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A little Ram help please

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  • 08-02-2007 6:34pm
    #1
    dwaned
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭


    Ok,
    I have this mother board.
    Sapphire PURE CrossFire Radeon Xpress 200P CrossFire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-002-SP)

    With 1GB(512 X 2) of this Ram.
    GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 UltraX-BH5 CAS2 (GLX1GB3200DC) (MY-042-GL)

    And Ibood are selling this Ram.
    Transcend 1GB DDR2-667 PC2-5400 240 pins.

    I know I have spare slots for Ram but I'm not sure if the Trancend ram is compatible with my motherboard.

    Also, The geil ram I have can't be gotten anymore, I know it's recomended to use the same ram but how much will I loose by installing the Transcend?

    Thanks in advance


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    Pacifico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,115 ✭✭✭Pacifico


    Socket 939's will only take DDR1 and that Transcend stuff is DDR2.

    You should get any DDR1 RAM at or above PC3200 speed. If its faster than the GEIL stuff, it will clock down.

    Something like this http://www.crucial.com/eu/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=CT12864Z40B
    or have a look on Komplett for similar


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    dwaned
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭dwaned


    Thanks Pacifico, Ram always gives me a headache when I try to work it out. I'm upgrading to Vista and all the recomendations say to use 2GB, don't know whether or not to buy 1gb and add to my own or just buy 2gb matching ram.
    Thanks again


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    kurisu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭kurisu


    vista needs 2gb ram ?! just for vista? im stickin with xp


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    Saruman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    No Vista will use about a gig depending on what you are doing... the other gig is for other stuff like games etc.


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    dwaned
    Registered Users Posts: 477 ✭✭dwaned


    such a pain, I need a new op sysem and got Vista for free (well hopefully will) but then I still have to pay out for RAM!! you would think a new operating system would be more effiecient....

    Ah well, what's new


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