WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN RAM SAYS ITS 32X4??

[sweetca]

im buying 256 mb of PC133 ram for 75 dollars, wondering why its so cheap. what does 32x4 mean? does that have anything to do with it?



Thanks

 

[Pederv]

32 bits wide X 4 Megabytes deep
(32/8) * 4MB = 16MB

 

[sweetca]

so how would you get 256 ram from something that says 32x4??

 

[Pederv]

You may have been reading part of another line in the ad. PC133 memory comes on DIMMS which are 64 bits wide(without parity or error correction) and 16MB deep.
(64/8) * 16MB = 128MB

ECC memory is 72 bits wide (an extra bit for each byte).

Memory has come down ALOT. You can find generic memory for as low as $50 or $60 for a 128MB stick. If you notice alot of people in these forums buy name brand memory. I buy cheap memory locally take my memory timing on my motherboard to the max and if the memory can't handle it I return it for another stick. The place I go to usually caries cas2 memory, so I don't have to make too many trips.

 

[dexter333]

One of my friends bought 256mb of PC133 ram for $68. He went into the store to buy 128mb of ram and paid for 128mb but when he got it home it was a 256mb chip.

-Dexter