Need some extra ram

fareway · June 10th, 2005, 07:22 PM

And since i have absolutely no idea what the difference is between the 500 different types i'll have to ask you guys wheter or not it'll blow up my system images/smilies/wink.gif

My specs:
CPU:Intel Pentium 4 model 540J
Motherboard:Sunshine (GA-8I915PM versie 1.1)
RAM already in it: 512MB DDR400 CL3

Now i'm wodering if anybody knows if this will work:
1GB PC3200 DDR CL3 (GeIL, GE1GB3200BSC)

jensked · June 10th, 2005, 07:26 PM

This is your motherboard:

* Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets.
* Serial Presence Detect
* Support for single-sided or double-sided DIMMs (DDR 333 / DDR400)
* Support for up to 4 GB system memory
* Non-ECC RAM (ECC memory will run in non-ECC mode)
* Single and dual channel mode operation:
o Single channel mode with single DIMM, non-symmetrical population or non-identical DIMMs
o Dual channel mode with 2 or 4 identical DIMMs, populated symmetrically

So that will probably work images/smilies/smile.gif

But I think you'll have to remove the old ram, because that is slower.

Edit: Maybe you should buy 2x512, than you can have dual channel mode.

Kip_6666 · June 10th, 2005, 07:33 PM

ddr400 = pc3200 ram, it runs at 200 mhz and with the way ddr works (double data rate) you times that by 2 and that gives you 400mhz, hence the DDR400.

Unless you have money to burn, an extra 512mb wold be sufficiant in my eyes.
Or are you into heavy CAD programs\video editing, or huge photoshop stuff?

jensked · June 10th, 2005, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kip_6666

ddr400 = pc3200 ram, it runs at 200 mhz and with the way ddr works (double data rate) you times that by 2 and that gives you 400mhz, hence the DDR400.

My mistake.

jeffy777 · June 10th, 2005, 07:40 PM

another 512 MB of DDR 400 should be plenty for now.

fareway · June 10th, 2005, 07:59 PM

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Unless you have money to burn

No, but i have been saving for some extra RAM and that just fits the budget images/smilies/wink.gif

(not that i would mind keeping half of it though images/smilies/tongue.gif

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an extra 512mb wold be sufficiant in my eyes.

http://www.besteprijzen.nl/catalog/5...n-p-75009.html
Like that? that'll work? I thnk it should from what i read sofar..... well, the bits i sorta got anyway images/smilies/tongue.gif

Quote:

Or are you into heavy CAD programs\video editing, or huge photoshop stuff?

Nah, i leave that to the pro's like yourself images/smilies/tongue.gif

Kip_6666 · June 10th, 2005, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fareway

http://www.besteprijzen.nl/catalog/5...n-p-75009.html
Like that? that'll work? I thnk it should from what i read sofar..... well, the bits i sorta got anyway images/smilies/tongue.gif

Yeah, that should work perfectly. Match up the clock rates and cas latencies.

http://www.tweakers.net/pricewatch/48135

bigfoot1942 · June 10th, 2005, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fareway

No, but i have been saving for some extra RAM and that just fits the budget images/smilies/wink.gif

well, thats one way of buying new hardware images/smilies/wink.gif

fareway · June 10th, 2005, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kip_6666

Quote:

Originally Posted by fareway

http://www.besteprijzen.nl/catalog/5...n-p-75009.html
Like that? that'll work? I thnk it should from what i read sofar..... well, the bits i sorta got anyway images/smilies/tongue.gif

Yeah, that should work perfectly. Match up the clock rates and cas latencies.

http://www.tweakers.net/pricewatch/48135

Cool, i'll be ordering it ASAP
Thanks for all the help everybody images/smilies/smile.gif

Quote:

well, thats one way of buying new hardware images/smilies/wink.gif

Always worked for me images/smilies/tongue.gif

You also have people who buy what they need, bt that's so boring, i rather think outside the box...... or i make stuff like that up to not sound like a n00b images/smilies/tongue.gif

fareway · June 14th, 2005, 10:44 AM

Just got it in the mail, working perfectly
Thanks again for all the help images/smilies/biggrin.gif

June 10th, 2005, 07:22 PM	#1
fareway Joined: Sep 10th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Netherlands Age: 22 Posts: 366 Car: BMW 316i E36 Rep Power: 18	Need some extra ram And since i have absolutely no idea what the difference is between the 500 different types i'll have to ask you guys wheter or not it'll blow up my system My specs: CPU:Intel Pentium 4 model 540J Motherboard:Sunshine (GA-8I915PM versie 1.1) RAM already in it: 512MB DDR400 CL3 Now i'm wodering if anybody knows if this will work: 1GB PC3200 DDR CL3 (GeIL, GE1GB3200BSC)

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jensked Joined: Mar 31st, 2005 Last Online: January 6th, 2009 Location: Flanders, Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 4,007 Car: RIP Opel Astra -> 2006 Toyota Corolla Wagon Rep Power: 43	This is your motherboard: * Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets. * Serial Presence Detect * Support for single-sided or double-sided DIMMs (DDR 333 / DDR400) * Support for up to 4 GB system memory * Non-ECC RAM (ECC memory will run in non-ECC mode) * Single and dual channel mode operation: o Single channel mode with single DIMM, non-symmetrical population or non-identical DIMMs o Dual channel mode with 2 or 4 identical DIMMs, populated symmetrically So that will probably work But I think you'll have to remove the old ram, because that is slower. Edit: Maybe you should buy 2x512, than you can have dual channel mode. __________________

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fareway Joined: Sep 10th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Netherlands Age: 22 Posts: 366 Car: BMW 316i E36 Rep Power: 18	Just got it in the mail, working perfectly Thanks again for all the help

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