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To: Carl R. who wrote (42961)	2/12/1999 1:40:00 AM
From: Fabeyes	Respond to of 53903

And make sure your motherboard will take it

To: Carl R. who wrote (42961)	2/12/1999 7:47:00 AM
From: wily	Respond to of 53903

>>I'd go with whichever is cheaper.<< Thanks for the sage advice Carl. Actually, I did a (very) little studying and it seems that memory chips are ranked at different levels of latency. Right now the chips with a latency rating of CAS 2-GH are the only ones stable over 112 MHz. What surprised me was that Samsung seems to be the only manufacturer supplying these chips. They're not cheap, either -- for a 128 DIMM you're paying around $250-260 -- about a hundred dollars more than the generic 66 MHz variety. Also note that the bus-speed ratings aren't absolute. A good quality 66MHz DIMM will run OK at 100MHz, and likewise you can get more than 100MHz out of some 100MHz DIMMs. People who bought the better quality memory back in the 66MHz days aren't forced now to replace their memory when they upgrade to a faster MB. Anyway, this is how I understand it based on reading AnandTechs guide to memory. I'm wondering if I have this wrong, and if not, then why doesn't Micron, with their more advanced manufacturing processes, produce the more advanced chips? wily