Average RAM Length?

[DrDerp]

Hello! I am looking for DDR3 RAM on eBay, and I am quite confused on what is the standard amount of pins for a Motherboard?

[cj09beira]

2 minutes ago, DrDerp said:

Hello! I am looking for DDR3 RAM on eBay, and I am quite confused on what is the standard amount of pins for a Motherboard?

they all got the same amount dont worry, just make sure the board also uses ddr3

[Krazes]

Yep, they got the same amount. 

[tatte]

Full desktop DDR3 (dimm) has 240 pins, smaller DDR3 sticks designed for laptops and other systems with limited space (so-dimm) have 204 pins. You should also pay attention to speed (MHz).

[DrDerp]

51 minutes ago, tatte said:

Full desktop DDR3 (dimm) has 240 pins, smaller DDR3 sticks designed for laptops and other systems with limited space (so-dimm) have 204 pins. You should also pay attention to speed (MHz).

Alright. I have always been confused about it. Also, is server RAM any different?

[tatte]

23 minutes ago, DrDerp said:

Alright. I have always been confused about it. Also, is server RAM any different?

Typically yes. For keywords, look for ECC and FB-DIMM, neither of those are likely to run on your motherboard if it's standard consumer model. (For accurate information, you should let us know what your motherboard is.)

[DrDerp]

51 minutes ago, tatte said:

Typically yes. For keywords, look for ECC and FB-DIMM, neither of those are likely to run on your motherboard if it's standard consumer model. (For accurate information, you should let us know what your motherboard is.)

Ah, it’s a HP Elite 8200 OEM MoBo. It uses 240 pin.