Hello, folks. Could somebody tell me what pc 3200 stands for? Or, which memory-producer which is most recommended?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm not sure about pc 3200. Kingston RAM is good and corsair I have 2gig of the stuff and its great for multitasking i would reccoment those 2 brands
What is the difference between PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700 (DDR333), and PC3200 (DDR400)? PC2100 (DDR266) memory, PC2700 (DDR333) memory, and PC3200 (DDR400) memory are all types of Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM. The varying numbers refer to the different speeds of memory your computer was designed for. Let's take a look at PC2100 (DDR266) to break it down simply. PC2100 refers to the bandwidth of the memory. A PC2100 module has the bandwidth of 2.1GB/sec therefore it is referred to as PC2100. DDR266 refers to the effective front-side bus speed of your system. While your DDR system or motherboard may operate a 133MHz front-side bus, its effective front-side bus speed is 266MHz because DDR effectively doubles the amount of data transferred per cycle that a non-DDR system would. The same holds true for PC2700 (DDR333) which has a bandwidth of 2.7GB/sec and is designed for use in systems and motherboards which require a 166MHz front-side bus, with an effective front-side bus speed of 333MHz. PC3200 DDR (DDR400) has a bandwidth of 3.2GB/sec and is designed for use in systems and motherboards which require a 200MHz front-side bus with an effective front-side bus speed of 400MHz. Though DDR memory was designed to be backward compatible (meaning you can use PC3200 DDR in a computer designed to use PC2100 DDR or vice-versa), we always recommend that you use the Crucial Memory Selector to find exactly the right memory for your computer. http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.asp?qid=4003
Ok, thanks for that. I just got two questions... 1. What's best to buy...2x512mb RAM or 1x1024mb RAM? 2. Would it be any problem if i use RAM from two different producers? Sorry if I'm being a little bit noobish..
One gig would be better (1024) since it would leave available slots for more. Also if you find out that your mobo supports dual channel memory....then it would be wise to get a kit of dual channel memory. 2 512 sticks would be a hellava faster in dual channel than one gig by itself. Depends on your sytem.
look up your computer model number on google and see if it feature dual channel or call the manufacter. Or post the make and model...maybe I or someone else can find out if it supports dual channel.
MSI (Micro Star) MS-6712 (KT4VL) is what i got... Hope that you can find it out I really appreciate the help you have given me.
Here is a page all bout the mobo. http://support.tangent.com/hardware/motherboard/mbx-114.htm Double check to make sure that is your mobo, but by what Im reading it looks like it dont support dual channel. But it only has 3 dimm slots and supports to 3 gigs. So if you afford it...I would go with a gig strip....taht way you dont waste available slots in case you want add more. There is also bios updates and drivers on this page...so you might want to bookmark it. Oh one other thing. When you install the gig...make absolutely sure that you install it in the slot closest to the cpu. Then put your orignal ram in the slot next to it. Or you will have probs...like notice no difference in perfomance. So remeber biggest strip first...then smaller and smaller....
Your very welcome....good luck in your new project and remeber one other thing keep yourself grounded to the case of the comp.
