anyone know about the timmings or the differences in ram, i was looking to upgrade me ram now, but don't really understand the differences, such as.

http://www.awd-it.co.uk/scripts/prodVie ... 500D2K2-4G


ahm looking for 2x 2gb of ram paired.

looking at these prices looks gd. but whats the difference in to the 800mhz to the 1066 mhz and pc2-6400 to pc2-8500?

also the timmings.. an non-ecc!! whats that??

any help would be grt thnx..

all i know is higher = better

dunno cos higher is cheaper here ???

post your spec ian,
cpu, amd quadcores use 800 or 1066, most dual cores use 800,
mobo, some dont support 1066
how many memory slots, 2 is good- 64bit, 4x1gb or 4x2gb is dualchannel 128 bit and much better
over 4gb memory is a waste if you dont have a 64bit windows.
1066 is faster than 800. memory timings are hit and miss with latency but lower seems to be better. ie 5-5-5-5. check the mobo on its manufacturer site.
always buy matched pairs, odd ram can slow your machine down
dunno much about intel cpu's tho
hope this helps

and be very very carefull with OCZ ddr3 mem strips on a Asus mobo, read the OCZ site about it when you buy one.
You have to increase the voltage manually on them because the bios default on ocz can be wrong

thnx guys

Best bet is just to buy 2x2 GB of 6400 RAM - between that and 8500 you will not notice any performance increase tbh.

try dabs.com sometimes they can have some good deals on ram...
could be .co.uk

jamie

thnx friends ... much appreciated ..

Hey bob - Check out the Kingston website, you can select your motherboard and it will tell you which RAM is compatible with it. http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/default.asp

When it comes to latency timings (e.g. CL 2.5-3-3-5) the lower the numbers the faster the RAM. They are measurements of how many clock cycles are needed to achieve certain things such as time to first read.

ECC vs Non-ECC: ECC is RAM with inbuilt error detection and correction (error-correction code = ecc). Most motherboards do not support this type of RAM. You would normally find ECC RAM in servers, not desktops.

If your mobo supports both, I'd go for Non-ECC myself as it is faster, easier to overclock and cheaper.

I've been looking into RAM upgrades recently too. Definately recommend Kingston Hyper-X, seems to have the edge on Corsair atm.