Re: RAN 1.35v vs 1.5v

micky <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.comp.hardware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
Organization Tweaknews
Message-ID <[email protected]>
In alt.comp.hardware, on Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:03:52 -0800, T
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On 1/26/21 1:56 PM, micky wrote:
>> I wanted to get more RAM for my newly-acquired PC
>> 
>> Entering the make and model, HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Small Form Factor
>> 
>> Crucial suggests only CT2K102464BD160B
>> 
>> DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V •
>> 1024Meg x 64 •       $76 even cheaper at NewEgg,
>> 
>> 
>> Kingston suggests only KCP316ND8/8
>> 
>> Specs: DDR3, 1600MHz, Non-ECC, CL11, X8, 1.5V, Unbuffered, DIMM,
>> 240-pin, 2R, 4Gbit   $98
>> 
>> 
>> The items are in different order but the main difference seems to me to
>> be  1.35v vs 1.5v.
>> 
>> That seems important, right?  How can they be different for the same
>> computer?   (I'm not really concerned about price unless they could sell
>> it cheaper by making it at the wrong, lower voltage. )
>> 
>> Do I need to look up what the computer puts out?   Would one of these be
>> overclocked if the computer puts out 1.5v and the other underclocked if
>> the computer puts out 1.35?
>> 
>> I already have 2 sticks,  Do I want to get the same voltage that they
>> use, whatever that is?
>> 
>> 
>>     ------
>> 
>> Other differences are
>>    Crucial says PC3-12800 but Kingston doesn't include that.
>> 
>>    Kingston says X8, 2R, 4Gbit but Crucial doesn't include any of that.
>> 
>> Does any of that matter?
>> 
>> 
>>     ------
>> 
>> FTR, I only looked at Newegg because Crucial was out of stock. NewEgg
>> says "Ships from China. Newegg Most customers receive within 10-32
>> days."
>> 
>> Hmm.  At
>> https://www.newegg.com/crucial-16gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820156047
>> it says sold and shipped by Ram-Store and when you click on 12 New from
>> $88.46 , it goes to the bottom of the page where they have 12 vendors
>> selling the same thing.  Just like Amazon does it. I only looked at the
>> first 5 but one is in Hong Kong and "Most customers receive within 4-17
>> days.".  One is in the US and "Most customers receive within 7-9 days",
>> all except Hong Kong for the same price!! (For Hong Kong and the next 7
>> the price gets higher.)
>> 
>> But this doesn't matter until I understand the voltage question.
>> 
>
>Hi Micky,
>
>Call Kingston tech support and describe the issue to them:
>
>     877-546-4786
>     714-435-2600
>
>Kingston's customer service is something to behold.
>Because of it. I only sell their memory, unless they
>don't carry what I need.  They really, really back
>their stuff up.
>
>-T

Thanks.  I almost did this but then saw that I had Samsung in there now.
So unless someone tells me I shouldn't, matching the dimms that are
there now is the right thing to do? 

SAMSUNG M378B1G73DB0-CK0
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