go with 2 ram sticks of either 512meg or 1gig so that if 1 goes bad, will still have the other to use till you got replacement ram.
Why would one go wrong?? Would asking for one 1GB PC3200 DDR Ram be ok? That way i would get Max performance out of it? TY
I do not understand why a RAM upgrade will cure your problems. 512 is sufficient (just) to run XP. My mate plays Doom, Quake & loads of other games with 512 memory. (Unless you have faulty RAM) But, saying that, if your RAM screws up, it can cause booting problems. 1 gig would be nice, 1.5 would be better, but if you go for a 1 gig stick, the latency timings (CAS) is higher. Unless you spend a lot of money to get timings of 2, instead of the usual 3 for the usual 1 gig stick. My Geil RAM is CAS 2.5 & I have 1.5 gig. I am really happy with it, not too expensive either! I use overclockers, or E-buyer for my bits & bobs. I live in the UK, look here; http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/GeIL_Value.html
i didnt nderstand, whats with the latency stuff? cos my PC is fast enogh but when playing WoW it slows down laot when i exit the game and do other tasks. Woulc getting a 1GiG or 512MB stick b ok? "the latency timings (CAS) is higher. Unless you spend a lot of money to get timings of 2, instead of the usual 3 for the usual 1 gig stick." Whtas the latency? I live in UK as well so thtas gd. Wold this be the best for me? GeIL 512MB PC3200 Value CAS2.5 (GE5123200B) (MY-003-GL) <- (on overclockers) Because iv found out PC3200 is best, and since this stick is CAS2.5 i think thatll be the best 1. P.S is this the best quality 4 money 2 get a RAM upgraid? if not plz link me 2 somewhere whihc would be gd. I dont rly trust ebay on ram cos theres no reliability, its used. Thanks
As far as I understand the latency timimgs are the amount of time it takes the RAM to complete a cycle. So if RAM has a latency of 2, it will complete a cycle of work quicker than a latency of 2.5 or 3. That is why fast (low latency) RAM is more expensive. As for value for money I think the RAM you chose, the RAM that I have, it should be OK. You will just have to do a bit of leg work to find the cheapest. I don't think you will find it much cheaper else where.
well i got some 512 ram. bloody thing won't work with my computer. trying to sell it to a mate now lol
Hi there Ravenlife, how are you doing? My mate got 2 1 gig sticks imported from the States. It was cheap, the postage was charged at £15, on the package the guy only paid 2 dollars to send it in a pathetic bubble wrap envelope. That was the first rip-off, the second was that it did not work! he tried it in his own PC, his brothers & then mine! Still no joy! When he did a bit more investigating he found that it would only work in certain MOBOs! That was the final blow for me. The lesson to be learned is that the cheapest is not always the best. Especially if it has to travel nearly 4000miles to find out.
just info good prices on ram if ye live in the states.i do not know if they ship out of the states. i buy a lot of stuff from them. newegg http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Category.asp?Category=17
O ok i see. So low latency is V good cos its faster. PS3200 is better than lower rating cos....?? Any finnally i read elsewhere its not gd 2 mix 2 types of RAm together, why is this? it also said aload about if u have 2 of the same type u can run at dual core or something or another. These r the final question, Thanks alot, 4 help and patience
PC3200 is just the max FSB of the RAM (400Hz) That is a separate issue from CAS. CAS is the time it takes for the RAM to do a complete cycle! The lower the CAS the quicker the RAM. PC 3200 has a 200 FSB, PC2700 has a 166FSB, so on & so forth! This helps you choose the correct MOBO for your system. It all has to match, like the RAM has to match the MOBO, which has to match the CPU. It is all tied in to each other. It can be confusing at first, but once you get the hang of it, it all falls into place. Because of the way RAM works, speeds, size/capacity etc, it is important to get RAM that is matched, otherwise performance MAY be impaired, or your PC may not even boot up. It just makes sense to keep the make & type of RAM the same. Matched RAM works better together than mismatched.
