I am buying some ram for a gx280 desktop computer. I found somthing used marked PC2-6400U DDR2. I don't know what the U means. I need to know if this is compatable for my computer.
The U stands for unbuffered. The unbuffered will work but this forum post lists the RAM limitations. And the RAM you posted is 800MHz while 400MHz is certified for the 280. If you install the PC-2-6400 instead of PC2-3200 it will probably run at 400 MHz. However this site sells PC2-6400 RAM for your system which would indicate that it will work.
Keep in mind that the 280 is pushing 15 years old and almost anything you do will not greatly improve performance on such an old system. Maybe time to consider an upgrade to a new system.
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Posted January 13th, 2020 04:00
The U stands for unbuffered. The unbuffered will work but this forum post lists the RAM limitations. And the RAM you posted is 800MHz while 400MHz is certified for the 280. If you install the PC-2-6400 instead of PC2-3200 it will probably run at 400 MHz. However this site sells PC2-6400 RAM for your system which would indicate that it will work.
Keep in mind that the 280 is pushing 15 years old and almost anything you do will not greatly improve performance on such an old system. Maybe time to consider an upgrade to a new system.
I am not a Dell employee...I am forum volunteer
Serious work on an E5430 and constantly building and working on an i5-6500 Desktop