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Offline Meatwad

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Ram cross referencing
« on: September 22, 2018, 04:13:35 PM »
Is there a known good website that you can cross reference RAM brands to find another brand? I currently have Kingston KHX1333C9D3B1K2-4G, and looking to upgrade but other then ebay no stores have them listed since they are getting on in their years.
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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2018, 07:05:32 PM »
Make sure that your mobo supports whatever RAM you're thinking of buying. They can be kinda particular about what gets plugged into them.

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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2018, 12:47:35 AM »
Make sure that your mobo supports whatever RAM you're thinking of buying. They can be kinda particular about what gets plugged into them.

True. Then again, I've never had any issues putting in any RAM that meets the specs.

My question is, why are you planning to find another brand of RAM? After all, Kingston is a reputable manufacturer and to model you're currently having isn't of their low budget range. If that 2x2 GB is all you're currently having, doubling the amount by either adding another pair or changing that to 2x4 GB makes much more difference than finding a pair of the same size but lower latency.
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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2018, 12:19:41 AM »
True. Then again, I've never had any issues putting in any RAM that meets the specs.

I think that the closer you come to reaching the maximum memory size the more critical it becomes, especially when it comes to motherboards that are new releases (first stable BIOS for instance).
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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2018, 01:44:32 AM »
I think that the closer you come to reaching the maximum memory size the more critical it becomes, especially when it comes to motherboards that are new releases (first stable BIOS for instance).
Sounds reasonable. The closer you get to the extremities the more critical the limitations become.
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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2018, 03:13:06 AM »
I didn't look up you memory part number. That said...

Most MB venders have a web page of Qualified Vendors & their memory size listings. Unfortunately, they don't keep them updated.

My ASUS MB is spec'ed to handle 32 GB but 4 GB modules are the highest capacity listed in the web page. I was good to stop at 16GB so no problem and going larger was prohibitively expensive but if I need to double it, I'll stay with a quality vendor and use the same memory specs. It's either that or rebuilding from scratch.

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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2018, 06:36:18 AM »
True. Then again, I've never had any issues putting in any RAM that meets the specs.

My question is, why are you planning to find another brand of RAM? After all, Kingston is a reputable manufacturer and to model you're currently having isn't of their low budget range. If that 2x2 GB is all you're currently having, doubling the amount by either adding another pair or changing that to 2x4 GB makes much more difference than finding a pair of the same size but lower latency.


Other then ebay, a lot of the sites I looked at using that specific part number are all out of stock/discontinued. I dont know if it was replaced with a newer model with the same clock speed/bus/etc. I have has this board for a while so by technology means its probably considered as obsolete now. Board only has two ram slots at 2x2gb, so swapping it out with a pair of 2 x 4gb wouldnt hurt much for windows 7.

This is what I currently have https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-G41MT-S2PT-rev-10#sp (note the board is version 1.0).


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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2018, 12:21:00 PM »
Thanks for the link. As it reads, "2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory" and "Support for DDR3 1333 (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules", I'd simply try to find a pair of 1.5V 1066 MHz DDR3 modules of 4 GB each. Or, as those are hard to find, a pair of either 800 or 1333 MHz ones, possibly underclocking the latter to 1066 MHz. Usually the higher speeds modules are automatically set down to the nearest supported speed. The amount is more important than the nominal speed (not saying that speed won't matter, though) as long as we're within the common speed range of that type. A pair is the critical feature in my book, i.e. identical sticks. Kingston even sells matched kits which may or may not be a marketing gimmick.

Ebay is as good as a buying place as any other web shop. It allows for smaller vendors to find buyers for items they've bought more than the local demand was, also you can find items that are long sold out from the manufacturer's stock. Of course you'll have to be careful but there's ways to secure your payment in case you get a lemon or worse.



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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2018, 06:42:08 PM »
What's your motherboard ?
I suggest to stay with Kingston 1333 RAM but use ValueRAM instead of HyperX and similar stuff. Just the naked RAM without fancy and useless Heatspreaders (or RGBs nowadays).
Some series are available as low profile modules to fit below oversized CPU Heatsinks.
2x4 Gigs should be minimum to get, maybe even 2x8 Gigs if your motherboard support sit

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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2018, 01:07:36 AM »
@Denniss: He told it in his post from yesterday, two posts up from here: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-G41MT-S2PT-rev-10#sp (note the board is version 1.0). Max 8 GB of RAM.

@Meatwad: Now that I took another look at the link, I noticed that your mobo is pretty similar to what I use, a GigaByte GA-EP35-DS3. The biggest difference seems to be the type of RAM, mine takes DDR2. The RAM speeds and maximum amount is the same.
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Re: Ram cross referencing
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2018, 09:16:30 AM »
Thanks for the info. Its been a long while since I have bought RAM straight out, I usually buy combo deals with the motherboard/ram/cpu. I am always paranoid I will buy something that just is slightly not compatible and cause the system to not boot.
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