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Posted - 2008.09.27 05:00:00 -
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OK supposing i have two sticks of RAM with a capacity of 512mb each
Can i simply put in two sticks of say... 1 gig of ram
thus getting 3 gigs of ram?
or should i replace the existing sticks?
i heard somewhere that if your sticks of ram arent the same it slows down the computer.
just want to know if this is true
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YourMain
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Posted - 2008.09.27 05:00:00 -
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OK supposing i have two sticks of RAM with a capacity of 512mb each
Can i simply put in two sticks of say... 1 gig of ram
thus getting 3 gigs of ram?
or should i replace the existing sticks?
i heard somewhere that if your sticks of ram arent the same it slows down the computer.
just want to know if this is true
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Mea Lustra
Amarr
Toxic Tendencies
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Posted - 2008.09.27 05:12:00 -
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Edited by: Mea Lustra on 27/09/2008 05:11:59
Complety depends on the mainboard, chipset and memory type. Without any specific info it's impossible to give an answer.
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F'nog
Amarr
Celestial Horizon Corp.
Celestial Industrial Alliance
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Posted - 2008.09.27 07:15:00 -
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Edited by: F''nog on 27/09/2008 07:16:40
 Originally by: Mea Lustra
Edited by: Mea Lustra on 27/09/2008 05:11:59
Complety depends on the mainboard, chipset and memory type. Without any specific info it's impossible to give an answer.
Yeah. But in this day and age, unless you bought one of the cheapest boards you could find, you're better off adding more than replacing it.
Edit - note though that some boards aren't as effective with more than a certain amount of RAM. My board, for instance, slows down performance if there's more than 2 Gigs in it. I can't remember what it does, but I didn't bother getting 3 and just stuck with 2 when I bought more.
Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari
F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said
Originally by: Chribba
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Kazuma Saruwatari
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.09.27 09:43:00 -
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motherboards from at most 3 years back often work on the dual-channel principle, meaning that if you're going to use more than one stick of ram, its best to get a matching set. Often most motherboards have their ram slots color-coded to see which slots are meant as pairs for dual-channeling.
Also, if your mobo is not recent (aka more than 1yr old), chances are that your mobo wont like mismatched pairs (2 512's and 2 1gb's).
Best consult your motherboard manual and online references.
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