- Feb 4, 2008
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I have the Compaq R4000 notebook with the following:
1. AMD Athlon 64 Processor (New Castle) 3800+ 2.2GHz
2. ATI RS480M chipset (ATI 200m 128MB Integrated video card, HyperTransport (HT) interface, and DDR 333MHz memory support
3. 2x256MB 200pin SO-DIMM
I have 2 DIMM slots maximum and both are in use. The notebook can take up to 2GB RAM. I want to buy another stick of 1 GB stick of RAM and swap it with one of the 256MB SODIMM. I am not in the US/UK/CA and the only RAM available to me is the following:
Corsair Value Select, Memory, 1 GB, SO DIMM 200-pin, DDR, 400 MHz / PC3200
Part Number: VS1GSDS400
Timing: 3-3-3-8
Kingston, Memory, 1 GB
1GB HPQ NW8000 ZD7001US-ZD7010US ZD7020US ZD7000
Part Number: KTH-ZD7000/1G
Timing: CL2.5
The Kingston memory is priced significantly more than the Corsair RAM here (1.5 times more). Another "problem" I see other than the VS1GSDS400 is not the 333MHz my chipset supports is that this RAM operates at 2.6v, while the Kingston and even the VS1GSDS333 (which isn't available here right now) operates at 2.5V.
I am thinking about purchasing the VS1GSDS400 because of my budget, is this a smart choice? And would my Compaq R4000 be able to take it? The issue here (other than general compatibility) is would I be able to use DDR 1GB with a voltage of 2.6 in my AMD 64 system while all the memory that seems to be recommended for it is 2.5V.
Does RAM higher than DDR333 have a higher voltage or something like that? My system already pushes out enough heat as it is.
1. AMD Athlon 64 Processor (New Castle) 3800+ 2.2GHz
2. ATI RS480M chipset (ATI 200m 128MB Integrated video card, HyperTransport (HT) interface, and DDR 333MHz memory support
3. 2x256MB 200pin SO-DIMM
I have 2 DIMM slots maximum and both are in use. The notebook can take up to 2GB RAM. I want to buy another stick of 1 GB stick of RAM and swap it with one of the 256MB SODIMM. I am not in the US/UK/CA and the only RAM available to me is the following:
Corsair Value Select, Memory, 1 GB, SO DIMM 200-pin, DDR, 400 MHz / PC3200
Part Number: VS1GSDS400
Timing: 3-3-3-8
Kingston, Memory, 1 GB
1GB HPQ NW8000 ZD7001US-ZD7010US ZD7020US ZD7000
Part Number: KTH-ZD7000/1G
Timing: CL2.5
The Kingston memory is priced significantly more than the Corsair RAM here (1.5 times more). Another "problem" I see other than the VS1GSDS400 is not the 333MHz my chipset supports is that this RAM operates at 2.6v, while the Kingston and even the VS1GSDS333 (which isn't available here right now) operates at 2.5V.
I am thinking about purchasing the VS1GSDS400 because of my budget, is this a smart choice? And would my Compaq R4000 be able to take it? The issue here (other than general compatibility) is would I be able to use DDR 1GB with a voltage of 2.6 in my AMD 64 system while all the memory that seems to be recommended for it is 2.5V.
Does RAM higher than DDR333 have a higher voltage or something like that? My system already pushes out enough heat as it is.