question about RAM

Discussion in 'CPU, Motherboards and Memory' started by hdfk, Aug 20, 2005.

  1. hdfk

    hdfk Geek Trainee

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    hi i just bought a PNY 400mhz 512Mb of ram and am now gonna buy a samsung 400Mhz 512 Mb of ram both of these are DDr but i was wandering is it ok if i have 2 makes and does it matter which slot i put it in?

    HDFK
     
    hdfk, Aug 20, 2005
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  2. pelvis_3

    pelvis_3 HWF Member For Life

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    You shouldnt have any trouble with compatibility!
    Note-When installing RAM always install Largest and Fastest in DIMM 1 then smaller and slower DIMM 2 etc....
    EG:512MB DDR400 in DIMM 1, 256MB DDR333 in DIMM 2!
     
    pelvis_3, Aug 20, 2005
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  3. zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG

    zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak

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    even thru that you should know your memory speed will drop down to the 333mhz as a default and you wont be abl to put it on dual channel

    nvm they're 2 400mhz everything should go good :good:
     
    zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG, Aug 20, 2005
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  4. hdfk

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    would it help anymore if i got the same make of RAM?
     
    hdfk, Aug 20, 2005
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  5. Addis

    Addis The King

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    You need 2 identical sticks of RAM preferably as you can then run them in dual channel which should give a performance boost.
     
    Addis, Aug 20, 2005
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  6. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Yup. That's the one thing with running dual-channel: matching sticks of RAM for best results.

    Now, this is assuming your motherboard supports dual-channel DDR. If not, it won't matter if you have two sticks or not.
     
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