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Default RAM question - 12-27-2004, 01:42 PM

To start off, yes I do have an older model computer. it's a p3 1 gig. I was looking into buying new ram for it, preferabbly 256 sticks and noticed on a few sites they said something about 'Registered/Unbuffered'....what's the diffrence.
  
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Default Re: RAM question - 12-27-2004, 01:47 PM

[quote="Airborne Butters":902d1].....noticed on a few sites they said something about 'Registered/Unbuffered'....what's the diffrence.[/quote:902d1]


[url="http://www.crucial.com/uk/kb/answer.asp?qid=3806"]http://www.crucial.com/uk/kb/answer.asp?qid=3806[/url]

http://www.crucial.com/uk/kb/answer.asp?qid=3862
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 01:53 PM

that's a teed bit techincal. What would you gents recommend for my style computer. It's a bit older mind you and usually takes pc133 ram.
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 02:04 PM

[quote="Airborne Butters":435b2]that's a teed bit techincal. What would you gents recommend for my style computer. It's a bit older mind you and usually takes pc133 ram.[/quote:435b2]

It depends on your motherboard. What motherboard have you got?


[url=http://jmc7.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gf1/o_0.mp3:435b2]This will help calm you.[/url:435b2]
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 02:09 PM

I have an intel desktop board.
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 02:09 PM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":b3777]


[url=http://jmc7.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gf1/o_0.mp3:b3777]This will help calm you.[/url:b3777][/quote:b3777]


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Default 12-27-2004, 02:10 PM

[quote="Airborne Butters":a4474]I have an intel desktop board.[/quote:a4474]


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Default 12-27-2004, 02:11 PM

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Default 12-27-2004, 02:12 PM

success I found the manual that came with my comp many-a-moon ago. Says it 'unbufferd single or double-sided dimms'


Yes I know my computer is god ass old. Thank you for the patience in my computer nubness.
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 03:37 PM

No offense but, p3 mboards might not support any more ram than a gig...but if your just wanting to get new ram than there really isnt a point to unless the ram is caca....
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 03:38 PM

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No offense but, p3 mboards might not support any more ram than a gig...but if your just wanting to get new ram than there really isnt a point to unless the ram is caca....
he has the mobo manual.....it will tell him what he can do.


  
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Default 12-27-2004, 04:00 PM

yea my mobo only holds 512mb of RAM and I had 2x256 chips in there but one of the 256 chips burned out and crucial won't accept the warranty....

so I just gotta get another 256 chip hopefully.
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 04:12 PM

[quote="Airborne Butters":8abdb]so I just gotta get another 256 chip hopefully.[/quote:8abdb]
With some of the older style computers, Extra Cheese corn chips make a
delicious substitute for traditional RAM chips....or so I'm led to believe.
  
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Default 12-27-2004, 06:39 PM

[quote="Airborne Butters":5efbe].... but one of the 256 chips burned out and crucial won't accept the warranty....

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Why wont they accept the warranty? Crucial is supposed to have lifetime on their ram.
  
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