Q: Why suddenly all the ddr3 ram so expensive ?

A: I bought a 4GB DDR3 RAM for RM96 a couple of days ago, Kingston RAMs with 16 chips on each RAM. Electronic stuff are getting more expensive nowadays.


Q: I'm looking at DDR3 ram but got 8chips and 16 chips .. What's the difference ?

A: There is no much differences between 8 chips and 16 chips, just that 16 chips is running faster than 8 chips. Chips are like "manpower". The more chips a RAM has, the faster it operates, just like more manpower get the jobs done faster.

Q: Is it necessary for me to go 8GB from 4 GB ? Any big difference ?

A: If you want your computer to operate faster, my answer is yes, especially if you are a programmer, graphic designer, or video gamer, etc.

I just upgraded my laptop from 4GB to 8GB on last Friday (29/3/2013). As for my experience, 8GB RAM is running faster than 4GB ram on my laptop, half time faster. If you want to go for 8GB RAM, I recommended you to go for 2 pieces of 4GB RAM. BUT, if you want to remain 4GB RAM, then it is better for 2 pieces of 2GB RAM. Because using 2 pieces of RAMs is always run faster than using ONLY 1 piece of RAM. As I mentioned above, more chips makes the computer operates faster, because 2 pieces of RAMs always has more chips than 1 piece of RAM.

This post has been edited by Natalie_Ooi: Apr 1 2013, 08:29 PM

It is okay to have different manufacturer RAM in your computer. But what I've heard that all the RAMs in your computer has to be in the same Hertz.

This post has been edited by Natalie_Ooi: Apr 1 2013, 08:49 PM

Q: Is there any way i can check my current ram is 8 / 16 chips ?

A: Yes, just take out the whole RAM from your computer and calculate how many "giant black rectangles" stuff are on your RAM on both side. If you are using a laptop, the RAMs should right below the touchpad.

Q: If mine is 8 chips, then if i bought another one 16 chips, is it going to work like it is suppose to ?

A: Not really. But as long as they have the same Hertz, then both rams are able to run on a computer, unfortunately, the ram with 8 chips will run slower than the 16 chips.

No, it is not the RAM problem, it could be the problem of the processor or the system. RAM is Random Access Memory, different Hertz of RAMs change the operation speed of a computer, RAMs is all about "speed". As for the restart, I've countered this problem before. Try to format your computer see if it works. If it works, then could be the system (software) problem, cuz system can be crushed sometimes. If it is not working, then it should be somethings wrong with the processor or probably the motherboard. If it is the processor or motherboard problem, I'm sorry that you will need to send it to the factory of your computer, cuz nothing you can do with the hardware.

The reason the 1600 ram dragged down to 1333 is because computer cannot run with different Hertz of RAMs, and chips could be the same.

I'm not sure what brand of RAM is good, but I'm using Kingston. Also, 2 pieces of RAM 2GB RAN is always run faster than 1 piece of 4GB RAM. This is because more RAMs have more chips, and more chips make your computer runs faster. Chips are like "manpower", you know what I mean.

Hi, I'm not sure about if different Hertz of RAMs can run on a computer or not. But it is recommended to use same Hertz of RAMs all the time.

Your are welcome... =)

By the way, if you want your RAMs to have better function/operation, the RAMs of the computer should always have the same hertz and the same numbers of chips.