Mixing and Matching different speed RAM?

2007-01-11 15:52:57

#1

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

I am planning to upgrade from 1gb ram to 2gb, and my friend told me that getting 1gb more ram of a higher speed will actually be detrimental to my performance and I didn't believe it.... so I am asking you!

This is my RAM right now (Right click --> View Image)

https://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/bobby177/ram.jpg

And this is the RAM that I plan on buying.

So will it help or hurt my performance?

Last edited by bobby177 (2007-01-11 15:53:25)

2007-01-11 15:56:26

#2

MorbiD.ShoT: Stormin' through the party; +322|7054

bobby177 wrote:
I am planning to upgrade from 1gb ram to 2gb, and my friend told me that getting 1gb more ram of a higher speed will actually be detrimental to my performance and I didn't believe it.... so I am asking you!

This is my RAM right now (Right click --> View Image)
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/bobby177/ram.jpg

And this is the RAM that I plan on buying.

So will it help or hurt my performance?

Hurt. Ahhh! You must get the same type of RAM in order for it to be compatible with your system...and for it to not blow up.

2007-01-11 16:00:04

#3

Volatile: Member; +252|7162|Sextupling in Empire

^^What he said.

2007-01-11 16:00:24

#4

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

MorbiD.ShoT wrote:
bobby177 wrote:
I am planning to upgrade from 1gb ram to 2gb, and my friend told me that getting 1gb more ram of a higher speed will actually be detrimental to my performance and I didn't believe it.... so I am asking you!

This is my RAM right now (Right click --> View Image)
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/bobby177/ram.jpg

And this is the RAM that I plan on buying.

So will it help or hurt my performance?
Hurt. Ahhh! You must get the same type of RAM in order for it to be compatible with your system...and for it to not blow up.

Thats not true. You won't be able to run in dual channel mode, also the higher speed ram will clock down to the speed of the ram that you have now.

2007-01-11 16:03:44

#5

younggun: Member; +28|7102

It will help... cuz you have more RAM so I dunno what all these people are talking about. Only thing is it will run at the slower speed unless you OC it to the faster stock speed.

But still 2GB > 1GB

2007-01-11 16:05:00

#6

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

So what has to be the same? Timings? Bandwidth? Frequency?

2007-01-11 16:08:35

#7

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

at least buy the same speed, otherwise you'll be wasting money on ram that is not using its full potential.
I guess you don't really need dual channel, it makes a little difference, for that the ram has to be exactly the same.

Last edited by ssj3barua (2007-01-11 16:09:13)

2007-01-11 16:13:23

#8

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820144166

So that what I should get? Same timings and speed

2007-01-11 16:15:29

#9

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7040|SE London

bobby177 wrote:
So what has to be the same? Timings? Bandwidth? Frequency?

For it to run in dual channel mode? Everything. Same timings, same frequency, same manufacturer etc. Just get more of the same.

Running in dual channel mode makes a big difference, especially on 939 setups like I presume you are running.

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-01-11 16:16:49)

2007-01-11 16:16:38

#10

younggun: Member; +28|7102

Timings dont matter only the speed.

ssj3barua was right if you just buy the same speed you won't have to worry about it. But you don't have to worry anyway cuz even if you buy faster ram it will clock down.

Just get whatever is cheapest.

2007-01-11 16:18:46

#11

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6897|King Of The Islands

This is where you need Teal'c to overclock your RAM by shooting the slowest stick.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2007-01-11 16:19:13

#12

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

Really you should buy the same type of ram that you are running now. You could still run in dual channel mode and you wouldn't have to worry about any kind of conflicts. If you have no have no other choice then go with the Kingston ValueRAM.

2007-01-11 16:20:58

#13

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

I just checked the Dell website and can't find PC-3200..... even under the section for my pc that it came with

2007-01-11 16:22:24

#14

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7040|SE London

bobby177 wrote:
I just checked the Dell website and can't find PC-3200..... even under the section for my pc that it came with

Why the fuck are you buying RAM from the Dell website?

2007-01-11 16:23:11

#15

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

Bertster7 wrote:
bobby177 wrote:
I just checked the Dell website and can't find PC-3200..... even under the section for my pc that it came with
Why the fuck are you buying RAM from the Dell website?

Because I have a dell PC... and Bajuara said it won't run in dual channel unless I get exactly the same

2007-01-11 16:24:09

#16

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

That sucks, I hate prebuilt PCs, just go with the ValueRAM. You'll see a big difference anyway. Just make sure your motherboard can support 2 gigs, and if it can't, I would start saving up for a new PC. good luck.

2007-01-11 16:26:33

#17

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

Yeah I got this pc 4 years ago before I really got into building PCs.... saving up for my new pc that is gonna kick serious ass ($4000)

2007-01-11 16:27:28

#18

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

bobby177 wrote:
Yeah I got this pc 4 years ago before I really got into building PCs.... saving up for my new pc that is gonna kick serious ass ($4000)

Are you building it yourself?

2007-01-11 16:28:11

#19

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7040|SE London

bobby177 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
bobby177 wrote:
I just checked the Dell website and can't find PC-3200..... even under the section for my pc that it came with
Why the fuck are you buying RAM from the Dell website?
Because I have a dell PC... and Bajuara said it won't run in dual channel unless I get exactly the same

Dell don't make RAM. Look at your RAM, see what it is and then buy some of that.

2007-01-11 16:29:15

#20

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

ssj3barua wrote:
bobby177 wrote:
Yeah I got this pc 4 years ago before I really got into building PCs.... saving up for my new pc that is gonna kick serious ass ($4000)
Are you building it yourself?

Of course, otherwise it would be like 2000 more

2007-01-11 16:31:10

#21

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

Putting 4 grand into a self built PC is gonna rock! You could run any game you want flawlessly.

2007-01-11 16:36:09

#22

bobby177: Member; +129|6932|Texas.. getting out asap

I have been saving for like 6 months... can't wait

2007-01-11 18:21:07

#23

younggun: Member; +28|7102

You don't need 4 grand for a computer nowadays... Just a little over 2k will get you more than what you need.

2007-01-11 21:53:27

#24

ssj3barua: Member; +55|7147|Indianapolis, IN, U.S.

younggun wrote:
You don't need 4 grand for a computer nowadays... Just a little over 2k will get you more than what you need.

Yeah, but 4 grand will get you ALL the bells and whistles

Last edited by ssj3barua (2007-01-11 21:53:38)

2007-01-11 22:05:07

#25

nonexistentusmc: Member; +26|6903|Queens, NYC

Corsairs website has a tool that helps you determine what kind of RAM you need for your model comp from DELL. From that point on, go to every place where you can find RAM for cheap. I lucked out on E-bay, I bought 2 1 GB sticks for 50 bucks. That was almost a year ago, and now I'm running 3 GB of RAM. Saved me a ton. BF2 load time was reduced drastically, hell everything went fast. Good stuff.

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