hey guys.
A noob question here.
Is there any difference between DDR2 and DDR3?
Can i replace my DDR2 with a DDR3 Ram?
or they are totally different thing?
thx

DDR2 & DDR3 is totally different thing.. Different frequency and slots.. hehe
U need different board to run DDR3 as well... Only P35 chipset and above can use DDR3....

ohh...thx
my system is so damn slow with my DDR2 512mb.
Wanted to upgrade it to 2gb.
where can i get good DDR2 ram with reasonable price?
what is the approx price of the 2gb's?

DDR2 2GB PC6400 is about rm140 per stick

You need 1GB or more to run current programs and games as it uses more RAM.

Windows will use the swap file on your hard disk more often if you don't have enough RAM which is why your system is slow.

ok thx for telling
but why some of them comes with two sticks?

oh...so that is why my system is running so slow

You need a pair of RAM to enable a feature called dual channel. It doubles the bandwidth of the RAM.

which is mean..if i put 2 1gb rams together..
it'll become 2 gb?

That of course . 1GB+1GB=2GB

But.....what the guy is talking about is dual channel. Simply put, if you use 2 identical 1GB ram, your 2GB ram will run a twice the bandwidth of using say just 1 stick of 2GB ram.

so it is better than only 1 stick?

DDR2 is dual channel ram.. of course 2 stick is better than one.
2x1GB is better... or 4x1GB or 2x2GB.. hehe.. rams are cheap now...
if u are not ocing.. go get value ram can already.. no point getting performance ram.

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Added on July 4, 2008, 7:47 pmPlease do tell me ur system specs.. easier for ppl to answer or help u !!

it's an AMD Athlon x2 4200, 1 hynix 512mb ddr2 Ram ,160GB SATA hard disk,1 DVD Writer AND 1 RADEON 2100 gc
very stock. but i am going to upgrade it into a gaming rig.
so which ram stick should i get?
and i'm using vista..

for vista minimum is 2gb of total ram...cos at log-in to window itself without doing anything it has already consumed 700mb of ram...but if u wana use for gaming then its advised to get 4gb of total ram cos newer games kinda uses alot of rams n it does makes some framerates difference on 4gb...but to fully utilise 4gb u will have to get 64bits OS lo...

Ditch the 512MB and get 2GB x2. Check your motherboard manual to see if it supports 2GB modules or not.

4gb..ow gawd...how much do i need to fork out?
what's with the 64bit OS?
How can i get that?

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Added on July 5, 2008, 12:05 pm
it says it supports up to 8gb

64 bit OS is 64 bit operating systems = vista 64 bits...

if u are running vista 32bits then the max it can detect n use is only 3.25gb of ram...n u will have to include the ram from ur GC as well in the sum....

if u are not planning to go 64bits, then just get a 2x1gb lo...

value ram for 2x2gb normally will cost around rm2xx like that....

so how can i upgrade my 32bit to 64 bits?

Check your hardware for 64-bit drivers before you switch to Windows 64-bit. Windows 64-bit can be a pain in the ass when you have old hardware that doesn't have 64-bit drivers.

You can install 64-bit with Vista SP1 64-bit DVD. You cannot upgrade to 64-bit but you still can save your settings with Windows Easy Transfer. It doesn't support upgrade. Don't forget to backup your data before you install it.

how do i do that?
and where can i get the DVD?

Visit the manufacturer's site for your hardware. You can use the Device Manager to get the brand and model of your parts.

Most computer shops sells the DVD but 64-bit versions will be more difficult and expensive.

and how expensive will it be?

I'm not sure about the price but I've seen RM750 for Vista Ultimate 64-bit.

the difference of ddr 2 and ddr 3 is the difference in slot and the price

oh ok...my friend just advised me not to upgrade to 64bit.
guess i'll just have to stick with 32bit 1st.


ok thx

No.DDR3 have a huge edge in Super Pi 32M A well tweak DDR2 will lost to a well tweak DDR3 system by 20's or so
D9GTR base DDR3 stick usually can do DDR 3 2000,8-7-6-18-1T
While D9GMH/D9GKX stick usually can do DDR 2 1200,4-4-4-4-2T
But the difference in 1M is negligible

i dont think the ts will go into oc world

just bought 2x 1gb crucial balistix tracer 800mhz from a friend of mine.
works pretty well

hahaha lmao thats bloody right

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Added on July 6, 2008, 10:04 am

well kongrats 2 you then

tumpang ask...is there any real difference in gaming on Vista 64 bit compared to XP? will my games that run on XP can run on Vista 64 bit as well?

Vista 64-bit supports 32-bit and I've tested all the games I have and don't have any problems. I think it will run any games that is made using DirectX. The difference is minimal as current games depends on graphic card more than the CPU.

if wanna play game in dx 10, then use vista.
If not, then window xp. which only can play in dx9 mode.

i feel good hearing that
gonna upgrade my GC next!

Forget about DDR3 if you are not overclocker.The money is better spend on somewhere if you don't oc.

i noticed ur proc is 4200+ ... if u wanna get gaming rig, i suggest u to change mobo & proc