Does brand matter for RAM?

[compsunn123]

I was looking online to buy more RAM for my computer, and noticed that I am stuck on 2 choices:

Kingston 1024MB PC2700 DDR 333MHZ Non-ECC Memory $39.99

Corsair Value Select 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory $24.99


Both of these will work with my computer, but which exactly should I be choosing? Both also got the same kinds of reviews...

Does brand matter in terms of PERFORMANCE? Not quality of material or anything like that, I'm talking about performance-wise (speed, etc.)? Would the Kingston bring in better performance becasue of its higher price? And what does the MHZ mean -the higher the better?

Thanks!

[Helpmeh]

I was looking online to buy more RAM for my computer, and noticed that I am stuck on 2 choices:

Kingston 1024MB PC2700 DDR 333MHZ Non-ECC Memory $39.99

Corsair Value Select 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory $24.99


Both of these will work with my computer, but which exactly should I be choosing? Both also got the same kinds of reviews...

Does brand matter in terms of PERFORMANCE? Not quality of material or anything like that, I'm talking about performance-wise (speed, etc.)? Would the Kingston bring in better performance becasue of its higher price? And what does the MHZ mean -the higher the better?

Thanks!

DDR RAM? Wow...DDR ram is quite expensive compared to DDR2 Ram (says the computer repair/retailer in my city), and DDR2 ram supposedly works much better (but isn't compatible with older computers) than DDR (although I wouldn't know, the only DDR2 ram I have is on my video card).

[patio]

Brands do matter...
Corsair is a manufacturer...
Kingston is a reseller...

Corsair.

[computeruler]

kingston is a reseller? Where do they get the ram from in the first place?  corsair ftw

[patio]

kingston is a reseller? Where do they get the ram from in the first place?  corsair ftw

They get it from whoever will sell to them...

Your query makes no sense.

[computeruler]

of course it makes sense.  I was just wondering where kingston got its ram to resell

[compsunn123]

Alright another question:

What is the difference between the "PC2700" and the "PC3200"?  Both of them are 1GB and the same amount of pins and stuff...I just don't want to buy one and find out that my comp was "PC2700" compatible and not "PC3200" compatible, or the other way around.

Here are the details for the comp:

Standard Memory:      128 MB  (Removable) 

Maximum Memory:    2 GB 

Expansion:    2 Sockets   

CPU & ChipSet:    Intel Celeron  1.7  GHz   Intel 845G

Bus Architecture:    PCI

Mfgr's System P/N's:    N/A

[patio]

Travel to Crucial.com and run their online scanner...
PC3200 is slightly faster than PC2700.

[2x3i5x]

Well in general, brands shouldn't matter.... but there have been instances where two different ram's brands have conflicted and pc did not like it even though the specs were the same on both sticks.

And although PC3200 is faster than PC2700, if pc does not support PC3200, you can still use the faster ram stick but you won't get any of its benefits.

[Ironman]

In the circumstance of buy RAM, I personally don't pay attention too much to brands, If fits my budget and specs its a good buy for me. If it happens to be a high end brand, its and added bonus, not required.

[JHenderson]

Correct me if I am wrong here but doesn't the 400Mhz pc 3200 beat the 333Mhz pc2700 in speed? I would figure the higher the Mhz the better the RAM if I had a choice of the 2.

[2x3i5x]

Correct me if I am wrong here but doesn't the 400Mhz pc 3200 beat the 333Mhz pc2700 in speed? I would figure the higher the Mhz the better the RAM if I had a choice of the 2.

yes pc3200 is faster than the 2700 ....

but if you got one of them old pc's that dopn't take the pc3200, then you are stuck at lower speeds. But pc3200 is backward compatible so you can still physically plug in the pc3200 into the motherboard ram slots, computer will still recognize the ram as being there but you'd have wasted money on it if it costed more than the pc2700. that's all I meant. 

[TheHoFL]

What ever type of RAM you end up getting, make sure it is a good, reliable brand. Also check out reviews on something like newegg. Definitely go with Corsair in this example though.

[JHenderson]

2x3i5x. Does that go the same for laptop pc2700 and pc3200 memory or still contingent upon the motherboard/manufacturer.

[2x3i5x]

2x3i5x. Does that go the same for laptop pc2700 and pc3200 memory or still contingent upon the motherboard/manufacturer.

What differentiates the notebook RAM from desktop RAM is its form factor; that is, its physical size and its pin configuration. A full-size DIMM has 100, 168, 184, or 240 pins and is usually 4.5 to five inches in length. In contrast, a SO DIMM has 72, 100, 144, or 200 pins and is smaller — 2.5 to 3 inches.  There is also SO RIMM, which is similar to SO DIMM, but like DIMM/RIMM, it uses Rambus, Inc. technology and also has a different pin count.

Read More: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2008/laptop_desktop_memory.asp