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That's what someone told me when I was building this PC and wanted to get 1GB of RAM. Now my 512MB RAM just ain't enough for all the RAM hungry graphics software that I use.
So here are my questions:
1) How do I find out what RAM I can use.
2) How much RAM and in what quantities should I get it. I'll have to check later but I think I have one 512MB ram stick thingy. Should I just get another 1GB or maybe 2GB and replace the RAM I have? Or should I take into account the age of my motherboard as it might not handle that much?
Thanks in advance for your help Geek Squad!
So here are my questions:
1) How do I find out what RAM I can use.
2) How much RAM and in what quantities should I get it. I'll have to check later but I think I have one 512MB ram stick thingy. Should I just get another 1GB or maybe 2GB and replace the RAM I have? Or should I take into account the age of my motherboard as it might not handle that much?
Thanks in advance for your help Geek Squad!
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Garin wrote:
> Machie wrote:
> Hi guys quick question. Dragonlance said RAM goes in pairs like
> slots 1 & 3 and 2 & 4. Then he corrected himself and
> said
> it was 1 & 2 and 3 & 4. But opening up my machine my
> motherboard has them coloured in pairs of 1 & 3 and 2 &
> 4.
>
> Which do I go for? :(
>
> Hehe, I was waiting for this post. :)
>
> Usually, you match the colours so put your ram in slots 1 and 3.
> You cant do any harm in putting them in other slots though. Its
> just that if you dont match the colours then the ram wont operate
> in dual channel mode (small performance increase).
And so was I as soon as I had posted it:)
> Machie wrote:
> Hi guys quick question. Dragonlance said RAM goes in pairs like
> slots 1 & 3 and 2 & 4. Then he corrected himself and
> said
> it was 1 & 2 and 3 & 4. But opening up my machine my
> motherboard has them coloured in pairs of 1 & 3 and 2 &
> 4.
>
> Which do I go for? :(
>
> Hehe, I was waiting for this post. :)
>
> Usually, you match the colours so put your ram in slots 1 and 3.
> You cant do any harm in putting them in other slots though. Its
> just that if you dont match the colours then the ram wont operate
> in dual channel mode (small performance increase).
And so was I as soon as I had posted it:)
Machie wrote:
> Oh and whoever invented the thumbscrew, deserves a medal.
I had the exact same thought the first time I encountered one :D
> Oh and whoever invented the thumbscrew, deserves a medal.
I had the exact same thought the first time I encountered one :D
Oh and whoever invented the thumbscrew, deserves a medal.
Okay I've installed the 512 and the computer recognises 2.5GB, and the results are up although "memory write" was lower :/
Thanks for your help Dragonlance and Garin :)
Thanks for your help Dragonlance and Garin :)
Thanks Garin.I've installed the 2GB and I'm noticing a difference, not a huge one though. Photoshop certainly opens up much faster but I guess I wont notice much until I'm working on some huge files.
Is there any tests I can run to check the performance before and after adding in the 512? I'll just do a quick google first. Okay I found something, PassMark Performance, looks interesting but just a trial software. I've just run a test and got all these results that mean absolutely nothing to me. So I'll save it and run it again after installing the 512.
Is there any tests I can run to check the performance before and after adding in the 512? I'll just do a quick google first. Okay I found something, PassMark Performance, looks interesting but just a trial software. I've just run a test and got all these results that mean absolutely nothing to me. So I'll save it and run it again after installing the 512.
Machie wrote:
> Thank you Garin :), I think I understand it now. Naughty
> Dragonlance for confusing me ;) So Garin, what should I do with
> my 512MB of RAM? Bin it or can I install it in slot 2 and have
> some more RAM? Or would that affect the 2GB I have running at the
> moment?
Without knowing all the components involved its difficult to say for certain. Its possible if the ram has different native speeds and timings that putting the 512mb will makes things unstable.
So I'd go with just your 2gig for a while. Make your sure its stable and you're familiar with how it runs, then add the 512mb and see what happens. Whether you'll feel any benefit depends on how you use your system and how its configured.
> Thank you Garin :), I think I understand it now. Naughty
> Dragonlance for confusing me ;) So Garin, what should I do with
> my 512MB of RAM? Bin it or can I install it in slot 2 and have
> some more RAM? Or would that affect the 2GB I have running at the
> moment?
Without knowing all the components involved its difficult to say for certain. Its possible if the ram has different native speeds and timings that putting the 512mb will makes things unstable.
So I'd go with just your 2gig for a while. Make your sure its stable and you're familiar with how it runs, then add the 512mb and see what happens. Whether you'll feel any benefit depends on how you use your system and how its configured.
Garin wrote:
> Hehe, I was waiting for this post. :)
>
> Usually, you match the colours so put your ram in slots 1 and 3.
> You cant do any harm in putting them in other slots though. Its
> just that if you dont match the colours then the ram wont operate
> in dual channel mode (small performance increase).
Thank you Garin :), I think I understand it now. Naughty Dragonlance for confusing me ;) So Garin, what should I do with my 512MB of RAM? Bin it or can I install it in slot 2 and have some more RAM? Or would that affect the 2GB I have running at the moment?
> Hehe, I was waiting for this post. :)
>
> Usually, you match the colours so put your ram in slots 1 and 3.
> You cant do any harm in putting them in other slots though. Its
> just that if you dont match the colours then the ram wont operate
> in dual channel mode (small performance increase).
Thank you Garin :), I think I understand it now. Naughty Dragonlance for confusing me ;) So Garin, what should I do with my 512MB of RAM? Bin it or can I install it in slot 2 and have some more RAM? Or would that affect the 2GB I have running at the moment?
Machie wrote:
> Hi guys quick question. Dragonlance said RAM goes in pairs like
> slots 1 & 3 and 2 & 4. Then he corrected himself and said
> it was 1 & 2 and 3 & 4. But opening up my machine my
> motherboard has them coloured in pairs of 1 & 3 and 2 &
> 4.
>
> Which do I go for? :(
Hehe, I was waiting for this post. :)
Usually, you match the colours so put your ram in slots 1 and 3. You cant do any harm in putting them in other slots though. Its just that if you dont match the colours then the ram wont operate in dual channel mode (small performance increase).
> Hi guys quick question. Dragonlance said RAM goes in pairs like
> slots 1 & 3 and 2 & 4. Then he corrected himself and said
> it was 1 & 2 and 3 & 4. But opening up my machine my
> motherboard has them coloured in pairs of 1 & 3 and 2 &
> 4.
>
> Which do I go for? :(
Hehe, I was waiting for this post. :)
Usually, you match the colours so put your ram in slots 1 and 3. You cant do any harm in putting them in other slots though. Its just that if you dont match the colours then the ram wont operate in dual channel mode (small performance increase).
Hi guys quick question. Dragonlance said RAM goes in pairs like slots 1 & 3 and 2 & 4. Then he corrected himself and said it was 1 & 2 and 3 & 4. But opening up my machine my motherboard has them coloured in pairs of 1 & 3 and 2 & 4.
Which do I go for? :(
Which do I go for? :(
Ours is the same, it's annoying if you work and there isn't anyone else to pick up the stuff.
It's like shops closing at 5.30pm. Stupid. I think we're the only country in the world that has this.
Think about all the extra jobs we could make for this country if shops opened till 8pm with shift work to ensure people don't work too long hours (unless they want to).
It's like shops closing at 5.30pm. Stupid. I think we're the only country in the world that has this.
Think about all the extra jobs we could make for this country if shops opened till 8pm with shift work to ensure people don't work too long hours (unless they want to).
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