Type | Description |
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DRAM | The official name of a RAM (Random Access Memory) chip: Dynamic Random Access Memory |
DDR | A Double Data Rate RAM chip, also known as DDRRAM, which is an improvement on SDRAM |
DDR2 | Another implementation of the DDR type of SDRAM chip |
DDR3 | Yet another implementation of the DDR type of SDRAM chip |
EDO | The Extended Data Out RAM chip |
FPM | The Fast Page Mode type of DRAM chip |
SDRAM | A type of DRAM chip, Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
In addition to getting the right type, you also have to ensure that you buy the correct memory speed. And, finally, you have to get the right number of pins. Some DIMMs are 100-pin, some are 184-pin, and others are 200-pin. |