WTB: PC2700 RAM.
Submitted by jspencel on April 19, 2008 - 17:12.
Hey kids,
I inherited a computer a little while ago that is a pretty solid machine (it's a Dell, and it's better than the compy I have...which says something).
BUT it can only handle good old DDR-333 PC2700 128-pin super rods of memorizing glory, and it only came with a single 512mb stick.
Anyone got another lying around? I know a few people grabbed some from the socis lounge computer dump-fest a while ago, but at the time I didn't have DDR-333 needs...now I do, and I weep for lost chances.
Canada computers still sells it, but at 40 bucks (including shipping) for a 512 meg stick, it's a bit steep.
Thanks!
- Jon
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Backwards compatible
Most of the time, PC3200 will clock back down to 2700. It's much easier to find, and sometimes cheaper. You should be able to find a 1 gb stick for a reasonable price.
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Rand486
Solid...stupid question, but
Solid...stupid question, but does the "Dell-ness" of the new compy have any issues I should look out for? I pulled the RAM stick out of it that's currently in there, and it's just cheap pc2700 RAM, nothing flashy, nothing special, but I want to make sure...I know DELL uses a lot of proprietary crap, hence my curiosity.
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Nope
No is the short answer. The long answer involves a good remembery back to the days of RD Ram, and the infamous Dell love of it. RD Ram was notoriously fast, expensive and hard to find. Since you have DDR, you're a happy camper. Wanna spend the night in my tent?
Rand486
Only thing to watch out for
Only thing to watch out for is the power supply and mobo layout - sticking a regular ATX mobo in a Dell case is a pain.
As for RDRAM, the old beddie was both a Dell and had RDRAM, and it was stupidly fast. Intel was pushing for RDRAM to be the new standard when the P4 first came out. But there was a variety of issues from price fixing to Rambus licensing which kept it from totally owning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM
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Andrew
And that whole 'oops, we
And that whole 'oops, we accidentally patented SDRAM, and everybody owes us licensing money for every RAM chip shipped' didn't make any friends either.
Rambus never manufactured anything; the are purely a patent licensing company. Once they started suing actual manufacturers, RDRAM suddenly went out of production.
Anyhow there is still some movement on this long after the fact. Apparently the fine line is that Rambus's contributions to SDRAM were not patented or pending (which would restrict their inclusion) during the drafting process. Rambus did file patents immediately after the SDRAM standard was ratified. This was not against the letter of their contract, but clearly pretty underhanded and the lawyers are still having a field day.
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/24/1622220