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    Memory Matching?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by pengrus, Jun 24, 2006.

  1. pengrus

    pengrus Notebook Guru

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    When I bought my Asus Z63A laptop, I ordered it with one 1GB memory. Now I see there is a great deal on 1GB memory for only $49 after rebate here

    My question is:
    Do I need to match the brand or the type of the memory with the original? If so how do I find out what brand or type my current memory is?

    Thanks a lot for your help!
     
    pengrus, Jun 24, 2006
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  2. Mikeoo17

    Mikeoo17 Notebook Deity

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    3 things

    1... I can't answer your question.

    2... Is it just me or does the price say 64.99

    3... You realize thats DDR1 memory
     
    Mikeoo17, Jun 24, 2006
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  3. huskyfan23

    huskyfan23 Notebook Evangelist

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    No you don't need to. I've got 2 different 1024 sticks in my notebook.
     
    huskyfan23, Jun 24, 2006
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  4. pengrus

    pengrus Notebook Guru

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    I am not familiar with the specs, should I not use DDR1?
     
    pengrus, Jun 24, 2006
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  5. huskyfan23

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    No way man. DDR-1 wouldn't even fit. You need DDR2 400 or 533.
     
    huskyfan23, Jun 24, 2006
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    FlipTwisteR Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    FlipTwisteR, Jun 24, 2006
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    SRD Notebook Virtuoso

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    LOL that was to funny. You definatly need to match the right type of memory lol. But seriously while you can mix different brands its always a smart move to get identical sticks. While it mattered more in the past, I have found a few recent situation where memory conflicted with another. But you need to buy so-dimm dd2 like Flip said.
     
    SRD, Jun 25, 2006
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  8. naszero

    naszero Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Like SRD said, you atleast have to match the correct type of memory :p. Now for the brand of memory, it's best to have the same brand/manufacturer as the original. Most memory chips work fine with memory modules manufacturered by others. If you get matching chips, it just eliminates alot of the headaches. If you can get matching, by all means. If not, I'm pretty sure they will still work.
     
    naszero, Jun 25, 2006
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  9. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    Might want too check the CAS latency. I'm not sure, but it might tell you in CPU-Z, 2.5 or 3.
     
    Jason, Jun 25, 2006
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