Hi, got a couple of doubts..

I have a not-really-so-old-laptop (Lenovo g410), having 2x512mb ddr2 667 ram right now.
The maximum possible is 2gb. So, I'm thinking of upgrading it to 2gb. (havent figured out what to do with the two 512 chips after that though)
(FSB is 667mhz)

I'm wondering,

1. According to the Kingston site, the laptop can only use combination of 512 or 1gb ram chips, not a single 2gb ram chip. Is this true, and does it matter?

2. Is it better to buy corsair/apacer/kingston 1gb x2 or better to go with Kingston's system specific ram ( KTL-TP667 1G ) x2 ?
Is there any performance advantage from this 'system specific ram' ?

3. I'm rather clueless about choosing notebook ram based on the chip in the ram ( Micron, Hynix etc etc). Is there any i should avoid or any I should prefer?
Is there a dealer in low yat selling this sort of chips?

This post has been edited by lingghezhi: Aug 29 2008, 04:52 AM

I'm about to add another 2G of ram to my pc when I cam accross this:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09...pc_swindle.html

now, should i go ahead and add the rams or not? pls advise.

I was thinking to buy few 2G ram, will ram pricing go down within the next 1 week? Thanks

cool

i dun think so.. as now USD increased to 3.4.. i'm expecting the ram prices to increase too

sorry 4 disturbing. i have a question, something really odd. my mainboard only supports RAM till PC2700, wat will happen if i put PC3200 RAM into it?

the 3200 one will downgrade the speed and run at 2700's speed.

I'm searching for Corsair DDR 400 1G, unfortunately can't find in Low Yat Plaza, anyone have any idea where can I buy it?

hi all, i am thinking about adding additional ram to by rig(as below). currently i have 2gb kingston value ram on slot 1, can i add akingston hyperx performance ram in slot 2? if yes any good recommendation other than kingston? thanks in advance

testing2

Kingston is available at LYP

Can anyone please tell me how do I check my motherboard support what types of RAM?

Currently using PC2700 but I want to know whether can use other RAM.
Thanks in advance for the reply.

if you know your motherboard model, you can go to the manufacturer's website and search for it, and you can see the specs listed there. those specs can be found in your motherboard manual too.

thanks for the info.

I'm using laptop.


So can tell from the specs given?

normally laptops are a bit hard to find out the motherboard model. what is your laptop brand and model?

IIANM, intel chipset i855 mobo support up to DDR333 (PC2700), so if u use a higher clock DDR ram (DDR400 aka PC3200), it will downclock the ram to 333Mhz, so technically u still can use it (DDR400) but with lower clock

This post has been edited by skylineGTR: Sep 20 2008, 02:12 AM

USD now increase to almost 3.5....Crazy!!! Anyhow, I already bought the RAM. Thanks

it can work, but since u change the ram timing, hyperx and value cannot be stable easily..
if u wan to run 4gb, suggest u to buy 4gb kit at garage sale..
there have crurical,corsair quiet cheap from the outsider...

Guys, i'm since lowyat's selling only a pair or twin for High Performance RAM, i'm wondering

1. Can RAM run together with the different clock value or even totally different brand.
- if no, why, and why is it not good.


2. Issit it must run in pair, or it's only a strategy to force you to buy two.

3. If there is, where else in Selangore can I buy High Performance RAM instead of Lowyat, which sells single ram, not pair. cuz i only need one to upgrade.


No childish answer pls. serious and constructive.

hi guys,
my laptop, DELL 6400, just sent to a comp shop for service,
then i was told that i need to upgrade my RAM, (originally 512),
i was charged RM107 (after bargain), then after 2 weeks, i add in another software, called sth CPUID, which can check my whole laptop,
to my horror, i found out that my ram is only 1024mb which is only one gb...
what could i do...? and is RM107 the current price?
please advise, thanks.. =)