What speed does YOUR RAM run at?

What speed does YOUR RAM run at? (with out Over clocking)

  • 200MHz

    Votes: 5 13.5%

  • 333MHz

    Votes: 9 24.3%

  • 400MHz

    Votes: 13 35.1%

  • 533MHz

    Votes: 2 5.4%

  • 800Mhz

    Votes: 6 16.2%

  • 1000MHz

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 1000+ MHz

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Don't know.

    Votes: 2 5.4%
  • Total voters
    37
ADE

ADE

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OK, every now and then I like to have a poll that really gives me an idea of where I stand, compared to where YOU stand.
 
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Bobo

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what kind of poll is this? The highest non-OCed ram is 533MHz, and that is pretty rare to see. And where's 100, 133, and 166 mhz?
 
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ADE

ADE

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Well, I didn't know those were ever RAM speeds. No clue that they existed...My bad. I wish I could change it, but I don't think its possible to do that.
 
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Bobo

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leetkyle said:
Huh? I don't think so.. My Corsair XMS2 TwinX is at stock speeds of PC2-6400 800MHz.
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No, it is DDR2-800. 400MHz, the same thing as mine is.

Edit// and you can be PC2-8500 (1066MHz) RAM..
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That's where the 533 comes in.

ADE said:
Does anyone use those still?
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DDR266, DDR333...

Iluvpenguins said:
people with really old computers do
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Not really old, just old

ADE said:
Well, I didn't know those were ever RAM speeds. No clue that they existed...My bad. I wish I could change it, but I don't think its possible to do that.
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Well I think that this should be closed, due to the fact that it is totally unfactual.

This is by far the biggest misconception in the world of computer geeks. Any DDR RAM does not run at its rating number, it runs at half of that number. Hence the following speeds:

PC2100: DDR-266: 133MHz
PC2700: DDR-333: 166MHz
PC3200: DDR-400: 200MHz

DDR2-400: 200MHz
DDR2-533: 266MHz
DDR2-667: 333MHz
DDR2-800: 400MHz
DDR2-1066: 533MHz

PC100: 100MHz
PC133: 133MHz

The old PCRAMs run at their ratings, because they are SDR, or single data rate. DDR is dual data rate, meaning that it transfers data on both the "up" and the "down" cycle, or twice as much data in one cycle. Therefore to give it an accurate rating number, the speed is doubled. However, the actual speed is still half of its rating number.

I hope that didn't confuse anybody.
 
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dragon2309

dragon2309

P.I Dragon
Is there really any point in this thread staying alive.... its pointless, the poll only has half of the values supposed to be there and half of the ones that shouldnt be there. It was created with little thought, little knowledge and IMO doesnt really serve a purpose....

dragon
 
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Bobo

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dragon2309 said:
Is there really any point in this thread staying alive.... its pointless, the poll only has half of the values supposed to be there and half of the ones that shouldnt be there. It was created with little thought, little knowledge and IMO doesnt really serve a purpose....

dragon
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I think a new poll should be created along with an explanation as to the correct RAM speeds
 
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