Does the difference between High density and Low density RAM matter?
The answer as far as most people are concerned is yes. High Density non-ECC PC3200 is a non-standard configuration and to date no mainstream manufacturers make these modules. Some high density PC3200 sticks are sold on auction sites as Samsung memory, however these modules are not made by Samsung. They’re unbranded and assembled using Samsung memory chips. Just because my car has a Mercedes engine doesn’t make it a Mercedes! So the first issue is if using unbranded memory bothers you, steer clear. More important however are compatibility issues. Because High Density non-ECC PC3200 modules are non-standard not all motherboards work with them. Some do, some might and some definitely don’t. Boards expecting memory to come in 64M bit high and 8 bit wide chunks don’t always take kindly to memory served 128M bits high and 4 bits wide. Some motherboards recognise high density 1 GB modules as only 512 Mb, in other cases motherboards refuse to POST. One of the problems of determining compatibil
