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    Compatible RAM

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by msf12555, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. msf12555

    msf12555 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello all,

    I just bought the laptop in my sig, and should have it by tomorrow. However, something has me worried. I bought two 2GB sticks (Kingston) using their memory selector on their website. All well and good. Then I read another thread in here somewhere where someone bought one 2GB stick of Kingston and put it in to make 3GB (one 1GB that came with it and one Kingston 2GB stick) and the laptop started freezing and having problems. Now, I don't even know if it is the same RAM that I ordered, but I am worried. Do you think that the Kingston RAM is bad, or do you think that it is because he mixed and matched and the two different RAMs weren't compatible together? Just want everything to work as soon as I get it (of course). Thanks. :)
     
    msf12555, Mar 23, 2008
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  2. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    It could be that he bought either the wrong memory type, or he didn't push them in all the way causing computer malfunctions.

    Nonetheless, that's why I pay a little bit more for well known companies such as G.Skill or Corsair.
     
    ScifiMike12, Mar 23, 2008
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  3. msf12555

    msf12555 Notebook Evangelist

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    You think I should return the RAM and go for a different brand? Is it going to make that much of a difference?
     
    msf12555, Mar 23, 2008
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  4. jcovelli

    jcovelli Notebook Deity

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    i had kingston value-ram (pretty much the cheapest you can get) in my desktop for 3 years with out a problem

    some companies add modded chips or better cooling to desktop ram but laptop ram is all the same
     
    jcovelli, Mar 23, 2008
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  5. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    2x2gb kingston 667 ram here. No blue screens or anything funny
     
    flipfire, Mar 23, 2008
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  6. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I have hard a 1GB Kingston ram in my notebook for 3 years...no problems.
     
    Johnny T, Mar 23, 2008
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  7. powerpack

    powerpack Notebook Prophet

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    Kingston is "name" brand RAM whatever the other poster was having trouble with is not something you should worry about. Also 3GB should work fine so don't worry about that either.
     
    powerpack, Mar 23, 2008
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