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Question(s) about RAM

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  • 29-12-2006 11:49am
    #1
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭


    Hi there,

    I have a DFI LANPARTY UT 915P-T12 MoBo and I am thinking of upgrading my RAM to DDR2 soon (currently have 2 x 512Mb CORSAIR XMS PC3200).

    DFI states that this MoBo has "Two 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets that support DDR2 400 and DDR2 533 DIMMs". Now, I take it the DDR2 533 is the best I can have so where can I get such RAM? I would like to get CORSAIR RAM such as the one I currently have but I don't want to spend €500 EUR either if you see what I mean... In your opinion, where would be the best place to purchase DDR2 RAM?


    Furthermore, something confuses me. DFI states that the MoBo I have "Supports 256Mb and 512Mb DRAM densities" but also states that it "Supports up to 2GB system memory". Isn't this contradictory? It only has 2 x DDR1 and 2 x DDR2 slots. If the maximum density is 512Mb then 512Mb x 2 = 1024Mb. So how can it support up to 2GB? Unless I fail to understand what "Supports 256Mb and 512Mb DRAM densities" actually means...

    Thank you in advance for all your help! :)


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    #2
    Blazer
    Registered Users Posts: 17,434 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    It's possible that it supports 2GB of DDR ram..also it could mean at the time of board launch the maximum DDR2 memory module was 512mb.
    You could try the latest bios for this board and see what memory upgrades would now be supported for it.


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    Mathew Reilly wrote:
    You could try the latest bios for this board and see what memory upgrades would now be supported for it.
    Funny you should say this Mathew! I actually flashed my MoBo last night with the latest BIOS! However, I checked the description of all the different updates and none mention RAM issues/fixes/upgrades...


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    Steffano2002
    Registered Users Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    I think I found something on Komplett!

    How about this? It's DDR2 Corsair XMS2 Pro Xtreme Performance TwinX Matched Memory (533MHz - PC2-4300).

    That looks about right! However, I don't get the "PC2-4300" bit... I checked the manual for my MoBo and it doesn't say what "PC" it can handle... Or should I just focus on the "533MHz"?

    God I'm such a PC n00b... :o


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