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Help with RAM
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AssKlown
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1. February 2011 @ 19:38 |
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Hey guys, I just finished building a new PC for myself, my first build after buying off the shelf crap, and system is running great. It was a budget build, and I was trying to re-use some parts from my old PC, including the CPU.
Anyways, I bought new RAM, 2x4GB sticks of Corsair XMS3 and it works great so far. I've found a good deal on 2x2GB sticks of Corsair at another shop, and was wondering if its ok to mix & match RAM? Its the same manufacturer and obviously the same DDR3, but I didn't know if mixing 4GB sticks, with 2GB sticks would cause any issues?
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ddp
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1. February 2011 @ 19:46 |
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can use it but might not be properly running in dual channel mode.
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AssKlown
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1. February 2011 @ 23:18 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
can use it but might not be properly running in dual channel mode.
any consequences if its not running in dual channel mode? like will it cause system errors/freezes/hangs/etc... or do I just loose that function/feature... and what exactly does that mean, running in dual channel mode?
Thanks ddp, btw, I read in one of your other posts that your from Ont. Just wanted to throw it out there, I'm in Toronto myself!
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ddp
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1. February 2011 @ 23:46 |
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no consequences. lived in north end TO for almost 16yrs from oct 80 to may 96.
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AssKlown
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2. February 2011 @ 00:11 |
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cool... and your out of the city now? I actually live in east toronto, Scarboro.. but work downtown GTA.
so will the extra ram benefit? that would bring my total up to 12GB. I can post specs if requested.
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ddp
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2. February 2011 @ 00:30 |
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what do you need so much ram for & is your windows 32bit or 64bit? you are in scarberia & i'm just south of barrie.
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AssKlown
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2. February 2011 @ 07:30 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
what do you need so much ram for & is your windows 32bit or 64bit? you are in scarberia & i'm just south of barrie.
I dunno... I'm just RAM hungry right now.... I would just like to have a lot of ram for future use. I'm running Windows 7, 64 bit.
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9. February 2011 @ 01:00 |
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it is very difficult you will connect a engineer.
no
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ddp
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9. February 2011 @ 16:48 |
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optiplex1, what are you talking about?
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AssKlown
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9. February 2011 @ 19:53 |
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I was thinking the same thing... need an engineer? interesting....
Hey ddp, is there any way to check if my ram is running at the correct speed? Using cpu-z, it shows 667MHz... and I'm supposed to be using 1333MHz?
my Ram timings are 9-9-9-24... I have no idea what these numbers mean... good, bad, ugly?
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ddp
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9. February 2011 @ 21:21 |
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i'm wondering if he is a spammer which he doesn't want to be on this site.
any labels on the ram stating speed or whatever? check in bios to see what it shows for ram speed. might have to look at motherboard manual for that too.
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11. February 2011 @ 19:55 |
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Quote:
Hey ddp, is there any way to check if my ram is running at the correct speed? Using cpu-z, it shows 667MHz... and I'm supposed to be using 1333MHz?
Dual Channel, 667 X2 = 1334
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AssKlown
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11. February 2011 @ 23:39 |
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Originally posted by 2oldGeek:
Dual Channel, 667 X2 = 1334
Dual Channel.... that would make sense... Thanks!
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mrslicker
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12. February 2011 @ 18:05 |
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Dual Channel.... that would make sense... Thanks!
no sir DDR is key = Double Data Rate.
Dual Channel - separate channels allow each memory module access to the memory controller, increasing throughput bandwidth. It is not required that identical modules be used, but this is often recommended for best dual-channel operation. <--explanation of dual channel was lifted from wikipedia.
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12. February 2011 @ 18:52 |
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Give me a break, mrslicker, I'm Old and had a hard day...
It got the point across.... and at least, I didn't say triple channel was X3 LOL
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mrslicker
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12. February 2011 @ 20:48 |
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Originally posted by 2oldGeek:
Give me a break, mrslicker, I'm Old and had a hard day...
It got the point across.... and at least, I didn't say triple channel was X3 LOL
ok, didnt mean to rub it in as much as it might seem. just trying to do my part by posting more information than is likely necessary.
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AfterDawn Addict
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13. February 2011 @ 18:07 |
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No Prob...... My Bad 
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