RAM Pin? Help!!

2006-06-17 21:08:08

#1

rogueguy: [ACB] Member; +26|6844|Cali

Ok my computer takes PC3200 RAM right...

I'm upgrading my RAM, and i'm wondering if the "PIN" of the RAM matters or not...

For instance I'm buying 2G of RAM with "184 Pin"

So does the Pin matter?

Thanks alot.

2006-06-17 21:09:21

#2

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6965|Colorado

yes it does, make sure your current is 184 pin as well

2006-06-17 21:09:53

#3

spawnofthemist: Banned; +1,128|6934|Burmecia, Land of the Rain

is this Kmal1 on another forum account? (THA will know what i mean )

stop posting these in the BF2 chatter forum.. go post in the Tech forum where they belong

could a mod move this please..

2006-06-17 21:11:00

#4

DarkZealot89: Wait A Minute!; +46|6840|Louisville, Ky

Yes it does.

Take your RAM to teh store, and compare it to the RAM you are about to buy. That way pins, speed, and type match up. If all else fails, call Compusa or Bestbuy or your fav compy store and have them match RAM for you.

2006-06-17 21:13:48

#5

rogueguy: [ACB] Member; +26|6844|Cali

Sorry I guess I should've posted in the tech section.

So I looked at the sticker on the RAM and it didn't say anthing about "Pin"

Any ideas on how I can find it?

Thanks

2006-06-17 21:15:26

#6

DarkZealot89: Wait A Minute!; +46|6840|Louisville, Ky

Just forget trying to match ram IMO, there are soooooo many different kinds of ram

# of Pins, speed, DDR, DIMM....

its just confusing, i Would take it to a local comp store and have them match it for you.

2006-06-17 21:16:37

#7

redhawk454: Member; +50|6840|Divided States of America

you can count them they are the little gold thingies that connect to the mother board

2006-06-17 21:16:55

#8

rogueguy: [ACB] Member; +26|6844|Cali

Well if I take all of my RAM out and buy 2 brand new sticks, which is what I am doing, does the PIN even matter? Because there will be fresh RAM in there. I'm taking out all my old RAM.

2006-06-17 21:19:17

#9

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7008

rogueguy wrote:
Well if I take all of my RAM out and buy 2 brand new sticks, which is what I am doing, does the PIN even matter? Because there will be fresh RAM in there. I'm taking out all my old RAM.

if theres more pins they wont fit now would they? and they must be the same... or it wont work

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2006-06-17 21:19:41

#10

DarkZealot89: Wait A Minute!; +46|6840|Louisville, Ky

Yes pin does matter...

since slots on the mobo can range from that to about 200, so the RAM would be too long / short.

2006-06-17 21:19:48

#11

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6965|Colorado

just take a stick in or call them up & they will tell you or you could look up your system specs, unfortunately I'm at work right now with restricted access so I can't tell you the path to get there.

Last edited by TrollmeaT (2006-06-17 21:20:33)

2006-06-17 21:20:45

#12

rogueguy: [ACB] Member; +26|6844|Cali

Ah ok PIN is the length of it, I get you. Thanks for the help

2006-06-17 21:21:24

#13

sgt_mango333: Member; +31|6944

If you are this confused, you will be better served just taking it to a technician. If that is simply out of the question, at the very least, check your MotherBoard manual.

2006-06-17 21:24:30

#14

rogueguy: [ACB] Member; +26|6844|Cali

sgt_mango333 wrote:
If you are this confused, you will be better served just taking it to a technician. If that is simply out of the question, at the very least, check your MotherBoard manual.

I am buying it online, but I will probably ask the guy at the computer store for advice anyways.

2006-06-17 21:49:58

#15

TrollmeaT: Aspiring Objectivist; +492|6965|Colorado

good choice, they have a stick of ram for every day of the week it seems like lately.

2006-06-17 23:59:38

#16

~Solar~Fire~: Member; +45|6940|Austin, TX

All regular desktops use 184 pin slots in their motherboards, right? The M2 motherboards that use DDR2 memory are still so new that I seriously doubt he'd have one.

If thats the case, you want 184 pin memory.

2006-06-18 05:51:38

#17

Janus67: Tech God; +86|6887|Ohio, USA

assuming you have an AMD processor (that takes DDR memory) you need 184 pin PC3200 (DDR400) memory

2006-06-18 15:40:46

#18

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober: mmmm...Toasty!; +91|7014|Oregon

ok:

you have to check your motherboard specifications, most are still DDR (184 pin), but some are moving to the much faster, better, and power-saving DDR2 (240 pin). both AMD and INTEL now make processors that support both DDR and DDR2.

BTW: the pin relates to the number of connectors on each module.

2006-06-18 15:44:21

#19

-r3-anubis: Member; +73|6829|florida

184 pin RAM is good, 240 pin RAM like mine is better.

2006-06-18 16:08:05

#20

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,058|7064|PNW

[edit]Guess it has been answered. I skipped the last couple of posts.[/edit]

184-pin = DDR
240-pin = DDR2

DDR holds the advantage for tighter latencies.
DDR2 holds the advantage for more bandwidth and soon-to-drop prices. The latter thus, apparently, why AMD chose to delay DDR2 support for so long.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2006-06-18 16:08:57)

2006-06-18 16:24:01

#21

-r3-anubis: Member; +73|6829|florida

I would love to have an AMD and DDR2 RAM.

2006-06-18 16:56:10

#22

BlackLegion42: Damn Command and Conquer Generals...; +62|7022|Rochester, NY

DDR are always 184 Pin. If your memory right now is DDR, your good.

PS: Can't wait for DDR3! I think DDR2 still needs a bit of work. Hope Conroe could fix some of that deficit in latencies.

Last edited by BlackLegion42 (2006-06-18 16:56:49)

2006-06-18 17:59:59

#23

Janus67: Tech God; +86|6887|Ohio, USA

-r3-anubis wrote:
184 pin RAM is good, 240 pin RAM like mine is better.

not under all circumstances...

you have to take into account clocks, processor bottleneck, the benchmark in question, timings, etc to possibly even get started on a DDR vs DDR2 benefit. Just look at AMD AM2 processors... most of the improvement was under 5% above the DDR performance, which is definitely not worth it for the price right now.

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