im looking to buy more RAM tomorrow, but i have a problem. do the PC numbers have to be the same? (PC2700 and PC3200)

 

Right now i have 256MB of DDR Corsair memory (PC2700)

 

and im looking to buy 512MB of DDR Kingston memory (PC3200)

 

my bro says this wont work cause the PC numbers are different. is this true?

 

 

if it is im just gonna get two 256MB DDR of Kingston that are PC2700

 

 

 

 

im gonna sit here pressing the refresh button until i have an answer.

Not really, it just means that your PC3200 sticks will run at the lower speeds of the PC2700 sticks, if I'm not mistaken. I have PC2700 sticks, and I'm planning on getting two sticks of Geil PC3200 pretty soon.

 

_Hayabusa

yeah, thats what shotty said.

how about you just get completely new RAM boja, who needs that pc2700 junk anyway

how much does ram cost anyway?

 

i searched 'ram' at futureshop.com and didnt find anything rofl =o

 

btw, I shall beat ur post score boja :twisted:

hey vesper, shut up

 

 

post score ripper?

The top posters this week:

1.) R1Pp3r 89

2.) MrBojangles 85

 

Ripper, futureshop is evil. Do not buy from them.

i dont even know who future shop is.

 

 

anyway, im just gonna get the 2 sticks of 256.

but how much would.. like say "2 sticks" (whatever that is) of 512 ram cost canadian?

 

maybe ill ask my dad to check the lil place where we bought this comp

i dont know ripper, the only reason im looking is because i have christmas money to spend

=/ I never get money on christmas or even my b-days.

 

i really dont know why, i always ask my parents to just give me money rather than presents but they never listen rofl

mine isnt actually money, its gift cards to circuit city + $57 of random cash i have

i got a 512 stick of 2700 at best buy for 60$

holy crap thats cheap!

gotta love the 30$ mail in rebats..

well, the 512 stick i was gonna buy was origionally $127, but theyre having an up to 60% sale, so it is only $97.

 

The 256 is $53 i think

well, the 512 stick i was gonna buy was origionally $127, but theyre having an up to 60% sale, so it is only $97.

 

The 256 is $53 i think

Wait.. is that american?

 

My dad'll never buy RAM if it's THAT expensive

My rule of thub is...

 

if your gonna buy ram, make sure that what u have in your comp and what ur gonna buy are the same. Because pc 2700 and pc 3200 have diffrent latency timings. This will cause the ram not to work properly when u go instal it. Also make sure its the same model # and company because diffrent companys have diffrent timings and it could throw things off. This is not like the good ole days where u could guy pc 133 ram and run it at pc 100 or pc 66. Its diffrent now. So if you wanna buy ram buy a dual channel kit(if comp supports it) or buy 2 sticks of the same ram(usually cheaper/ but may not work in comp).

 

its better to ditch what u have and buy 2 new sticks of memory. Thats IF you cant find the same model and make of memory that u already have.

btw rip here. good place for comp stuff if your interested.

 

www.canadacomputers.com

well ripper i guess youre gonna have to save your money

yea, I did this too

had a pc2700 stick and accidentally bought a pc2100 (from Futureshop. They're pretty good I think)

I just went back and asked if I could replace it for a pc2700 stick and they were fine with that

i got my stick of 512 pc2700 for the same price as DH at best buy. gotta love mail in rebates

-G

currently i have 512mb of pc2100 ram

 

i don't even know what company its from, came with my HP (never buy an HP )

 

will it be worth it to buy another 512mb of pc2100, and if I do what company should I get it from?

 

something like this maybe. . .http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-024&depa=0

thats so expensive for 2100