Rambus question.........

[stealth]

My system has four sticks of 256 PC800-45 Samsung RDRAM, and one has gone
bad. Will I need to replace the bad stick with the same exact part number,
or will any comparable memory work regarding installing in matched pairs as
required?

The part number I have now is Samsung MR16R1628AF0-CK8 800-45

TIA


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[lakesnow]

My system has four sticks of 256 PC800-45 Samsung RDRAM, and one has gone
bad. Will I need to replace the bad stick with the same exact part number,
or will any comparable memory work regarding installing in matched pairs as
required?

The part number I have now is Samsung MR16R1628AF0-CK8 800-45

TIA

Not necessarily the same brand. If you can find some good RDRAM, even
second-handed,
in general, it will work.

 

[stealth]

Not necessarily the same brand. If you can find some good RDRAM, even
second-handed,
in general, it will work.

Thanks for the expeditious reply!

Everything I found said RDRAM needs to be installed in matched pairs, so my
assumption was that any brand/type RDRAM with the same specs should work as
you say. Nonetheless, I thought it best to check here before buying
expensive memory that is already outdated and would serve no use in future
upgrades. I haven't been able to find that exact part number, and I wasn't
wanting to spend the money on an older system if I was forced to use
precisely "matched pairs". I'll look around for a stick of second hand as
you suggest.

Thanks again!

s

 

[lakesnow]

Thanks for the expeditious reply!

Everything I found said RDRAM needs to be installed in matched pairs, so my
assumption was that any brand/type RDRAM with the same specs should work as
you say. Nonetheless, I thought it best to check here before buying
expensive memory that is already outdated and would serve no use in future
upgrades. I haven't been able to find that exact part number, and I wasn't
wanting to spend the money on an older system if I was forced to use
precisely "matched pairs". I'll look around for a stick of second hand as
you suggest.

Thanks again!

Basically, I built my PCs recently with second-handed parts, CPU,
motherboard,
RAM, graphic cards, etc. you can name it. Although there is some risk,
because
some people may play around, overclocking CPU, graphic cards, or RAM, but
if I do not overclock, it is still possible to use second-handed parts.


The RDRAM, and recently DDR, or DDR II, type of RAM often work "in pair",
but it is only recommended to buy the pair at the same time, so that the two
sticks
are identical in terms of specifications by the same maker.

However, in reality, the same type of RAM usually follow the strictly
required
production method; therefore only quality is the factor that might affect
performance.

I do mix types of RAM on my PC and on the test machine. They all work fine.