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Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Joker on December 24, 2004, 05:17:13 PM

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&dept=0&sku_id=0665000FS47648257&catid=&newdeptid=18

Kingston Technology 256MB 168-Pin PC133 Memory


i\'m on sorta a tight budget

and don\'t know that much about PC\'s. But I wanna get more memory for Doom 3 and HL2 (currently have 256)

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: mm on December 24, 2004, 06:53:48 PM

well, it\'s not DDR


if your machine is running PC133 ram, kiss HL2 and doom 3 performance goodbye

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Joker on December 26, 2004, 01:30:53 AM

oh, well my RAM is DDR (did that thing you said to do with restarting, after it almost crashed) so any ideas as to what I should get?

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Paul2 on December 26, 2004, 02:43:16 AM

i believe DDR have 184 pins....

your was standard with only 168 pins...

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Joker on December 26, 2004, 03:28:46 AM

you have to pretend that your talking to a 4 year old :(...because thats the only way I can justify my knowledge of computers. besides playing games and surfing the net that is:p valuable skills indeed :nerd:

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Blade on December 26, 2004, 04:22:59 AM

I guess that PC2100 is your safest bet, but you\'re better off finding out exactly what your motherboard can handle.

There\'s a good chance that it\'s capable of PC3200 (DDR400) if it\'s a new (2002-2004) mobo.

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Joker on December 26, 2004, 06:38:08 AM

alright thanx blade, i\'ll look into my MB first.

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: JBean on December 27, 2004, 05:07:33 AM

I have 2 sticks of Corsair V Ram (it\'s DDR), although I have the pc3200, but here is a link to 512 MB of pc2100.  

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-024&depa=1

A 256 MB chip is only $38.  You are probably wondering why this is cheaper than your PC133.... but trust me this stuff is twice as fast.  You can get the 512 MB for under 80 bucks.

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Lord Nicon on December 27, 2004, 05:54:20 PM

Anything thats not DDR isnt worth your time basically.

question: Wasnt RD about the same speed or faster? I just heard that it was unstable or something.

Title: is this ram any good??
Post by: Paul2 on December 27, 2004, 06:44:58 PM

if your computer can support 184 pin DDR, and you\'re in need of a good RAM, get a DDR.

Like JBean and Lord Nicon said, DDR performs better and cost cheaper too than 168 pin.  As strange it may sound, maybe it have to do with the demand and the cost to produce them...