BleepingComputer.com: Wierd RAM Question

Now I am building a system for a friend, using an Asus rampage III Gene motherboard.

I went to there website to get there list of supported ram, now there list gives me a part number for the ram while most sites that I buy ram from give a ram model number.

Now my question is how do I convert the part # to the model #?

I had once found a site that converted it for me but no longer can find it, now if someone could point me to a site or describe to me how to translate it I would appreciate it.

Thanks for any and all help.

ddr3, speed depends on which cpu you use. source: http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=YtMFPqRNdjmKTBIF

regards

Edit:

Keyboard malfunction.

This post has been edited by dc3: 03 January 2011 - 01:46 PM

Perhaps this explanation will help.

The following information came from this article.

RAM speeds can be quite confusing, as they can be expressed in several ways. Starting with the oldest DDR modules, the basic models run at an internal frequency of 100MHz, while more advanced modules increase the internal clock speed to 133MHz, 166MHz and up to 200MHz.

It might seem logical to refer to these different modules by their internal speeds but, thanks to the double data rate that gives DDR its name, a 100MHz module can carry out a theoretical maximum of 200 million transfers per second, while the 200MHz module can carry out 400 million transfers per second. For this reason, 100MHz DDR is known as DDR-200, 133MHz modules are labelled DDR-266 and so forth.

This is a fairly obvious system, but RAM transfers aren't very convenient units to work in. It's much more common to talk about data in terms of bytes. So to make DIMM speeds more easily understandable, they're also given a "PC-rating", which expresses their bandwidth in megabytes per second.

PC ratings can be calculated very simply. Each RAM transfer consists of a 64-bit word, or eight bytes. So to convert transfers-per-second into bytes-per-second, you simply multiply by eight. DDR-200 is thus equivalent to PC-1600.

DDR2 uses almost the same naming conventions, but the chips communicate with the CPU at twice the speed of DDR. The slowest DDR2 is therefore capable of 400 million transfers per second, and is designated DDR2-400, or PC2-3200. As you'd expect, DDR2 goes up to DDR2-800, also known as PC2-6400, and above this there's a high-end part, based on 266MHz chips, to give DDR2-1066. Its PC-rating is rounded down to PC2-8500 for convenience - its peak bandwidth is more like 8,533MB/sec.

DDR3 extends this process, running the I/O bus at four times the speeds of DDR - so the basic part can handle 800 million transfers per second, earning the labels DDR3-800 and PC3-6400, with faster chips being named accordingly.

The maximum standard RAM speeds approved by JEDEC - the body behind the three DDR standards - are DDR-400, DDR2-1066 and DDR3-1600. You may also hear of modules with higher speed ratings, such as DDR2-1250 and DDR3-2000, designed to run at overclocked speeds in enthusiast motherboards.

This post has been edited by dc3: 03 January 2011 - 01:45 PM

What i'm trying to figure out is which ram will be compatible with the ASUS Rampage III Gene.
Asus gives a list of compatible Ram but they list it by part #, and most stores I buy ram list it by Model #.
What I need is a way to convert the Part # to a model #, hope that clarifies things.
Just wanna make sure the Ram i get is approved Ram.

read dc3's post. The ram must be the right ddr version and the speed has to be at least the speed of your front bus (idealy they should be matched). The link I gave you has all the ram info. Click it and go to memory devices and download the pdf.

Go to Crucial and either use the automated system or the manual system to suggest what RAM is compatible with your motherboard. Crucial hasn't failed me yet.