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"Somebody Explain RAM"

I'm on a mission today and I need you smart folks help.

I don't know anything so explain what all that RAM stuff means.

I got the bit about the extra 128MB etc... but then it talks about PC100 and PC133 and Dimm/Simm and 64 pin.

So what does that means.

Cheers :)

blahpro wrote:
> I 'm not sure but I think it means this:
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> '64 pin' is the size
> 'PC100' (this is the big "I think") is the speed?
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> Ah well. I tried...

well your kinda right, '64 pin' is the size, but ram sticks are pretty much the same size anyway, it's the amount of connections it has to the motherboard... :s

'PC100' is the speed of the ram, PC100 is the slowest modern ram, although still very useful.
you get upto 333Mhz (DDR ram for AMD PCs) - very nice.

SHEEPY wrote:
> I got the bit about the extra 128MB etc... but then it talks about
> PC100 and PC133 and Dimm/Simm and 64 pin.


I 'm not sure but I think it means this:


'64 pin' is the size
'PC100' (this is the big "I think") is the speed?

Ah well. I tried...

no you fool, he got the game for GAD..

I would have thought the game would run on a 433Mhz, all you need is lots of ram 160mb will be great, and a good Gfx card, if your current ones using 1Mb of your ram already i'd say thats probably what you need upgrading, but what do I know?
By the way, what size is your Graphics card? i'm guessing 8Mb, 16Mb at the most with a 433Mhz, I doubt that would be enough to run the game.

Weird thing id, you said in the other thread that your PC fitted the minimum specs details on the back, thats annoying. Maybe you could sue them and buy a new PC.

You can get hardware for GADs??

Dunno I claimed it for my GAD.

I'd say you've got a cheap onboard video card that is eating 1mb of system memory. I had one that took 4, showed up as 28mb.

Get PC100.

By the way, I really don't think you'll be able to play that game with a 433mhz. Can you send it back?

I have 63MB RAM... why its not 64 I don't know.

And I have 433 Hz processor.

So what band is that?

PC133?

Cheers Turbo

RAM comes in 5 types:

PC66 - for ancient processors. This stuff is quite slow, you won't need it

PC100 - for ancient and newer, faster and very common

PC133 - for newer processors. You need to check what type of RAM your CPU and motherboard take. What speed is your computer?

DDR - Double Data Rate, really good RAM, need good motherboards. I doubt if your PC takes this, pre-build companies tend to shy away because it's expensive.

RAMBUS - For Pentium 4s only. Reall good but REALLY expensive.

*picks up his SR mag and turns to the RAM page, where he reads THE EXPLANATIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RAM AND THE SYSTEMS THEY SUITABLE FOR*

surely you also have one of these mags SHEEPY??