need help on buying ram

Milan666 · 09-09-2005, 06:40 PM

i only have 256 mb of R.A.M and i want to buy more ram, but i dont know anything about it. I know there in something like "DDR3" or "DDR2" and some other stuff. Can anyone tell me something about it and how much will 2 gb of Ram cost.

Filip · 09-09-2005, 06:44 PM

i think you don't need 2 gigs of ram at the moment, type down your system information, 1 gig should be enough, buy a corsair, geil, infineon etc. brand names cuz they r the best but of course a little more expensive and worth it

towly · 09-09-2005, 06:44 PM

probably around $180 for 2 gigs of good ram.

DDR2 is the newest type of ram I believe.

Milan666 · 09-09-2005, 09:29 PM

here are my specs: 256 mb of ram, intel pentium 4 2.0 ghz, radeon 9200 SE 128mb, and i'm not sure about my motherboard (it;s intel). On my mother board there are two ram cards and two other cards which i dont know what they are (they are next to the ram cards). Can someone please explain what the hell is "ddr", "SDRAM", "ddr2" ddr3" and "ddr400".

drunkbum222 · 09-09-2005, 09:45 PM

SDR DIMM – Single Data Rate. This is now becoming a little out dated, running at speeds up to 133MHz. Not very common anymore

DDR DIMM – Double Data Rate. This is currently the most common for most motherboards taking Intel CPUs and all motherboards taking AMD CPUs.

RAMBUS – Certain top of the range Pentium base motherboards accept this. It is more expensive but has the ability to be clocked in excess of 800 MHz.

**Praetor** · 09-10-2005, 06:21 AM

RAM 101.

computerhakk · 09-10-2005, 06:33 AM

and if you dont know what specifically your RAM is and what you will need.. go here

http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/

it tells you specifically what you have and it'll help you out on purchasing that new stick RAM

spamdos · 09-14-2005, 11:39 PM

i gig will be plenty, save it up or just get awesome gig ram

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Milan666 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5	need help on buying ram i only have 256 mb of R.A.M and i want to buy more ram, but i dont know anything about it. I know there in something like "DDR3" or "DDR2" and some other stuff. Can anyone tell me something about it and how much will 2 gb of Ram cost.

09-09-2005, 06:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	probably around $180 for 2 gigs of good ram. DDR2 is the newest type of ram I believe. __________________ CPU: Intel C2D E6550 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-S3L RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 HD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 GPU: XFX 8800gts-320mb Sound: Sondigo Inferno Speakers: Logitech Z-5300e PSU: Rosewill 500W dual 12v rail (36A)

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computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	and if you dont know what specifically your RAM is and what you will need.. go here http://www.crucial.com/systemscanner/ it tells you specifically what you have and it'll help you out on purchasing that new stick RAM __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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09-09-2005, 06:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Croatia Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	i think you don't need 2 gigs of ram at the moment, type down your system information, 1 gig should be enough, buy a corsair, geil, infineon etc. brand names cuz they r the best but of course a little more expensive and worth it

09-09-2005, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Milan666 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5	here are my specs: 256 mb of ram, intel pentium 4 2.0 ghz, radeon 9200 SE 128mb, and i'm not sure about my motherboard (it;s intel). On my mother board there are two ram cards and two other cards which i dont know what they are (they are next to the ram cards). Can someone please explain what the hell is "ddr", "SDRAM", "ddr2" ddr3" and "ddr400".

09-09-2005, 09:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
drunkbum222 Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 277	SDR DIMM – Single Data Rate. This is now becoming a little out dated, running at speeds up to 133MHz. Not very common anymore DDR DIMM – Double Data Rate. This is currently the most common for most motherboards taking Intel CPUs and all motherboards taking AMD CPUs. RAMBUS – Certain top of the range Pentium base motherboards accept this. It is more expensive but has the ability to be clocked in excess of 800 MHz.

09-14-2005, 11:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	i gig will be plenty, save it up or just get awesome gig ram