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Subject: Re: RAM quality for computer chess

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 03:10:05 04/02/05

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On April 01, 2005 at 00:29:32, Daniel Pineo wrote:

>I'm getting a new computer soon (Athlon64) and I'm trying to figure out what
>kind of RAM to get with it.  Most RAM specifies latency like 4-2-2, what do
>these numbers mean?  Also, what else should I consider when purchasing RAM?
>I've read articles advising to get high quality RAM, like Crucial or Kingstin,
>but does this really matter or is it just people justifying the price they paid?
> I'm wondering if the people here have ever had a problem that turned out to be
>flakey RAM.  I've seen some pretty low price RAM, and I'd love to load the
>system up with it if it won't make my program slow or flakey.
>
>Also, I've read that the Athlon64 connects right to the memory (no northbridge
>or whatever), so the motherboard is mostly irrelevant, right?
>
>Thanks,
>Dan Pineo

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