Computer Forums - View Single Post - I must be really unlucky OR Why 2GB is better

zdude255 · 08-17-2006, 04:07 AM

Not entirely failsafe, but more probable that you'll have working RAM.

Say ACME brand RAM has a 1/100 chance of being a bad stick. Dual channel sticks then have a .01 * .01 = .0001 chance of both sticks not working.

But even so I did buy a good brand of RAM, so I just got unlucky.

08-17-2006, 04:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
zdude255 Junior Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 67	Not entirely failsafe, but more probable that you'll have working RAM. Say ACME brand RAM has a 1/100 chance of being a bad stick. Dual channel sticks then have a .01 * .01 = .0001 chance of both sticks not working. But even so I did buy a good brand of RAM, so I just got unlucky.