ram voltage/geil ram

i want to purchase a 1gig of geil ddr400. on newegg it says the voltage ranges from 2.55-2.95v and im not sure if my setup can handle that? should that be a problem? would having a sorry psu also affect it?

chubchubcullen said:

i want to purchase a 1gig of geil ddr400. on newegg it says the voltage ranges from 2.55-2.95v and im not sure if my setup can handle that? should that be a problem?

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You'll have to check your manual to see what ram voltages your motherboard supports.

would having a sorry psu also affect it?

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Defiantly. You want to be sure that you PSU can handle the extra load, or you may experience loss of stability (or worse).

Yes a crappy PSU can affect your ram voltages, and most likely will. I don't think your motherboard supports changing of the ram voltages, so I wouldn't chance it. I've never used geil ram, but my Mushkin is rated 2.5-2.8v and I have to run it at 2.8 for stock setting to be stable.

Edit: Ahhh you beat me to it GnuFsh!

My Geil is rated from 2.6V - 3.1V ... running at 3.0V. No negative effects so far!