Memory Voltage - how important is this?

lanwarrior · Aug 12, 2004, 01:24 AM

Hi all,

First, I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong forum, but I was unable to post this question in the Driverheavens Heaven, since I kept on getting "Not authorized..." error.

I am trying to upgrade the memory for my notebook (Dell Inspiron 9100) and the manual shows that the memory has a voltage rated at 2.5 volts.

The memory my notebook uses is a standard 200-PIN SODIMM PC3200 DDR, so I went to search on the net for such memory. I found lots of them, from Crucial, Kingston, and Corsair.

However, most of these memories have a voltage rated at 2.6 volts and above, sometimes at 3.3 volts.

I have searched the Internet to find out what exactly is the voltage rate used for, since I am wondering if I can use a higher voltage memory for my notebook. The reason I want to choose higher voltage is because it's cheaper.

i.e. Crucial is selling 512 MB 200-PIN SODIMM with 2.5 volts at $ 144. Corsair is selling the same one, with 2.6 volts, at $ 105.

If anybody know about this, please feel free to share. Thanks!

lanwarrior · Aug 18, 2004, 05:24 PM

Never mind. I know the answer

Al_Vampyre · Aug 18, 2004, 05:27 PM

LOL...glad we could help!

**MIG-31** · Aug 18, 2004, 06:58 PM

ok... its not such a ig deal.... if your were still after answers id move this to the correct forum.but as you have the answer to your own question im closing this one.

Aug 12, 2004, 01:24 AM	#1
lanwarrior DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Memory Voltage - how important is this? Hi all, First, I apologize if I am posting this in the wrong forum, but I was unable to post this question in the Driverheavens Heaven, since I kept on getting "Not authorized..." error. I am trying to upgrade the memory for my notebook (Dell Inspiron 9100) and the manual shows that the memory has a voltage rated at 2.5 volts. The memory my notebook uses is a standard 200-PIN SODIMM PC3200 DDR, so I went to search on the net for such memory. I found lots of them, from Crucial, Kingston, and Corsair. However, most of these memories have a voltage rated at 2.6 volts and above, sometimes at 3.3 volts. I have searched the Internet to find out what exactly is the voltage rate used for, since I am wondering if I can use a higher voltage memory for my notebook. The reason I want to choose higher voltage is because it's cheaper. i.e. Crucial is selling 512 MB 200-PIN SODIMM with 2.5 volts at $ 144. Corsair is selling the same one, with 2.6 volts, at $ 105. If anybody know about this, please feel free to share. Thanks! __________________ System Specs ========== Dell Inspiron 9100 P4 3.0 Ghz Hyper-Threading 800 Mhz FSB 512 MB of RAM (256 x 2 DDR PC3200) ATI Radeon Mobility 9700 w/ 128 Mb RAM (Omega Driver 2.5.44) 60 GB HDD Dell 802.11 b/g WLAN and Bluetooth TrueMobile

Aug 18, 2004, 05:24 PM	Thread Starter #2
lanwarrior DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 0	Never mind. I know the answer __________________ System Specs ========== Dell Inspiron 9100 P4 3.0 Ghz Hyper-Threading 800 Mhz FSB 512 MB of RAM (256 x 2 DDR PC3200) ATI Radeon Mobility 9700 w/ 128 Mb RAM (Omega Driver 2.5.44) 60 GB HDD Dell 802.11 b/g WLAN and Bluetooth TrueMobile

Aug 18, 2004, 05:27 PM	#3
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	LOL...glad we could help! __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

Aug 18, 2004, 06:58 PM	#4
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,847 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	ok... its not such a ig deal.... if your were still after answers id move this to the correct forum.but as you have the answer to your own question im closing this one. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here