Regular vs. Unbuffered vs. Registered DDR RAM

[CovertCow]

I have heard that it is required to have registered DDR RAM if you are using more than 2 slots in your motherboard. I also don't really know what the difference between the three types of RAM listed above is. If you could inform me, I would really appreciate it.

 

[CovertCow]

I was also curious if there is CAS2 512MB of DDR RAM availiable, I looked, but I didn't find any.

 

[dowxp]

regular is unbuffered. the rumor you state is untrue. registered is also called ECC. it basically checks for errors in ram.

 

[dowxp]

<< I was also curious if there is CAS2 512MB of DDR RAM availiable, I looked, but I didn't find any. >>




nah. =)

 

[CovertCow]

Is there any possiblility that there will be any in the near future?

 

[dowxp]

<< Is there any possiblility that there will be any in the near future? >>




shakes 8 ball......


[possibly]

 

[Kingofcomputer]

<< registered is also called ECC >>

NO!!!
There is unbuffered with ECC.

 

[dhslammer]

registered is different from ECC which is different from buffered which is different from parity

Dont ask me what exactly thedifference is but those are all different.

 

[dhslammer]

What is the difference?

there I beat you to it and got that out of the way.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I'm sure Crucial's FAQ Center has seen everything under the sun.

BTW, Crucial's UPS 2-Day free shipping ends on 16 July.

Back to the matter at hand, Crucial can answer ...

What is the difference between ECC and non-parity memory?

and

What does &quot;registered&quot; SDRAM mean?

-SUO

 

[dhslammer]

good RAM FAQ bump

 

[Sundog]

Thanks for the info links!