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WHAT IS RAM MHz?
How much MHz is a good number?
How much ram can I add to my PC?
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You're probably referring to how many megabytes it has. A good number of megabytes are around 2048-4086mb. (If you're talking about MHz, it doesn't really matter. If you're overclocking you'll have to synchronize with the FSB anyway)
Depends, how many slots do you have? What motherboard are you usnig?=
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I believe the MHz is the speed at which the RAM stick can run at.
That would possibly be limited by a motherboard.
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| Madman wrote: | I believe the MHz is the speed at which the RAM stick can run at.
That would possibly be limited by a motherboard. |
yeah, if the speed is higher than what your mob can take then it just won't be able to function at it's maximum, that's all i think.
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| fullyawesome wrote: | | Madman wrote: | I believe the MHz is the speed at which the RAM stick can run at.
That would possibly be limited by a motherboard. |
Yeah, the max MHz at your ram is limited by your motherboard indeed. Also - if the speed is higher than what your mob can take then it just won't be able to function at it's maximum, that's all i think. |
Indeed, if your motherboard can take 667MHz as maximum - it'll clock DOWN your RAM to 667Mhz.
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The MHz is RAM speed.
If you are rich, you get a RD-RAM.
RD-RAM is the fastest RAM currently in the market.
If you are using a computer which have 1066MHz FSB, i would command you to use a 1066Mhz ram as it can boost the PC speed,(faster I/O accessing) If you choose a 667MHz and compare with 1066Mhz RAM, you can really see a big Jump in performance.
The maximum RAM speed depend to your maximum FSB speed or IMC(AMD) speed.
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| Personally i dont see what the big deal is. At the moment i have my ram at 1150mhz and i dont really see much difference.
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| There's no need to overdo RAM MHz, imo you only need more MHz if your CPU multiplier is like, 9x or lower. There's no need to use 1066MHz's with a 11x multiplier-CPU. (I'm referring to overclocking, why else buy 1066MHz memories)
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Alright guys, just let this thread die, we've answered his question.
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| edison wrote: | | Safko wrote: | | There's no need to overdo RAM MHz, imo you only need more MHz if your CPU multiplier is like, 9x or lower. There's no need to use 1066MHz's with a 11x multiplier-CPU. (I'm referring to overclocking, why else buy 1066MHz memories) |
If you are a Hardcore Gamer,you would get a faster ram for better gaming.
Eg. DDR 266 PC2100=2.1GB/s DDR400 PC3200=3.2GB/s
DDR2 1066Mhz PC8500+/-=8.5GB/s.
Gaming need high memory accessing speed to get best gaming.
RAM Speed don't overclock the system at all.
It depend on the Ratio of system to ram.
But anyway, FSB soon will be gone as a better technology was out very soon by intel,(AMD now have HyperTransport 3.0) have better I/O then the old FSB. |
I'm referring to the fact that you synchronize your Ram and CPU with the FSB. So, if you have a low multiplier on the CPU you'll need to have faster RAM's
You're measuring PC2100 which is a very old technique. Nowadays you hardly see anyone who's using below 667MHz on a computer, and there's hardly any difference at all from 667MHz to 1066MHz
Imo - 1066MHz memories if you want to overclock a 9x multiplier-CPU. 667/800 if you're doing it with a 11x. Otherwise I see no other reason why you would want to buy a memory with 1066MHz speed.
I myself have 667Mhz memories, I'm also running on an overclocked CPU with 11x multiplier. (667/2 = 333. 333*11 = 3.6GHz, which is enough for me). If you have a cpu with 9x multiplier, using 667MHz memories would only get you to 333*9 = 2,9GHz. Hence why you would want to use 800 or even 1066.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Good place to check what your computer can handle is kingston.com
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