Re: DDR2 1GB RAM Stick Sought

On Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:10:22 +1200
Came this utterance formulated by Perry Spiller to my mailbox:

> 
> The people at ram upgrades said the 333 is per side.
> I.e. the stick itself is rated @ 667, when both sides
> are counted?
> 

Ah - ok? Sounds a little like doublespeak, or Orwellian Newspeak to me.
The stick is rated at 333 or 667, not both. How the stick actually works
is another story, thats what the DDR2 means.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2_SDRAM

> 
> ----------------Earlier, you commented--------------------
> >On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:42:05 +1300
> >Came this utterance formulated by Haydn to my mailbox:
> >
> > > Perry Spiller wrote: DDR2    1G RAM   PC2-5300 (333MHz)
> >
> > >> Anyone got a (single) stick for sale?
> >
> > >> Seems to be quite about around, but mostly 667MHz. Would that be
> > >a> problem?
> >
> >  It won't matter if you pick up 667MHz, it's all compatible it just
> > > won't run at full speed (ie. don't pay extra for it). More detail
> > > can be found under the Backward Compatibility section of
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddr2
> >
> >One thing i'd add is leave the slower stick in slot0.
> 


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