quick ram question

  Looking at buying a used older stick of ram to get some more use out of this computer. I have 256mb of ram, pc2100 ddr 266 made under the name NANYA, i believe.
  Ive been looking around on ebay and the prices are good but is it okay to mix sizes and brand names at all?

  I have a link below but i cannot tell what size it is so anyone want to identify it for me?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1024-Mb-184-PIN-DDR-DIMM-PC-2100-266Mhz-PC2100-1GB-REG_W0QQitemZ170049578193QQihZ007QQcategoryZ74942QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170049578193

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www.opera.com

if it is not a laptop don't waste your time getting more ram

you don't know how ram works. 266mhz ram is slower than fuck

Perfectly okay to mix brands, but in some (rarely now) cases, mixing sizes will cause problems.  Check your manual or go to the mobo manufacturer's site to be sure.  If your mobo can't handle 1G in the slot, it could cause problems too.  But without knowing, I'd say go for it.  Also, if you put a faster type of DDR SDRAM in (PC2700 or PC3200), it'll painlessly downclock it to match whatever your motherboard can handle (or if you're using RAM that's slower, it'll use that speed).  Sometimes newer RAM is cheaper, so keep that in mind (also useful for future upgrades). :)

Also, 3 is a fucking retard.
1) More RAM = less hard disk use = more battery life.
2) 2.133GB/s (maximum theoretical throughput of PC2100) >>>>> ~45MB/s (average maximum throughput of a 5400rpm hard disk)

Not the OP, but this cleared up some stuff for me. Thanks, 4.

>>4
To clear some things up that aren't so clear, now that I actually look at what I posted:

- You CAN use different brands.  No problem at all.
- In almost all cases, you CAN use different sizes.  If the RAM slot/mobo itself doesn't support that size, it may only use the amount it knows how to address, or it may not work at all.
- For DDR SDRAM, you can mix and match speeds at will.  However, if you have different speeds, the lowest speed will be used for all, and if your mobo doesn't support a speed, it will be downclocked until it's compatible (going to the highest the mobo supports or, if there are other sticks present, the lowest speed present).  The tech market is kinda funny, where older tech doesn't necessarily get cheaper and may in fact get more expensive as it becomes rarer.  This means that newer, backwards compatible solutions are sometimes cheaper and provide future proofing.


Now, I noticed when I looked at the link again that this particular RAM is both Registered and uses ECC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_memory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_detection_and_correction#Error-correcting_code

tl;dr:  These options are generally for servers where high performance and reliability are more important than cost and speed.  You should see if your mobo supports these, or there could be problems.  Personally, I'd say (now that I noticed this) that you should skip this auction.

both of you are retards

have fun upgrading your ram (lol)

>>4
LOL, so keep using PC2100 PLZ! That leaves a larger stock of actually good RAM for those of us with a clue.

>>6
Good point about RAM that is registered and uses ECC. I had no idea what that was until I purchased some memory with it, and my computer would not boot. Now I'm stuck with 512MB I can't use.

>>9
1. RTFM
2. ????
3. Profit!

>>10

I think you mean RTM, lol.

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