ram question

[AzNPinkTuv]

what's ddr2 ram?? and how do i know if i can plugg it in...

im kinda clueless when it comes down to ram.

on top of that, can someone tell me what some good 2g ram is?>?

need 2 sticks of 1g

 

[bamacre]

If you have an amd-based system, you can't use DDR2 memory. That won't change until the new amd cpu's come out. DDR2 memory is quite different than DDR. To answer your other question, we need to know a couple of things, what your other system spec's are, and if you are OC'ing.

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

a p4 3.2 ht northwood i believe.
x800xt aiw
have no idea what kinda HD i have...

and what else do u need to know

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: AzNPinkTuv
im kinda clueless when it comes down to ram.

Is it easier for someone to hold your hand and tell you every little thing you want to know?
Or is it easier to search this forum and actually read threads on the same exact issue you ask about?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: AzNPinkTuv
im kinda clueless when it comes down to ram.

Is it easier for someone to hold your hand and tell you every little thing you want to know?
Or is it easier to search this forum and actually read threads on the same exact issue you ask about?

Pssh. That would require the forum to have a "search" feature or something.

OP, I'm not trying to be a jerk or anything. But please, for questions like "what is DDR2?" and "why would I want to have 2GB of RAM?", it's better to search. If you have SPECIFIC questions (more specific than "I don't know anything about RAM, please tell me everything"), I would be happy to try to answer them for you.

 

[halw]

Go to the Crucial web site and use the memory configurator there. If you are running windows you can even use their system scanning tool to tell you about your system and its memory.

 

[alimoalem]

the only real thing you need to know about ddr2 vs ddr for now is this: ddr2 is for intel (and intel in a couple months), ddr is for amd. right now there is no real advantage ddr2 has over ddr, but it should in the future

 

[bamacre]

If it's a Northwood cpu (socket 478)...

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-86

Download and install...

http://www.cpuid.org/download/pcw2006_v1661.exe

Under the Hardware tab, click on CPU, and to the right, next to "support," it will say what socket cpu you have. If it is 478, then the ram above will work fine.