How much ram per stick?

[locutus4]

I have a Abit KT7E on the way and want to get some more ram. How much ram per slot can it handle; could i get 1 512mb stick, or would i have to get 2 256mb sticks?

 

[dowxp]

go 256 since 512's cant handle cas2 at 133. or so i hear.

 

[Budman]

Yes the board supports 1.5gigs of ram & has 3 ram slots,so it supports 512megs sticks.

 

[kmmatney]

I thought that 2 x 256 was cheaper than 1 x 512. You'll save some money going for the 256 modules. You'll probably never need more than 512 MB of RAM (over the lifetime of the motherboard).

 

[locutus4]

whats the diff between 168-pin and 184-pin ram? Can i use either, is one better? Thanks again

 

[Budman]

I think 168 is Sdram and 184 is DDR ram.

 

[locutus4]

can i use DDR ram?

 

[Budman]

<< can i use DDR ram? >>



LOL,no way the KT7E is a Sdram only board.

 

[locutus4]

sounds good then, sdram it is
u know any good places to buy? www.crucial.com has 256mb for $45, but its cas3 and i hear thats no good.

 

[Blain]

Just curious...

Why did you go with the &quot;E&quot; instead of the &quot;A&quot; MB?

 

[locutus4]

got it for $88 and had everything i needed, whats the &quot;A&quot; do that the &quot;E&quot; doesnt?

 

[Blain]

I was just curious. I like to see why people have bought the parts that they have. It may shed some light on something I hadn't thought about.
I had read about the &quot;E&quot;. I like the Abit KT boards. But I'm looking for a RAID board. The &quot;E&quot; article was a good read though.
It looks like a nice board, and blue at that