[RESOLVED] What kind of RAM chip do I have?

[Znupi]

How can I know what kind of ram I have? e.g. DDR, DDR2, etc? How do I find this out in either Windows or Linux (Ubuntu)?

Thanks :)

[WebJoel]

It may be easier to assay the type of computer you have and determine the OEM RAM chips required.
-*I* have no idea whatsoever the type of RAM that I use, -but knowing the computer (in my case, the motherboard-replacement) type for which it would be installed, the compatible RAM is the also the type that I am using. Researching that motherboard's specs online at any of the hundreds of outfitters that come up in a Google and the specified type at all the various sites, agree & concure. :o

Another option if you have a USB port and a JUMP-drive memory stick to spare, is to get one of those FREE downloads that make a JUMP-drive into a CACHE, thus virtually increasing your RAM as the read/write is faster via USB than TEMP folder.
I tried this recently with a spare 256-MB FLASH-drive and admittedly, I probably wasn't using it correctly as *I* saw no appreciable difference in paint-to-screen times, etc (which would be my goal of increasing my RAM, to reduce the wait-time for pages to load, etc).
I may have not been using the device correctly and I quickly became bored with it, and removed the software (minimal), and will re-format the data-drive FLASH to return it to useable state..

[David Harrison]

Firstly, download CPUZ (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php), it's a great little program that will tell you lots of information about your CPU and RAM, it's free too.

Then, just run it (doesn't need installing) and go to Memory tab at the top. On that page there will be information telling you the type of RAM in your PC, the quantity and the frequency, there are other fields too, but those are the main important three.

[NogDog]

www.crucial.com has a handy system scanner. It will also make recommendations as to which Crucial memory products you can use for upgrading your system (of course).

[Znupi]

Firstly, download CPUZ (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php), it's a great little program that will tell you lots of information about your CPU and RAM, it's free too.

Then, just run it (doesn't need installing) and go to Memory tab at the top. On that page there will be information telling you the type of RAM in your PC, the quantity and the frequency, there are other fields too, but those are the main important three.

Thanks! That did it, easy and effective :)

[David Harrison]

Bear in mind that if you have DDR (or DDR2 or DDR3) or RAMBUS (aka RDRAM) RAM, the value for the frequency should be doubled. For example, 200 MHz DDR RAM actually operates at 400 MHz and is sold as DDR400 RAM (sometimes also as PC3200, which is the max theoretical bandwidth of the memory bus at 400 MHz, to get this number simply multiply the RAM frequency by 8, this goes for all DDR 1/2/3 modules, though don't rely too much on the PC number because it is often rounded to the nearest hundred).

If you have SDR then the frequency reported is correct.

[bathurst_guy]

I just take a stick out of the computer and head down to the computer fair, put them side by side and if they look as though they have the same slits and pins I buy it. Lol.