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  1. Windows 8.1 Determining Compatible RAM Speeds for AM3+ Motherboards: FSB vs. Memory Standard

    Hey guys, when determining the speed of the RAM that the motherboard can support, should I be looking at the speed of the Front Side Bus or the speed of the memory standard? For example, looking at the images below, can I get RAM that can only run at 1866 or 2000 OC'd or can I run RAM that...
    • RyanBaskett
    • Thread
    • compatibility ddr front side bus installation memory standard motherboard overclocking performance ram speed
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Desktop Customization

  2. Amusing Analogy on Ram Timings

    I came across this analogy on ram timings which had me in stitches and thought it deserved a wider audience!
    • Elmer
    • Thread
    • analogy cpu data processing ddr memory motherboard overclocking performance ram timing
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    Windows 7 Wrongly matched ram sticks

    Well, since yesterday, I know that my blue screens are caused by the wrongly matched RAM sticks (2 DDR 800 patriots 1gb each and 1 DDR 667 kingmax 2 gb). Which Ram stick should I buy to fight the incompability with the kingmax stick? I don't want to sacrifice 2 GB ram and have only 2 GB left, as...
    • PumaTheSatan
    • Thread
    • blue screen bsod compatibility ddr gaming hardware kingmax patriot ram windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Save RAM from dead laptop?

    I'm new to this forum so excuse me if I'm asking this question in the wrong place. My old HP laptop died from overheating (a common issue with that model I found out). Is it worth saving the RAM modules before I send it off to the recycler? The 2 modules are each 512mb DDR 333 CL2.5 I...
    • Ken M
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    • ddr hardware laptop memory module old laptop overheating ram recycling upgrade
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Ram Running at lower clock speed !!

    I am having a 2 GB transcend 800 Mhz ram. But in cpuz it shows only 400 Mhz. Why ? :confused:
    • rakesh
    • Thread
    • clock speed cpuid ddr hardware low speeds memory performance ram transcend troubleshooting
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Win7 / upgrade laptop memory

    I am currently running Win7 Ultimate on my Acer Aspire 5000 notebook. I wanted to upgrade the memory from factory installed 1 GB to 2 GB. I purchased 2 ea. 1 GB sticks of DDR-333MHz-CL2.5, PC 2700S memory. I installed the memory, booted up, went into the BIOS and seeing that the BIOS recognizes...
    • billyc99
    • Thread
    • acer bios black screen ddr error laptop memory pc2700s ram troubleshooting upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Hardware