RAM question

Technology and Gaming
#1

Hey dudes

I’ve got a question about RAM

I have a Gigabyte P35 Ds3 with 3 GB DDR 2 ram ( per slot 1gb), and I want to upgrade to 4gb ram.

Slot 1 : PC2-6400 /cl5 (OCZ)
Slot 2 : PC2-6400 /cl5 (Kingston)
Slot 3 : PC2-6400 /cl5 (OCZ)
Slot 4 : empty

My problem is that I can’t find RAM sticks of type CL5, so I have to buy a CL6 stick. Would this setup run?

Slot 1 : PC2-6400 /cl5 (OCZ)
Slot 2 : PC2-6400 /cl5 (Kingston)
Slot 3 : PC2-6400 /cl5 (OCZ)
Slot 4 : PC2-6400 /cl6 (Kingston)

I’m not sure if I can mix CL5 and CL6 Rams sticks

#2

CL stands for CAS Latency. It’s a measurement of time needed to address the address column of the memory (Column Address Strobe). Installing CAS6 spec memory will mean that all of your memory will run at CAS6 rather than CAS5.

You can get what you’re looking for here:
https://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2231927&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

#3

Thank you for your answer :slight_smile:

So it isn’t possible to mix CL5 with CL6 ram in dual channel?

#4

I’m pretty sure it’s possible, it just means overall the RAM will run at the lowest (in lowest I am talking slowest) CAS rating.

#5

DDR2 ram is just so expensive these days :frowning:

#6

Actually, it depends on the BIOS. Some will operate fine with varying settings while others will force the board to operate in single channel mode and yet others will kick a error (typically server boards). You don’t have to worry about that though because CL5 is readily available. Don’t know why you can’t seem to find it. Just click on the link that I gave you above and buy that one. It’s exactly what you’re looking for.

#7

And i would have posted Tiger Direct as well. That’s a good store for low-priced computer hardware. I upgraded my RAM up to 8gb as well as a new video card and some other components. It was about that time to whip out the cash and put it into the 'ol machine.

Here’s an additional online store that’s good too: https://serversupply.com/

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