crankcaller
Geek Trainee
Hi, can someone help me with a RAM query please,
I've got a gig of ram in my pc:
OCZ DDR PC-3200 Premier Dual Channel
2 x 512MB, 400 MHz CL 2.5-3-3-7, 2.6 volts, 184 Pin Dimm, Unbuffered
This is it here:
OCZ Technology | Products | Memory | OCZ DDR PC-3200 Premier Dual ChannelOCZ Technology | Products | Memory | OCZ DDR PC-3200 Premier Dual Channel
The motherboard is an Asus A8N-E that can take up to 4GB
I want to put in another GB and having looked at the crucial checker it recommends sticks
with various specs:
DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V
DDR PC3200 • 2-2-2-6 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.8V
DDR PC4000 • 2.5-4-4-8 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR500 • 2.8V
My question is....
What should I go for? Any of these?
The first one here is CL3, my current memory is CL2.5, but the voltage is 2.6V the same as my memory. If I install it then my current memory will run at CL3 the slower speed – this I don’t really want but it’s correct voltage.
The next one is CL2-2-2-6 but 2.8V – would this chip run at the slower speed of CL2.5?
And what about the voltage? Can I mix chips that require 2.6 with 2.8?
The third is obviously a DDR500 chip – but is CL 2.5. If It’s run at 2.6V would it underclock to 400Mhz and would the CL2.5 stay the same?
I should really just buy another set of the same sticks I have in – but they are out of stock everywhere I look…
Help!!
Thanks.
Martin
I've got a gig of ram in my pc:
OCZ DDR PC-3200 Premier Dual Channel
2 x 512MB, 400 MHz CL 2.5-3-3-7, 2.6 volts, 184 Pin Dimm, Unbuffered
This is it here:
OCZ Technology | Products | Memory | OCZ DDR PC-3200 Premier Dual ChannelOCZ Technology | Products | Memory | OCZ DDR PC-3200 Premier Dual Channel
The motherboard is an Asus A8N-E that can take up to 4GB
I want to put in another GB and having looked at the crucial checker it recommends sticks
with various specs:
DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V
DDR PC3200 • 2-2-2-6 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.8V
DDR PC4000 • 2.5-4-4-8 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR500 • 2.8V
My question is....
What should I go for? Any of these?
The first one here is CL3, my current memory is CL2.5, but the voltage is 2.6V the same as my memory. If I install it then my current memory will run at CL3 the slower speed – this I don’t really want but it’s correct voltage.
The next one is CL2-2-2-6 but 2.8V – would this chip run at the slower speed of CL2.5?
And what about the voltage? Can I mix chips that require 2.6 with 2.8?
The third is obviously a DDR500 chip – but is CL 2.5. If It’s run at 2.6V would it underclock to 400Mhz and would the CL2.5 stay the same?
I should really just buy another set of the same sticks I have in – but they are out of stock everywhere I look…
Help!!
Thanks.
Martin