Will this RAM work with my computer?

leet6thgrader · 04-02-2007, 07:33 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231036

My motherboard is a Asrock P4VM800...

It's confusing because it says DDR and then it says SDRAM.. Help!

What will I have to do to install it apart from sticking it in the slot? I have a 512 stick in there (PC3200 200mhz), and theres an extra slot. Can I put this stick in the empty one or does the bigger RAM stick have to go first? Why does one of the reviews say "These I popped right in, set it to 400MHz and a way she went. Beautiful!!!"?? What does he mean set to 400???

**Cromewell** · 04-02-2007, 08:00 PM

Yes it will work. The full name of DDR400 (PC3200) is DDR SDRAM. SDRAM is just the type of memory (like SRAM or DRAM) it means synchronous dynamic random access memory. And DDR means double data rate which simply means it can transfer data 2x per cycle.

Yes, all you need to do is pop it into the slot, any order should work fine. "Set to 400" means it was set to DDR400 automagically by the SPD programming.

leet6thgrader · 04-02-2007, 09:15 PM

Okay so a 200Mhz 512MB stick and a 400Mhz 1GB stick will work fine or will the 1GB stick be running at 200Mhz? If it's the latter would it be faster to have 1 200Mhz 512MB + 1 200Mhz 1GB or just 1 400Mhz 1GB?

Also, I was examining my RAM slots, and you know like the little nick in the golden pins of the RAM? And how the mother board has a thing in the RAM slot so that the nick gets fit into the little thing (lol excuse my terminology)? Well mine is set up so one has the black thingies on the RAM stick facing to the right (the 512mb stick in this case) and then the other slot is reversed, so when I put in my 1GB stick the black thingies will be facing to the left.. Is this normal?

Burgerbob · 04-02-2007, 10:53 PM

That just means the memory chips are on the other side. No worries.

leet6thgrader · 04-02-2007, 11:28 PM

Alright and what about the different speeds issue?

leet6thgrader · 04-04-2007, 01:30 AM

Hello... The different speeds ?

Quote:

Okay so a 200Mhz 512MB stick and a 400Mhz 1GB stick will work fine or will the 1GB stick be running at 200Mhz? If it's the latter would it be faster to have 1 200Mhz 512MB + 1 200Mhz 1GB or just 1 400Mhz 1GB?

StrangleHold · 04-04-2007, 03:26 AM

Both run at 200mhz. Remember what Cromewell said about DDR. PC3200 is DDR 400

leet6thgrader · 04-04-2007, 06:36 AM

So is it better to have:

1x 512MB 200Mhz
1x 1GB 200Mhz

or:

1x 1GB 400Mhz?

StrangleHold · 04-04-2007, 04:14 PM

The 512 and the 1gb stick are both DDR 400. What DDR means is that they both run at 200 (but can read and write) at the same time 200X2=400. Even the 1gb still runs at 200mhz

leet6thgrader · 04-04-2007, 04:59 PM

Okay so it's 200Mhz.. One question - Why does that guy say "set it to 400mhz"?

04-02-2007, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
leet6thgrader banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 290	Will this RAM work with my computer? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231036 My motherboard is a Asrock P4VM800... It's confusing because it says DDR and then it says SDRAM.. Help! What will I have to do to install it apart from sticking it in the slot? I have a 512 stick in there (PC3200 200mhz), and theres an extra slot. Can I put this stick in the empty one or does the bigger RAM stick have to go first? Why does one of the reviews say "These I popped right in, set it to 400MHz and a way she went. Beautiful!!!"?? What does he mean set to 400??? Last edited by leet6thgrader; 04-02-2007 at 07:37 PM.

04-02-2007, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	Yes it will work. The full name of DDR400 (PC3200) is DDR SDRAM. SDRAM is just the type of memory (like SRAM or DRAM) it means synchronous dynamic random access memory. And DDR means double data rate which simply means it can transfer data 2x per cycle. Yes, all you need to do is pop it into the slot, any order should work fine. "Set to 400" means it was set to DDR400 automagically by the SPD programming. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

04-02-2007, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
leet6thgrader banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 290	Okay so a 200Mhz 512MB stick and a 400Mhz 1GB stick will work fine or will the 1GB stick be running at 200Mhz? If it's the latter would it be faster to have 1 200Mhz 512MB + 1 200Mhz 1GB or just 1 400Mhz 1GB? Also, I was examining my RAM slots, and you know like the little nick in the golden pins of the RAM? And how the mother board has a thing in the RAM slot so that the nick gets fit into the little thing (lol excuse my terminology)? Well mine is set up so one has the black thingies on the RAM stick facing to the right (the 512mb stick in this case) and then the other slot is reversed, so when I put in my 1GB stick the black thingies will be facing to the left.. Is this normal? Last edited by leet6thgrader; 04-02-2007 at 09:17 PM.

04-02-2007, 10:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 19 Posts: 2,532	That just means the memory chips are on the other side. No worries. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate, 500GB WD, eVGA 8800GT Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G Dell Inspiron 6000 Windows 7!

04-04-2007, 03:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,178	Both run at 200mhz. Remember what Cromewell said about DDR. PC3200 is DDR 400 __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

04-02-2007, 11:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
leet6thgrader banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 290	Alright and what about the different speeds issue?

04-04-2007, 06:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
leet6thgrader banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 290	So is it better to have: 1x 512MB 200Mhz 1x 1GB 200Mhz or: 1x 1GB 400Mhz?

04-04-2007, 04:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,178	The 512 and the 1gb stick are both DDR 400. What DDR means is that they both run at 200 (but can read and write) at the same time 200X2=400. Even the 1gb still runs at 200mhz __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

04-04-2007, 04:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
leet6thgrader banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 290	Okay so it's 200Mhz.. One question - Why does that guy say "set it to 400mhz"?

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