I have 1024mb of DDR ram in two strips of 512mb and I want to fit another 512mb so I have to rip out one strip of 512 and fit a strip of 1024. There seems to be conflicting info as to if you can mix makes the current stuff’s Samsung, the geeky pc sites say no, but some articles I googled say yes, anyone know ?
you can mix makes, the computer will never know the difference and love you all the more for the upgrade. just make sure the bus speeds are the same will be something like pc3200 im guessing. if you use one less than the processor needs it will slow the whole system down.
[quote]drewc64 wrote:
you can mix makes, the computer will never know the difference and love you all the more for the upgrade. just make sure the bus speeds are the same will be something like pc3200 im guessing. if you use one less than the processor needs it will slow the whole system down.[/quote]
Hey thanks…
The stuff I want to fit is PNY branded I think. Currently its got
SAMSUNG DDR2 PC2-4200 2 x 512mb
So removal one bank of Samsung 512mb and putting the replacement PNY 1024mb stuff in will give me 1536mb hopefully ?
I just need the DDR2 PC2-4200 stuff right ?
errr…
Just hit it and everything will be juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust fine
;o)
[quote]supermick wrote:
errr…
Just hit it and everything will be juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust fine
;o)
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Is that how you treat your 386 and 486 IBM bitches Mick ?
[quote]Stigg. wrote:
supermick wrote:
errr…
Just hit it and everything will be juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust fine
;o)
Is that how you treat your 386 and 486 IBM bitches Mick ?
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Hehe, probably.
Yes, that RAM config will work fine by the way.
[quote]Stigg. wrote:
supermick wrote:
errr…
Just hit it and everything will be juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust fine
;o)
Is that how you treat your 386 and 486 IBM bitches Mick ?
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Damn straight.
Gotta keep my pimp hand strong.
So mixing brands doesn’t matter ? I might fuck the PNY stuff off and order from Crucial.
The general rule of thumb is to not mix brands/sizes of RAM. Whenever you do, you’re taking a chance that it won’t work.
That being said, I’ve done it before and had no problems. Others have done it and had problems. It depends on your motherboard and the RAM. The only way to find out for sure (that I know of) is to try it.
IMPORTANT: If you have dual chanel RAM, you have to get closely matched pairs, at least matched in size.
You may have to get matched pairs if you only have 2 or 4 RAM slots on your motherboard.
I think they also did an option with 3 slots, where if you had 2 matched sticks of RAM in, it did dual chanel, but if you didn’t it went to single chanel.
Also…1 gig of ram is a ton, even today. VERY few people will utilize more than that (Think HIGH level gaming, 3D rendering, large music projects)… Most avg users need around 512 I would say (if that), and 1 Gig is overkill 90% of the time.
[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
Also…1 gig of ram is a ton, even today. VERY few people will utilize more than that (Think HIGH level gaming, 3D rendering, large music projects)… Most avg users need around 512 I would say (if that), and 1 Gig is overkill 90% of the time.[/quote]
Yeah I read this, I freed up some more because I put in a PCI-E Nvidia graphics card and it went from 960 tp 1024. Just wondering why they put 1024 in a modest (by todays standards) off the shelf pc.
Its a Compaq, my last two Dell’s both had power suply failure and numjerous probs.
[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
Also…1 gig of ram is a ton, even today. VERY few people will utilize more than that (Think HIGH level gaming, 3D rendering, large music projects)… Most avg users need around 512 I would say (if that), and 1 Gig is overkill 90% of the time.[/quote]
Most users could use a PC with Win 98, and 256 MB RAM, etc. and it would be good for them because all they do is internet and MS Word.
But if you’re upgrading your own PC, you’re going to be doing a bit more. You want to (semi)future-proof youself. 1 Gig of RAM isn’t that much any more, and most importantly, it isn’t that expensive any more.
If I was putting a PC together for myself now (mostly just games, etc), I would do at least 1 gig, possibly 2 gig, depending on the vid card, and other costs. Also, this way, I’m ready for windows Vista (i’d probibly wait till vista came out so i wouldn’t have to buy 2 OSes.
Just a note, make sure your computer isn’t maxxed out memory wise already (as in, some computers can only handle 1 gig of memory total; newer ones should be good though).
That reminds me… I need more memory (damn addictive Halo). Off to compusa, bestbuy, and circuit city’s websites I go!
what is RAM?? Im sorry I don’t understand this thread at all. Isn’t that the cd drive or something?
Great thread. Question from another computer newbie: If I’m playing an online game and start to lag whenever I hit heavily populated areas, what’s the number one thing I can do to reduce that lag?
I’d appreciate your input…
If the CAS latency is higher on the new memory, you’ll slow down the old memory, and introduce a chance for failure.
[quote]Stigg. wrote:
drewc64 wrote:
you can mix makes, the computer will never know the difference and love you all the more for the upgrade. just make sure the bus speeds are the same will be something like pc3200 im guessing. if you use one less than the processor needs it will slow the whole system down.
Hey thanks…
The stuff I want to fit is PNY branded I think. Currently its got
SAMSUNG DDR2 PC2-4200 2 x 512mb
So removal one bank of Samsung 512mb and putting the replacement PNY 1024mb stuff in will give me 1536mb hopefully ?
I just need the DDR2 PC2-4200 stuff right ?
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Exactly. Just get the same type (speed). Brands don’t really matter.
But be aware. If you have one stick of 4200 and one of… say 1200, your computer will run at the speed of the slowest one.
So make sure they are all pc4200 or whichever speed your computer requires.
More ram = better.
[quote]alstan90 wrote:
what is RAM?? Im sorry I don’t understand this thread at all. Isn’t that the cd drive or something?[/quote]
Ram = random acess memory.
It’s what runs windows. More = better.
Without ram, everytime you do something on your computer, the hard drive would be spinning like mad. This prevents it by putting all the crap that you need off the hard drive into “ram”.
Pretend it’s like short term memory in the brain. Whenever you do stuff you use it.
[quote]Big Adam wrote:
Great thread. Question from another computer newbie: If I’m playing an online game and start to lag whenever I hit heavily populated areas, what’s the number one thing I can do to reduce that lag?
I’d appreciate your input…[/quote]
More ram.
Depends though.
Heavily populated areas mean that there are alot of characters and buildings and all that crap… right?
Well if that’s the case, then its one or all of the three:
Processor not fast enough.
Not enough ram on video card.
Not enough ram on system memory.
Either that or youve got alot of crap running in the background. Stuff like quicktime, lots of p2p software that download… etc. Or it could even be spyware thats eating up processor speed and ram.
Clean out your computer, stop all the programs that you do not need since they could be slowing everything down.
If you did that, it WILL run alot faster.
If its not fast enough upgrade all or one of the three above.