4GB DDR2-6400 sticks... Where?

markyboy1980 · 2 Jul 2011 at 00:48

I'm after a couple of 4GB DDR2-6400 800MHz sticks for my system. The motherboard, a Gigabyte G41M-ES2L only has two slots, but will support a maximum of 8GB system memory. I have 2x2GB OCZ Gold sticks in at the moment, but can't for the life of me find any 4GB sticks anywhere!

Where should I be looking? And do any decent brands make 4GB sticks at this speed? Or is it, as I suspect, going to be cheaper to buy a new motherboard that accepts DDR3 RAM along with 8GB of it, and get rid of my DDR2 stuff?

Surveyor · 2 Jul 2011 at 01:03

They can be found if you search for "DDR2 8GB".

SparkyG · 2 Jul 2011 at 18:33

I have seen 4GB sticks available (sorry cant remeber where) but they are very rare... it may be time for an upgrade

Jordan97 · 2 Jul 2011 at 18:45

Not sure if this would count as linking to competitors as it is the manufacturers themselves and OcUK do not sell them, but here is a 4GB DDR2-6400 module:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=CT51272AB80E

It has got a hefty price tag though at £106.79!

Surveyor · 2 Jul 2011 at 18:49

Jordan97 said:
Not sure if this would count as linking to competitors as it is the manufacturers themselves and OcUK do not sell them, but here is a 4GB DDR2-6400 module:

link deleted

It has got a hefty price tag though at £106.79!

If you weren't sure you shouldn't have posted it.

Jordan97 · 2 Jul 2011 at 18:55

Surveyor said:
If you weren't sure you shouldn't have posted it.

I wanted to help out the OP.

It is not as if a Don is going to ban me for one post that links to a manufacturer.

markyboy1980 · 2 Jul 2011 at 21:30

Cheers for the responses guys

To be fair, it does look like the 4GB sticks of DDR2 are ludicrously expensive, and I'd be better off buying another motherboard with 4 RAM slots in. Or selling my whole socket 775 setup and buying an 1155 setup to get more processing power, and more RAM, on the cheap!

Never mind...

Justintime · 2 Jul 2011 at 22:07

vote option 2.

markyboy1980 · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:34

Cheers guys

New setup will have to wait a while though due to finances I think... To be fair, not really maxing out 4GB RAM very often at all at the moment, so think it will suffice for a while still.

Subliminal Aura · 6 Jul 2011 at 16:47

With most memory modules offering lifetime warranty - might be better to buy second hand.

Crucial have an excellent RMA procedure

Surveyor · 6 Jul 2011 at 18:49

Subliminal Aura said:
With most memory modules offering lifetime warranty - might be better to buy second hand.

Crucial have an excellent RMA procedure

Strictly the lifetime warranty only applies to the original purchaser.

Usually there aren't any problems but if you buy second hand you could have a warranty claim refused.