows Vista on 512 MB. |
PENTIUM (426) | ||
| 723025 | 2008-11-27 04:55:00 | Yes they are all ok for your motherboard.:thumbs: Get the PC-3200 - DDR 400 as it will be more easy to get hold of from the shops and is newer/faster/better then the older slower ram.:):thumbs: Either do 2 x 1GB = 2GB for Dual Channel or 3 x 1GB = 3GB.Either way you will notice a big improvement to what you have now.:D |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 723026 | 2008-11-27 05:35:00 | Any of your advisors thought about what you may be trying to achieve? If you are running Windows XP the additional RAM may make a barely discernable differerence. I do not imagine you are running Windows Vista on 512 MB. XP runs better on 1GB of RAM than only 512MB. The later is in real world computing, the minimum. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
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