Dell Dimension 3000 memory add-on

[wenmang]

Hi all,

I have question about what kind of memory I can purchase for my Dell
Dimension 3000 which require from following instrcution from Dell:

The recommended memory configurations are:
· Install a pair of matched memory modules in connectors DIMM3 and
DIMM4.
· Do not install ECC memory modules.
· If you install a mixed pair PC2700 (DDR 333-MHz) and PC3200 (DDR 400-
MHz) memory, the
modules function at the slowest speed installed.
· Be sure to install a single memory module in DIMM3 or the connector
closest to the processor before you install modules in the other
connector.
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with
Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors

Here are my questions:
1. Are a pair of PC3200 DDR 400MHz working for my PC? what is better?
PC2700 or PC3200, and what is difference?
2. What is ECC module?
3. My PC is equipped with P4, how is 800 Mhz configured? or it runs
automatically when PC3200 is installed?

 

[wenmang]

Hi all,

I have question about what kind of memory I can purchase for my Dell
Dimension 3000 which require from following instrcution from Dell:

The recommended memory configurations are:
· Install a pair of matched memory modules in connectors DIMM3 and
DIMM4.
· Do not install ECC memory modules.
· If you install a mixed pair PC2700 (DDR 333-MHz) and PC3200 (DDR 400-
MHz) memory, the
modules function at the slowest speed installed.
· Be sure to install a single memory module in DIMM3 or the connector
closest to the processor before you install modules in the other
connector.
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with
Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors

Here are my questions:
1. Are a pair of PC3200 DDR 400MHz working for my PC? what is better?
PC2700 or PC3200, and what is difference?
2. What is ECC module?
3. My PC is equipped with P4, how is 800 Mhz configured? or it runs
automatically when PC3200 is installed?

Forgot to ask: how do I know what kind of pin they have, e.g., 184-pin
or 168-pin? or they are fixed when PCxxxx is mentioned?

 

[Richard]

Go here http://www.crucial.com and use Crucial Memory AdvisorT Tool to find
the correct memory for your computer. That's what I did for my Dell and it
worked great and saved me some money too.

Hi all,

I have question about what kind of memory I can purchase for my Dell
Dimension 3000 which require from following instrcution from Dell:

The recommended memory configurations are:
· Install a pair of matched memory modules in connectors DIMM3 and
DIMM4.
· Do not install ECC memory modules.
· If you install a mixed pair PC2700 (DDR 333-MHz) and PC3200 (DDR 400-
MHz) memory, the
modules function at the slowest speed installed.
· Be sure to install a single memory module in DIMM3 or the connector
closest to the processor before you install modules in the other
connector.
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with
Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors

Here are my questions:
1. Are a pair of PC3200 DDR 400MHz working for my PC? what is better?
PC2700 or PC3200, and what is difference?
2. What is ECC module?
3. My PC is equipped with P4, how is 800 Mhz configured? or it runs
automatically when PC3200 is installed?

Forgot to ask: how do I know what kind of pin they have, e.g., 184-pin
or 168-pin? or they are fixed when PCxxxx is mentioned?

 

[Bob Knowlden]

I checked the Dell support pages for the Dimension 3000:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3000/en/SM/specs.htm#wp1075776

The machine uses DDR, so it's 184 pin by definition. (The older SDRAM has
168 contacts, DDR2 has 240.)

The 865 GV chipset supports dual channel, so for best memory performance,
use a pair of DDR of the same size and specs. Dual Channel means that a pair
of DIMMs is accessed simultaneously, giving effectively twice the data
transfer rate as for a single DIMM. (You may not get that in practice, but
it shows a significant improvement in benchmarks.) If you're buying
completely new, buy a dual channel pair. The manufacturers used to charge a
premium for that, but things are better now. You may be able to pair a new
DIMM with your old one, if you like, but there is some risk that they won't
co-operate properly.

The Dell link above states that if you use DDR333 (=PC2700) with a CPU with
an 800 MHz FSB, it'll be automatically clocked down to 320 MHz. (That's for
compatibility.) The CPU will continue to run with an 800 MHz FSB, but the
memory will operate with a 4/5 multiplier. I suggest that you stay with
PC3200 whether you have a 533 or 800 MHz CPU. (There's little price penalty,
I believe.)

The largest module size Dell lists is 1 GB, so the max. RAM in the machine
is 2 GB. If you're in the US, I suggest, for a 1 GB pair (2 X 512 MB):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...CodeValue=523:8476&PropertyCodeValue=524:7862

(link may wrap)

or, for 2 GB,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...CodeValue=523:8477&PropertyCodeValue=524:7862

I've had good luck with Corsair myself, but the others are probably OK, even
the cheapest. Avoid the expensive low latency stuff, as it buys little in
terms of performance. (It may also require nonstandard operating voltages.)

HTH.

Return address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn.

Hi all,

I have question about what kind of memory I can purchase for my Dell
Dimension 3000 which require from following instrcution from Dell:

The recommended memory configurations are:
· Install a pair of matched memory modules in connectors DIMM3 and
DIMM4.
· Do not install ECC memory modules.
· If you install a mixed pair PC2700 (DDR 333-MHz) and PC3200 (DDR 400-
MHz) memory, the
modules function at the slowest speed installed.
· Be sure to install a single memory module in DIMM3 or the connector
closest to the processor before you install modules in the other
connector.
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with
Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors

Here are my questions:
1. Are a pair of PC3200 DDR 400MHz working for my PC? what is better?
PC2700 or PC3200, and what is difference?
2. What is ECC module?
3. My PC is equipped with P4, how is 800 Mhz configured? or it runs
automatically when PC3200 is installed?

Forgot to ask: how do I know what kind of pin they have, e.g., 184-pin
or 168-pin? or they are fixed when PCxxxx is mentioned?

 

[NoConsequence]

Hi all,

I have question about what kind of memory I can purchase for my Dell
Dimension 3000 which require from following instrcution from Dell:

The recommended memory configurations are:
· Install a pair of matched memory modules in connectors DIMM3 and
DIMM4.
· Do not install ECC memory modules.
· If you install a mixed pair PC2700 (DDR 333-MHz) and PC3200 (DDR 400-
MHz) memory, the
modules function at the slowest speed installed.
· Be sure to install a single memory module in DIMM3 or the connector
closest to the processor before you install modules in the other
connector.
NOTE: DDR333 memory runs at 320MHz when configured with
Pentium 4 800MHz FSB processors

Here are my questions:
1. Are a pair of PC3200 DDR 400MHz working for my PC? what is better?
PC2700 or PC3200, and what is difference?
2. What is ECC module?
3. My PC is equipped with P4, how is 800 Mhz configured? or it runs
automatically when PC3200 is installed?

What memory your board requires has NOTHING to do with WinXP.

Ask elsewhere.

 

[JohnO]

What memory your board requires has NOTHING to do with WinXP.

Betcha $5 he's running XP.

-John O

 

[NoConsequence]

Betcha $5 he's running XP.

-John O

And?

Again, XP doesn't care what memory your board has - it just wants
their to be memory. The question doesn't belong HERE.

 

[JohnO]

The question doesn't belong HERE.

By chance, does MS provide a description of the group with a list of
permitted topics?

 

[NoConsequence]

By chance, does MS provide a description of the group with a list of
permitted topics?

How about just glancing at the group title? Explain to me how THIS
question has anything to do with the OS? What memory a given board
needs has nothing, absolutely and unequivocally NOTHING, to do with
the OS.

 

[JohnO]

How about just glancing at the group title?

".hardware"

In that case, IMO you're out of line acting like a netcop. Get a life,
loser.