How to Build a Computer - 5 - Choosing RAM

[me123abcx]

This video is wierd... When i fullscreen it, the bottom of the video is elongated and blurred...

OH yeah, Nice tutorial!

[BakennGames]

lol look above his head

[isgrisen]

You should make a new tutorial, since the the tech has advanced in the last four years

:D

pleeeaaasssee:D

[BForL1f3]

"more than you ever need" yeah... um if i remembered correctly u chose 1 gb... that really isn't much at all lol aftere my christmas upgrades, i have 16GB DDR3 at 160Mhz, cause RAM is just so cheap now lol

[tacudtap]

is it just me or are none of the hi-def links working for this tut series???

[TheRealMeedon]

EINSTEIN IN THE BACK!!!

[TrickyPickyRicky123]

I gotta stop kidding myself... I'm never gonna build a REALLY good PC for under 300$

[gamezonic]

I'm trying to build a miniture laptop that will atleast run oblivion at lowest settings. How small could i go lol

[MrMousekiller9]

@gamezonic can makes some low poly textures for oblivion so you need even lower specs to play ^_^

[christoiMc]

01:12 I have to disagree there. A common misconseption with computers is that RAM directly affects performance. This is not true. Only high end video editors and similar programs use anything over 8GB. Going any higher will not increase performance at all, you're just wasting money. Better to get a better CPU or a decent heatsink, rather than waste it on something you don't use.

If you are looking for a gaming or causal build, then 8GB is maximum you need. Even battlefield 3 only uses 4GB RAM.

[MultiGoban]

@christoiMc minecraft takes more than 32 GB when exploding more than 10000 TNT... I have 8gb and it crashed :C

[christoiMc]

@MultiGoban Well, how often will most people blow up huge amounts of TNT in minecraft? Even in 32 gigs, it'll crash if you don't have a good CPU.

Going from 2x4gb to 8x4gb costs an additional $120, which really isn't worth it. I was just disagreeing to how he says that getting more ram is better. You'll see a difference going from 1gb to 2gb. Perhaps at bit from going to 2gb to 4gb. Anything more won't make much difference, unless you are using high end editing programs.

[ItsDarin]

i thought he was going to say ddr stands for dance dace revolution

[bradbrock1]

Nice posters you got in the background. lol

[TheDRLAPTOP]

hey brod were did you get the subtitle you use how to find it and download

[imamislam90]

wan to ask.. why when i put 2pcs RAM, my pc cant be operate?

[QTRRRRRR]

Can anyone tell me if 240 pin 16 gb ram would work with ASUS LGA 1155 SATA

[asdfghj1255]

@QTRRRRRR need more info on the ram ddr3 or ddr2 or what?

[QTRRRRRR]

@asdfghj1255 ddr3

[OdyseusGamingHD]

is 4gb of ram already good to do some casual gaming like mmorpg's and sony vegas video editing??

[supriseitsme1]

The motherboard and CPU I want has 1.6ghz dual core and 8 gb ddr3 ram will this be fast enough for web browsing and some gaming??

[WisdomIce]

@supriseitsme1 no, the cpu is horrible.

[JamieBell1994SCO]

@supriseitsme1 get a better cpu, amd fx4100 bulldozer, is around 100 pound (not to sure what that is in dollars or euros) and is a pretty powerful cpu. You would need a motherboard that am3 or am3+ socket though

[wikkedlizzerd]

I t may be worth it but your computer is as fast as your slowest part

[STRmw2]

@LayenPipes

goood

i got a 500w in the end and its all built now

just havent gotten round to getting the cpu so im using my old one for now

:) thanks

[thecanreview]

DDR3 ram and make sure if your putting more than 3gb of ram you have a 64bit computer if you have 32bit then it won't run more than 3

[kittehfoodz]

Why did nobody ever tell me any of this?

[marineman825]

should i get DDR2 or DDR3? i want to build a gaming computer.

[TheYonderGod]

@marineman825 DDR3. DDR2 and any cpu/mobo that will even run it is outdated.

[warnozer]

DDR3 cheapest ever in LTU

[FonixFire]

it deos not mater how much ram you have! You can have 167 gb of low power ddr3 and 4 gb of high power and the 4gb of higher power ddr3 will be much better

[1966pikupstix]

1:54 lol put CC on

[RpgExposition]

I KNEW IT... THAT SHIT WASN'T ON THE WALL IN THE FIRST VIDEO! XD

[TheDeathofGrace]

wait wait wait. so if i get 3 gigs of ddr ram that is the same as having 1 gig of ddr3 ram? cuz i heard my pc can only make use of 3-4gigs but are you saying 4gigs of ddr3 is the same as 12gigs of ddr?

[d4sher1]

@TheDeathofGrace Your computer knowing is like my horse knowing, zero. 

[TheDeathofGrace]

@d4sher1 ya i know that what im saying is not the case but he literally did just say that ddr3 has the 3 cuz its 3 times more powerful.

[s0ul2m4g1c]

@TheDeathofGrace 3x more powerful but not 3x the value of the ram =)

[TheDeathofGrace]

@s0ul2m4g1c whats the difference between power and value?

[s0ul2m4g1c]

@TheDeathofGrace power is how effective the ram piece is while the value is how much memory the ram has.

just get ddr3 ram and make sure you have at least 4 gigs of ram on your computer.

[laynecaffy]

@JoshuaXiong100 yea but that was 2008,]

[laynecaffy]

@JoshuaXiong100 i mean,hard drive space helps though.

if you computer has no more free space it's gonna be more sluggish than usual

[laynecaffy]

@JoshuaXiong100 random access memory does

[TheHomelessKitty]

what about a graphics card?

[iPhilsFan]

@TheHomelessKitty He bought a mobo with onboard graphics.

[googley98]

@TheHomelessKitty he's got a video on that to

[kolanas69]

"Ram cums in many different styles"

[baalisgod666]

@kolanas69 So do I !!! ;P

[explodingicefire]

I got DDR7. Is it a bit much?

[GlitchyGigabyte]

lol now there is DDR5 RAM for video cards and DDR3 is the main use for normal RAM... 2 years and the video is starting to get outdated but the info is still relevant so thanks

[useurcamera]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE VIDEOS.

At least i know about the compatibility thingy on motherboards and other parts. newegg makes it easier! i just need the moolah..

[NoriesW]

i am a big computer geek i know alot about computers

i can fic a computer

i can build a computer from scratch

i love anything that has to do with computers

my faviort brand of computers is hp

[Soulsilver06376]

@NoriesW you know alot, except that a lot is two words

you can fic a a computer, but you can't fix you spelling

your faviort brand is hp, my favorite is Toshiba

lol, I'm one to talk, I can't spell a lot of things (I have forgotten how to spell blue sometimes) and they were probably typos anyway.

[NextNate03]

I just bought 2 gig DDR2 card for my 2007 laptop. IT IS SO MUCH FASTER.

I had a two 512MB DDR2 cards in my laptop. I wish my laptop could go up to 4 gigs.

I paid $599 for my laptop. Now its slightly more powerful then the Netbooks.

:(

Is it cheaper to build your own computer then it is to buy one already built?

[SlugNation]

@NextNate03 Well usually yes, if you know where to buy and what you are doing. But defiantly not a laptop. Im talking about a desktop.

[MrBabaSmith]

@NextNate03 It's cheaper to build own but it doesn't have warrant...

[TheFatal05]

@MrBabaSmith the parts have warranty idiot.

[byAOXXO]

@NextNate03 YES!

[ryley92]

@NextNate03 lol, my beast mode comp has 32GB, :) you should try that sometime

[MortalSlayerStudio]

@NextNate03 I spend almost $2000 on a PC a couple weeks back that I built myself, If it was already built I would have payed maybe $4000.



[CCooki33]

@NextNate03 I'm a bit late but yes, it's usually much cheaper since you can usually reuse some old bits as well.

[bluffygoodgamer21]

@NextNate03 yes it is

[noob87able]

@NextNate03 it's much cheaper to build own computer

[JadeNintend0sun]

dude this was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooo helpful you don't evan know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[jackbish1999]

How much were all the parts?

[0SlipKnoT12345678]

i think i glued the ram wrong

[0oAccount123o0]

DDR is also

Deutsche Demokratische Republik.



[underclass29]

I brought some RAM which should have fit (off ebay). But on closer inspection it says 1Rx4 on it which apparently means it's high density and won't work in 99% of desktops! So I got screwed. Didn't know anything about High and low density before hand. Hopefully this is still relevant, I'm not that up to date with PC tech.

[Brucy6666]

none of his videos are in high def...

he has only added '&fmt=18' to the end of the link which only improves the sound quality

[bikutorusan]

This might be mentioned already but: The amount of RAM is also limited by the processor. A 32-bit processor will not be able to access RAM larger than 4.0 GiB (2^32 B = 4 294 967 296 B = 4.0 GiB). A 64-bit processor however, can access 2^64 B = 18 446 744 073 709 551 616 B (about 18 and a half quintillion bytes, that's 18 million million million bytes) or 16.0 EiB (exbibyte). Amazing difference. ;)

[SergeantNugget]

@bikutorusan I use 6GB and i have a 32-bit Windows 7 OS and 32-bit Preprocessor.

[bikutorusan]

@SergeantNugget "Preprocessor"?

But yeah, your processory probaby supports PAE. Wikipedia "Physical Address Extension".

[SergeantNugget]

@bikutorusan Lol i did not mean to type that in...

[bikutorusan]

@SergeantNugget Ah. Thought we were talking about compilers for a second there. :)

[bikutorusan]

@SergeantNugget Hah, just noticed my own spelling errors: "processory" and "probaby". I wish I was a probaby!

[SergeantNugget]

@bikutorusan Lol i did not even notice, lol whats a pro baby?

[bikutorusan]

@SergeantNugget I don't know but it sounds awesome.

[kappaman431]

I put my DDR2 disc in the MTB? lol i kid i don't know nothin'.

[VibrateZzz]

Man i cant focus on what your saying,looking above your face theres albertstein or so whatever his name is distracting my eye....

[Cryo53]

@1kiiler15 If you are looking at buying computer parts the best place to do it is (newegg . com)

@earthworm768 Yes DDR3 is still the best PC memory

@FedorMP96 You have to make sure the motherboard is compatible with the memory. So if your motherboard is DDR2 Compatible, you cant go and put DDR3 Memory in to it.

If you are looking to build a computer you guys should really check out (elitepcbuilding . com) it covers just about any computer questions you could have as well as picking parts out.

[FonixFire]

@Cryo53 Nope geeks.com is about 50% cheaper and the parts are the same

[STRmw2]

@Cryo53

what sort of power supply would i need? >

i am going to have a 3.2ghz pentium dual core, 8gb ram and a hd5770, then just a memory card reader, cd drive and one internal hard drive

do i need a 500W or will 400w be plenty?

i know its a bit ambiguous because you dont have these parts to see, but roughly :P

[theS3Vtimentals]

@Cryo53 lol I'm on neweegg . com right looking at parts

[thedestroyingpulsar]

@Cryo53 Isn't DDR5 the best?

[FullyLoadedPom]

@thedestroyingpulsar DDR5 does exist. You mean GDDR5. Which isn't Ram. GDDR5 is something in your Graphics Card.

[MrDhoobs1]

@Cryo53 no its (meat spin . com)

[Brad8099]

These vids are helping me alot

[1kiiler15]

were do u buy every thing

[ZelddaLinkFreak]

I used this vide along with the article at build-gaming-computers. com yes the that is how its spelled. Its a really helpful website.

[32penn]

anybody hink this guy is horrible @ teaching

[earthworm768]

is DDR3 still the best?

[YaaRiiteeeHD]

@earthworm768 yaa

[bredneckp]

@earthworm768

Yeah, its the modern standard.

[MrLeon3101]

i like ur einstein picture in the background :P

[brendanklass]

i feel like i'm playing assasins creed. every time the screen goes white i wanna press a button.

[Mr2PacsFather]

i can beat this guy :|

[seanpwns]

and therefore also therefore but it's worth it. 

[Cubalisk]

RAM = computer's thinking space?

[joeymetts13]

I love how he always says, "but its worth it"

[JustinQuiksilver]

bt its worth it!

[SaxoRocks]

This guy looks a bit like Shia Labeouf lolz, just a lil chubbier on the face XD

Nice vid btw, I'm building myself a comp with my friends this weekend

[Mr2PacsFather]

@SaxoRocks with your butt buddys

[essentialeugene]

I just had a backup PC built. I went to Fry's Electronics and I had wanted the PC5300 RAM but the guy at the store said that the PC6400 RAM is faster. My backup PC will have 8 GB DDR 2 RAM a little more than my Gateway. It will have a dual core processor but the RAM will speed it up a litle bit.

[FedorMP96]

So f.e, if I have DDR1 RAM, can I add in DDR2 RAM? Same thing for DDR2 and DDR3?

[rabbitspliff]

@FedorMP96 no, the DDR types aren't interchangeable, but if you find out what DDR type your motherboard currently takes (i'd guess DDR2), and then get another DDR2 RAM chip. If you already have 2GB of RAM and are on a 32-bit system, only get a 1GB chip or else you'll be wasting money. If you have less, or are on a 64-bit system, then get a 2GB one.

[gmanrulz27093]

@rabbitspliff erm kinda some of the wrong advice there some mobos arent compatable with odd ram ... i found out that for my self and a good site to buy the ram from and find out which ur mobo takes is orca logic.com

[rabbitspliff]

@gmanrulz27093 apologies. i've only ever used ones that were.

[rabbitspliff]

@gmanrulz27093 sorry, one thing, clarification on what you meant by "odd ram". i'm aware that you can't interchange ddr types, and was also told that it's best to use the same brand of ram, but i've had, for example, a 2gb ddr2 kingston chip alongside a 1gb ddr2 kingston chip and had no problems with that. this is the first time i've heard that there's possible problems with that with certain mobos.

[MarkyMark1868]

im gonna by ram an start tossing it in my computer

[masik7290]

@MarkyMark1868 dont toss it D:

[monkeysplater]

why so we have to watch it in high def?

[balqis23977]

i just dont understand..why thumbs down??this guy awesome....

[blueblood2486]

dance dance revolution

[ls111222333444555]

@blueblood2486 what?

[TheSmellyHedgehog]

@ls111222333444555 ddr is also a game called Dance Dance Revolution

[porkburrrito]

you PWN.

[thedigiking1]

Hi . Listen I have a Laptop and it is very slow can I add more VGA and more RAM or am I stuck with it like this ?

[HolyJ187]

@thedigiking1 Its harder to upgrade a laptop but you could add more ram, and as long as you don't have an integrated gpu you could add another.

[Georgi74]

WHERES DD5!!!

[sunno666]

really like your vids dude!

[uptight245]

How much DDR3 RAM is good for gaming?

[SyntoxStudios]

@uptight245 6 ram if the game is Dx 11 and 4gb is enough for Dx10 and 9 ;)

But i would say you go get 6 ram, the other is more for buget :D

[NoDoubtFilms]

@uptight245 Most games can get by on 4gb, but it also depends on your CPU, GPU. I'd recommend nothing lower than 4gb. I personally have 8. To get more specific, just look up the system requirements of a specific game you want.

[razerdude1994]

@uptight245 anything more than 4 and your safe :P

[YourJustAPawn]

I remember this one time, I was making videos, and my friend said "Hey Ellis, you should help people build computers!!", and I was like "Im bucky, and im here to tell you about.."

Ellis is the right time?

[TheMoneyBand]

@BatchFileHelper

thx

[xXgamer678Xx]

Albert Einstein likes to lick his head

[TheMoneyBand]

hlow do u find out how much RAM you have!!!!1

[hiimbob155]

@TheMoneyBand check out control panel or look up your pc on pc world or something

[gav624]

@hiimbob155 you could select run the type in dxdiag that gives you all your specs

[ANWAIZIN]

BLOW.

[skyvilla]

Or, a person can type in the model of the computer they are using into google and find out what type of RAM they need.

[whitemanwii]

On the ram what do you mean DDR3 = Easy money bags?

[ramatheson]

Great videos. Yes, a bit outdated, but so what? The information is still 95% relavent and these videos are great for someone that knows nothing about building rigs but wants to learn.

Great vids for helping get a new builder up to speed.

[maxsentramax]

one of my relatives bought ram and plugged it in, it fit well and he started his computer was like yeah alright, then several minutes later his computer was on fire, long story short buy the right ram

[Brentlovetaiven]

goto my channel and watch my videos!! :)

[NuMetal92]

what does it mean if i get a warning: "Not enough virtual memory!" ?

thx in advance

[disbuylshite]

@NuMetal92 Clear out some space on your hd. your computer is using your hd space for virtual ram

[cowboys32296]

@NuMetal92 either your ram sucks cause u jucied it all up or just restart it to free up memory

[NuMetal92]

@cowboys32296 1 gig xD got a new pc now :)

[cowboys32296]

@NuMetal92 nice rotflmao

[drummerkid1993]

Everyone please note that this guide is 18 months old and I think DDR3 is the best choice today.

[ArmourDubs]

penal fluid?

[dava4321]

my graphics card type says DDR2 and my ram is all 3gig of DDR, do you think my motherboard may support DDR2 for the ram? thanks for the help.

[lagemegnorsk]

@dava4321 check it with everest ;D

[dava4321]

my graphics card type says DDR2 and my ram is all 3gig of DDR, do you think my motherboard may support DDR2 for the ram? thanks for the help.

[dava4321]

my graphics card type says DDR2 and my ram is all 3gig of DDR, do you think my motherboard may support DDR2 for the ram? thanks for the help.

[MrJonthechef]

i only want to build like a movie/music production tower

[ImStillFlyinHigher]

very informative, thanks, really helped ALOT

[xSnakeGladex]

him gonna start a HUGE business and the business will have: High Graphics, Windows & Mac & Lynx , gaming, and TV

[DecMan41]

@xSnakeGladex

Lynx? You mean Linux?

[Ellyas87]

Dallishar, it really depends on what OS your running your games on and what games your actually playing. If you running XP 3gigs is the most RAM that your applications will be able to use, even if you have 6 installed on your mobo. If you are running Win7 or Vista, by all means go for 6+ gigs of RAM. The GPU and CPU is really where the magic happens, RAM doesn't effect game performance as much as you'd think. :D Though if your building a gaming PC why skimp on any of your components?

[lawlgasmwaffles]

6 gigs is pointless unless you have an LGA 1366 for tri channeling. Going with 4 gigs is more than enough for the next few years. Crysis doesn't even take 1 gig of my RAM.

[Ellyas87]

@ lawlgasmwaffles: I'm just saying, if you want to be excessive, go for it. Mobo's and Win7 support more than 6 now a days, but yes you are correct, almost nothing is going to REALLY use all 6 gigs unless you are a SERIOUS multi tasker. Cheers mate, keep it positive!

[manjii2go]

@lawlgasmwaffles lol it does with me? ;P

[lawlgasmwaffles]

@manjii2go Are you using DDR2 or DDR3? Takes around half a gig of DDR3 for me. It's very GPU heavy though so all the strain is going to my GPU.

[manjii2go]

@lawlgasmwaffles Yehh lol i use ddr2 :P

I am uber poor :D

[Dallishar]

robert i would get another 1g for gaming and hashirama yes its necessary

[Electabuzz101]

ram doesn't effect gaming much. I would say 3gb is more then efficient for gaming. RAM doesn't make much difference with gaming - I use 2gb.

[Dallishar]

ram effects gaming to a certain level, its not top priority but its there,

[theuglysduckling]

3gb isnt really optimal for systems becuase on most systems (other then i7) it would mean you would lose the dual channel benift. Always go for 2gb or 4 gb kits

[robertsja9999]

@Dallishar you really don't need 4gb unless you are running a x64 operating system. 3gb is absolutely fine as long as its decent.