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Which RAM is right?
I have decided to get an AS Rock Socket A SiS 746FX ATX A L
motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47Ghz CPU, but how do I know which RAM to get? I know the motherboard needs DDR SDRAM, and I know that getting RAM that is too slow will slow down the system and getting RAM that is "faster" than the rest of the system will have no effect (I don't plan on overclocking) but how do I know what is the right speed? And what's this "parity" and "CL2 / CL2.5" business? Somebody please help! |
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Gary McQueen wrote:
I have decided to get an AS Rock Socket A SiS 746FX ATX A L motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47Ghz CPU, but how do I know which RAM to get? I know the motherboard needs DDR SDRAM, and I know that getting RAM that is too slow will slow down the system and getting RAM that is "faster" than the rest of the system will have no effect (I don't plan on overclocking) but how do I know what is the right speed? And what's this "parity" and "CL2 / CL2.5" business? Somebody please help! Use PC133 SDRAM in your system, it's the fastest available non-ECC SDRAM. Parity memory adds an extra bit for every eight bits of data. It is used for error detection and correction. ECC ram is parity ram. More info: http://www.pcguide.com/ref/ram/err.htm An in-depth explaination of CAS Latency: http://www.sysopt.com/articles/latency/ -- /Graf GT/ |
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Go to www.crucial.com
"Gary McQueen" wrote in message ... I have decided to get an AS Rock Socket A SiS 746FX ATX A L motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47Ghz CPU, but how do I know which RAM to get? I know the motherboard needs DDR SDRAM, and I know that getting RAM that is too slow will slow down the system and getting RAM that is "faster" than the rest of the system will have no effect (I don't plan on overclocking) but how do I know what is the right speed? And what's this "parity" and "CL2 / CL2.5" business? Somebody please help! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/2003 |
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Gary McQueen wrote:
I have decided to get an AS Rock Socket A SiS 746FX ATX A L motherboard and an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47Ghz CPU, but how do I know which RAM to get? I know the motherboard needs DDR SDRAM, and I know that getting RAM that is too slow will slow down the system and getting RAM that is "faster" than the rest of the system will have no effect (I don't plan on overclocking) but how do I know what is the right speed? And what's this "parity" and "CL2 / CL2.5" business? Somebody please help! The Asrock K7S8X supports 184 pin PC3200(200MHz) DDR RAM. You want Unregistered and non-parity PC3200. CL or CAS refers to CAS latency, which is a measure of the delay time, in clock cycles, before data is sent. Memory rated for CAS2.5 has at slight performance advantage over CAS3 RAM at the same speed. Since you won't be overclocking, either will do fine.Crucial brand PC3200 is probably a good bet. -- Winerr 012 - Cash Underflow - Credit Card Number Will Be Assimilated |
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The Asrock K7S8X supports 184 pin PC3200(200MHz) DDR RAM. You want
Unregistered and non-parity PC3200. CL or CAS refers to CAS latency, which is a measure of the delay time, in clock cycles, before data is sent. Memory rated for CAS2.5 has at slight performance advantage over CAS3 RAM at the same speed. Since you won't be overclocking, either will do fine.Crucial brand PC3200 is probably a good bet. Thanks. |
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"Gary McQueen" wrote in message ... The Asrock K7S8X supports 184 pin PC3200(200MHz) DDR RAM. You want Unregistered and non-parity PC3200. CL or CAS refers to CAS latency, which is a measure of the delay time, in clock cycles, before data is sent. Memory rated for CAS2.5 has at slight performance advantage over CAS3 RAM at the same speed. Since you won't be overclocking, either will do fine.Crucial brand PC3200 is probably a good bet. Thanks. Another thing to consider is the crucial memory selector at Dabs http://www.dabs.com/crucial/crucial.asp This identifies which memory is suitable for your mobo - you dont have to buy it from there once identified of course. |
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