PC People - Need Help with RAM choosing

[JayB]

Hey guys , I ordered some more ram to max out my computer the other day. It came today , I put it in my PC , and it wouldn't boot - screen wouldnt turn on , no usb power , and it made a beeping noise three times. Through trial and error I found that it was the RAM , which I thought was the correct kind (I even used the crucial scanner tool on crucials site , and this was the ram they told me to buy). So now I have to send the ram back to amazon and get a kind that works with my comp. I thought about just buying the exact same ram that was in my comp , Crucial Ballistix , which seems pretty good , but they no longer sell the exact one I ordered on Amazon anymore (or tigerdirect). So for those of you in the know , please help me out with this - I have one 2 GB Crucial Ballistix stick in there now , along with 3 1GB sticks which I am going to replace with 2 GB sticks for a total of 8 GB. This is the Crucial Ballistix that works with my comp that's in there now :

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0021AEM6K[/ame]

And here is the closest thing I could find on amazon , a 6 GB pack of 3 sticks of Crucial DDR3 Ram (what I have)

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix-DDR3-1333-Memory-BL3CP25664BN1337/dp/B0021AEN2I/ref=sr_1_16?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301354308&sr=1-16[/ame]

Is that the same RAM , just a newer model or something? All these numbers are strange to me so I'd like to be sure before I drop another $70 on ram that doesn't work

 

[JayB]

Also if it matters this is the motherboard I have

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4008497

 

[sprack]

Cass timing's are different on those sticks. Since the first one is closest to what you have it'll be 6-6-6-20 and the newer set is 7-7-7-24 they'll all be downtimed to 6-6-6-20 when the chipset auto-comp's.

Translation, they'll run at the slowest stick's timing. Doesn't make a difference if you get a faster set.

What will make a difference though is having difference voltage ratings. Try to match that.

 

[JayB]

Thanks for the info sprack ! My bro's an IT guy so he helped me out a bit before with this. He said the same things you did about matching voltage and stuff. He told me to order this , so I did

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LYTF2W[/ame]

Do you think that is a good match with this stick

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0021AEM6K/ref=wms_ohs_product_T2[/ame]

or should I just get one more of the corsair I just bought to make them all the same , avoiding the timing issues etc?

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Your motherboard is a dual channel, you cannot use triple channel. I would advise to get 8GB of RAM, 4 sticks of 2GB and not blend pre-existing sticks with new ones. That way everything will be compatible. Look for either Crucial or Corsair 8GB DDR3 PC3-10666. Model doesn't really matter considering being that specific will get your models in the same price range and will perform equally, its consistency between sticks that really matters.

 

[JayB]

Damn I just read this after I already ordered the triple channel 6 GB pack... this is really getting annoying... now I'm going to have two returns going back to Amazon, (and I payed for 1 day shipping!)
You said Corsair DDR3 PC3- 10666. That's exactly what I ordered , but triple channel. Are you sure it won;t work?

 

[JayB]

Winter Snow , would this work? If it does I'll just order two sets of this Corsair Ram and be done with it. I typed exactly what you said into amazon (and added "dual channel") And this came up

[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Channel-Memory-Processors-CMX4GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B002LE8D2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301381440&sr=8-1[/ame]

 

[Plankis]

I must've lucked out every time I've ordered RAM. Never considered things like this.

 

[sprack]

Those will work.

 

[JayB]

Ok , so when the triple channel ram I ordered comes , I should just not even open it to try it , and send it back for that Corsair 8 pack? Thanks for all your help guys

 

[JayB]

I must've lucked out every time I've ordered RAM. Never considered things like this.

you totally did , this shit is a nightmare lol

 

[TheWinterSnow]

Winter Snow , would this work? If it does I'll just order two sets of this Corsair Ram and be done with it. I typed exactly what you said into amazon (and added "dual channel") And this came up

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Chann...8D2A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301381440&sr=8-1

Two of those would be your best bet.

Or anything in this list will work as well, you can pick which everyone suits your price and preference.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...l;30_169_47871_47871,Detail;30_1199_8391_8391

 

[JayB]

Cool , thanks so much for your help guys !