Understanding RAM differences
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Hello all, I am customizing a new laptop that I am going to purchase. It allows me several different options. The 2 options that I am planning on adding are *16 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (4 DIMM) *12 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (2 DIMM) If I go with 16 GB it is $130 less expensive than the 12 GB. But I can not figure out the difference? Can someone help me out what is the difference between the two and is it worth paying extra $130? Thanks in advance.
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Hello all, I am customizing a new laptop that I am going to purchase. It allows me several different options. The 2 options that I am planning on adding are *16 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (4 DIMM) *12 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (2 DIMM) If I go with 16 GB it is $130 less expensive than the 12 GB. But I can not figure out the difference? Can someone help me out what is the difference between the two and is it worth paying extra $130? Thanks in advance.
I'm not a chip guru, but usually it's harder getting larger pieces of chip without a fault on it, therefore they are more expensive.
Wout
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Hello all, I am customizing a new laptop that I am going to purchase. It allows me several different options. The 2 options that I am planning on adding are *16 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (4 DIMM) *12 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (2 DIMM) If I go with 16 GB it is $130 less expensive than the 12 GB. But I can not figure out the difference? Can someone help me out what is the difference between the two and is it worth paying extra $130? Thanks in advance.
One uses 4 DIMM slots, with cheap modules. One uses 2 DIMM slots, with expensive modules. The 2 DIMM option gives you room to add more memory later. The 4 DIMM option doesn't. You'd have to remove & replace the old DIMM's. Assuming the memory is user accessible, personally I'd get the least amount of memory from the vendor. I'd buy my own separately & install myself. Almost guaranteed to be much cheaper. -- Ian
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Hello all, I am customizing a new laptop that I am going to purchase. It allows me several different options. The 2 options that I am planning on adding are *16 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz SODIMM Memory (4 DIMM) *12 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 (2 DIMM) If I go with 16 GB it is $130 less expensive than the 12 GB. But I can not figure out the difference? Can someone help me out what is the difference between the two and is it worth paying extra $130? Thanks in advance.
If they are both PC3-10600 as you say, the performance of each stick is the same. From the DIMM count, it looks like the 16G is 4 @ 4G and the 12G is 4G + 8G. The 8G is probably the price killer. I'm also guessing the mobo has 4 slots, so your 16G would fill it up. The 12G combo would allow you to add another two, 4G's or 8G's. So, essentially, the ability to expand beyound 16G is what you'd pay for. Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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If they are both PC3-10600 as you say, the performance of each stick is the same. From the DIMM count, it looks like the 16G is 4 @ 4G and the 12G is 4G + 8G. The 8G is probably the price killer. I'm also guessing the mobo has 4 slots, so your 16G would fill it up. The 12G combo would allow you to add another two, 4G's or 8G's. So, essentially, the ability to expand beyound 16G is what you'd pay for. Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
Thank you very much that helped a lot :)
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One uses 4 DIMM slots, with cheap modules. One uses 2 DIMM slots, with expensive modules. The 2 DIMM option gives you room to add more memory later. The 4 DIMM option doesn't. You'd have to remove & replace the old DIMM's. Assuming the memory is user accessible, personally I'd get the least amount of memory from the vendor. I'd buy my own separately & install myself. Almost guaranteed to be much cheaper. -- Ian
Yeah it is user accessible and easy. I think I will do what you have suggested because it is way cheaper to do it by myself. Thank you very much.
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I'm not a chip guru, but usually it's harder getting larger pieces of chip without a fault on it, therefore they are more expensive.
Wout
You may be thinking of ECC memory, which is less likely to experience an undetected error.
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You may be thinking of ECC memory, which is less likely to experience an undetected error.
No I mean there's statistically a number of errors per square inch on the wafer. The larger the chip, the larger the chance there's something wrong with it. So it's harder getting a good yield.
Wout