Upgrade ram

Discussion in 'CPU, Motherboards and Memory' started by cajun, Dec 19, 2006.

  1. cajun

    cajun Geek Trainee

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    Hello,

    I have a MSI K8m neo-v motherboard and I wish to upgrade the ram, I was told I could not use High density ram because my motherboard is not compatible?

    Any help?

    Thank you.
     
  2. Karanislove

    Karanislove It's D Grav80 Of Luv

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    Thats what you can use.... ;)
    [link=http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-MSI-K8M-NEO-V-skt-754-800FSB-K8M800-5-1-ch-audio-SATA-RAID-LAN-USB2-up-to-DDR400~r-1~CLT-INTR~RFR-www.google.co.nz]Source[/link]
     
  3. cajun

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    Yes, thank you but that information does not answer my question, if it does please explain how.
     
  4. donkey42

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    Karan is telling you what your mobo does support, high density RAM just means it has chips on both sides of the DIMM
     
  5. cajun

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    I am aware of the information which Karen has given me.

    But could you tell me how you know my motherboard will take High Density Memory and not Low Density memory.

    Thank you.

    Cajun.
     
  6. zeus

    zeus out of date

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    The easiest was is to read the manual.
    MSI -- MICRO-STAR INT'L CO.,LTD.

    The bit your after says....
    "Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB.
    Users can install either single- or double-sided modules to meet their own needs."
    page 6
     
  7. dmbjohn

    dmbjohn Geek Trainee

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    who reads the manual these days, ha you have to put it all together then when everything is ablaze, only then you get the manual out and see where it all went wrong, and then on the cover it says READ MANUAL FIRST!


    Happy Holidays all
    I mean no offence to anyone tis just humor
     
  8. cajun

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    Anymore answers, I did read the manual but I am not the technical type.

    If you could help that wold be great.
     
  9. zeus

    zeus out of date

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    What else do you need to know? Karinislove found out that it will support up to ddr400.
     
  10. cajun

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    Sorry but I need to know if my computer will take High or Low density memory and how you know this?

    SO I can get some memory for my computer.

    Thanks
     
  11. zeus

    zeus out of date

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    It supports both high and low.

    Its not as simple as that because you need to get ram with suitable latency and frequency (speed)

    Download this little program... its free.
    http://www.cpuid.org/download/pcw2006_v1713.exe

    Install it and run the program.

    On the left there are some icons. One has an arrow pointing to a pc, its in the middle. It says mainboard if you hang the mouse cursor over it.
    Click on that then on the right click on Physical Memory. How much RAM does it say you have in the description tab?

    Can you post here exactly what it says next to...
    Type
    Size
    CAS Latency (tCL)
    RAS to CAS
    RAS Precharge
    Cycle Time

    Also how many banks does it say are empty under General Information?
     
  12. cajun

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    Hello,

    It says I have 512mb ram

    Type DDR-SDRAM PC-3200 (200 MHz) - [DDR-400]
    Size 512 MB (1 rows, 4 banks)

    CAS Latency (tCL) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 2.5 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz

    RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz

    RAS Precharge (tRP) : 2 clocks @133 MHz, 3 clocks @166 MHz, 3 clocks @200 MHz

    Cycle Time (tRAS) : 6 clocks @133 MHz, 7 clocks @166 MHz, 8 clocks @200 MHz


    General Information :
    DIMM1 (RAS 1, RAS 0) : 512 (Single Bank)
    DIMM2 : Empty
    _______________________________________

    I contacted MSI and they said my motherboard does not accept high density memory, Fine but I need to buy therefore low density memory.

    How do I know if a certain memory is compatible with my motherboard and I mean if I looked up one on ebay how would I know its compatible?
     
  13. Willz

    Willz MiCrO$oFt $uK$ :D

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    From the earlier manual it was apparent that your motherboard did support High density, i dont understand why it wont be supported, afterall all it is is chips on both side as said earlier.
     
  14. zeus

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    High density ram is more than double sided sticks. It depends on the configuration of the chips on the stick too.

    Im too pissed and tired to explain now.
     
  15. donkey42

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    an explaination would be apprieciated please zeus, thankies[ot]pwease pwease pwease[/ot]
     
  16. cajun

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    I was wondering if the memory module VS1GB400C3 would be compatible with my computer?

    Thank you.
     
  17. zeus

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    Yeah, it will work.
    Its layout is 128mX64 which is low density.
     

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