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ddr2 ( not ddr3 ) in 4 gig sticks ?

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  • 22-11-2011 2:49pm
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    alphabeat
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭


    im doing a refresh of a GBYTE GA-EP43-DS3 board - ( not a laptop by the way )
    it says it can support 16 gigs of ddr 2 in its 4 slots

    moving from win xp 32 to win7 pro 64 to get away from xp's memory limits

    machine is to used for audio production -all the software will work on win7pro 64 ( and needs more than 4 gig ram - 16 gig would be ideal )
    cpu is q9550

    and i hate macs .

    trouble is - i cant find 4 gig sticks anywhere - ive searched high and low

    are they even made ?

    many thanks


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    M.J.M.C
    Registered Users Posts: 949 ✭✭✭M.J.M.C


    They have some on dabs.ie


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    Serephucus
    Registered Users Posts: 7,180 ✭✭✭Serephucus


    They're not cheap...

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Komputerbay-PC2-6400-PC2-6300-Heatspreaders-6-6-6-18/dp/B004YWAIJS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1321970118&sr=1-1


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    alphabeat
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭alphabeat


    wow , i dont know how i missed them

    oh and

    sweet jesus :eek:

    there goes xmas tiny tim

    many thanks


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    dyer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭dyer


    dont understand why youd need 16gb of ram for audioproduction.. complete overkill in my opinion.. i currently use ableton just fine with 2gb of ram and routinely have up to 30+ tracks in a project, at this point its the harddrive that becomes the bottleneck and where loading clips to ram would actually help. i reckon youd be grand with anywhere between 4 to 8. search adverts.ie for ddr2, you might find something affordable second hand.


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    kfish2oo2
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭kfish2oo2


    For audio production 4 to 8GB is plenty, unless your working exclusively with uncompressed audio - and even at that, 8GB is fine.


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    alphabeat
    Registered Users Posts: 514 ✭✭✭alphabeat


    using nebula vst ( basically a virtual mixing desk )

    along with superiour drums 2

    and virtual pianos

    eats ram like a pirahana thats why i need it

    and 8 gig is not enough for audio production these days if you are working vst native with large vsti's


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    asif2011
    Registered Users Posts: 185 ✭✭asif2011


    I have 2 DDR2 boards, and was looking for 16Gb of DDR2 to max out the boards. But I found it's an exercise in futility, at the time DDR3 was expensive and like overnight the price came down and I was left with DDR2 boards.

    They both work with whitebox ESX servers which is all I really cared about in the first place, but if you want 16Gb or more you'll have to go DDR3. Someboards are picky about what RAM you use also, so it's best to check the motherboard manual for compatible RAM - mine never listed any 16Gb which was compatible, only 8Gb. And to be honest I wasn't going to take the chance buying 32Gb of possible incompatible RAM so just went with 8Gb each...


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