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Anonymous Coward User ID: 784794 Australia 10/02/2009 12:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is generally a bad idea to mix different sizes, speeds and brands, one ought to use modules that match. The order and placement depend on the motherboard, your motherboard manual will tell you the best configuration. Don't be suprised if your PC doesn't post if you put both of those in though. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 768988 United States 10/02/2009 12:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is generally a bad idea to mix different sizes, speeds and brands, one ought to use modules that match. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 784794true. with ram, quality out-performs quantity. simply put: do not use both sticks. the slower one always handicaps the faster. use whichever stick has the higher clock speed and lowest latency. |
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bobbyz User ID: 120457 United States 10/02/2009 01:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Also, don't buy cheap RAM. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 538386My old production computer actually smoked after putting in some budget ram modules and turning it on. you mean it went fast with good modules, or it literally almost caught on fire because of bad modules? put rock in geyser. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 651350 Netherlands 10/02/2009 01:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a 1 GB RAM memory module, and another one with 512 MB of RAM. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 784788Does it matter in which order I put them in my motherboard? I heard that you should first put a 512 MB RAM module. Is this true? i would only putt in the 1gig doesnt help to have 2 differnt sized ram modules stick in the 1 gb and get another one to go with that. their not that $$ anymore |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 647690 United States 10/02/2009 01:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ok.. first check your systemboard manual, you can easily mix memory sizes if your board supports the module. second your systemboard manual should tell you the order tehy can be inserted in. third it is true, your system will run at the speed of the slowest memory.. e.g. if you have PC 5300 memory and PC 4700 memory.. the system will run at PC 4700 speeds. most PC manufactures specify specific memory ONLY because that is what they have tested with. generally if you have a good quality memory stick I have found very few issues even mixing and matching manufactures. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 784788 Serbia 10/02/2009 01:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | well, honestly, it depends. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 760205Does your motherboard have 1,2 or 4 ram slot's? Does your motherboard have 1 or 2 memory controllers? YES, it does matter. I strongly suggest you make both ram sticks 1 gig. It will prevent frustrating and odd errors. My motherboard has 2 RAM slots. All together, it supports up to 2 GB RAM memory. My memory modules are of the same type (DDR1 400 MHz), just different sizes. I tried them already and they work fine. I was just wondering is there a difference if I put them in certain order. Because I heard that you should put in a first slot a memory module with smaller size. I also heard that if you put a maximum RAM that your motherboard can take, it will slow down your computer. So, should I get another 1 GB RAM module, or should I just put a 512 MB one? And in which order? |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 784788 Serbia 10/02/2009 01:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It is generally a bad idea to mix different sizes, speeds and brands, one ought to use modules that match. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 768988true. with ram, quality out-performs quantity. simply put: do not use both sticks. the slower one always handicaps the faster. use whichever stick has the higher clock speed and lowest latency. They have the same clock speed and the same latency. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 431716 United States 10/02/2009 01:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | another question if anyone can answer. is it best to keep the cpu and ram to a 1:1 ratio (speed). is there any gains from having faster ram than cpu or is that just going to create a bottleneck? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 766175? wtf? need links my cpu is a intel 8400 overclocked to 3.6ghz so my cpu fsb is 200x4(quad pumped)= 800mhz my ram is currnetly set at 2x400= 800mhz so cpu to ram ratio is 1:1 i heard this supposed to be the best but i have ram that can do 1066 (2x533). just wondering if there is any use in having ram faster than the cpu can handle link for a better idea [link to www.tomshardware.com] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 755883 United States 10/02/2009 08:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No it doesn't matter in what order. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 784788Don't mix speeds sizes and brands is ok. What does CL 2.5 or CL 3 mean? If they differ, would that be ok? If CL differ, would ram modules still work? [link to en.wikipedia.org] If the CL differ, the modules will run at the larger latency. Under normal circumstances with a computer of this era you might see a 1-2 percent performance increase under certain applications going from CAS 3 to CAS 2. I have measured the difference on my system (Athlon XP2500+, 2 512M CAS 2 modules) between CAS 2 and CAS 2.5 and it was less than a 1 percent difference. Ideally, with DDR, you will buy modules of the same size, banking, etc. Best to match the original part number if possible. The goal is matched sets which will allow the "Dual" in DDR memory to give a performance increase. If you are in a spot where RAM is available, and cheap, you might be able to find another 1 GB DDR1 module cheap or perhaps 2 1GB modules for less than USD 50. In all reality, under normal desktop computer use, the performance gain will come from the operating system having more RAM available, allowing fewer accesses to the hard drive. Programs will seem "snappier". Since this is such an old computer with old memory technology, cheaper is better. I've been running this computer with 1GB for more than six years and it's fine (Windows XP for older games and Internet). My memory slots are full and I have no intention to spend more money on it. If you have a spare 512M module, DDR, it wouldn't hurt to try it and it would make things faster. Otherwise, don't go out of your way to improve the computer. |