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Offline jacktheripper305

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Quick RAM question
« on: March 12, 2009, 09:54:13 PM »
I'm looking to add some RAM to my computer, as a cheap, easy upgrade.

Currently I have 2x 1 GB DDR2, and I'm not sure what the frequency is. Hence my question:

If I put 2 more 1 GB chips on the secondary channel, does the frequency matter? or does it have to be the same as the current modules?
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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 12:28:03 AM »
not being a pro at this but you would need the same speed as what you have got.
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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 06:27:37 AM »
JtR, it might help if you post your motherboard type as well...the frequency needs to be supported by that.  Go get Everest from Dem.  It's a system profiler and it might be able to tell you what your current ram is.
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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 04:37:24 PM »
Its an ASUS P5Q Pro, and an Intel Core 2 Wolfdale. I have 2 1 GB 240-pin DDR2 modules. I just d/l'ed Everest, and I'll post the report when I get a chance to run it.

EDIT:
Here's the info:
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    Motherboard:
      CPU Type                                          DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E8400, 3000 MHz (9 x 333)
      Motherboard Name                                  Asus P5Q Pro  (2 PCI, 3 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)
      Motherboard Chipset                               Intel Eaglelake P45
      System Memory                                     2048 MB  (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
      DIMM3: PNY Tech.                                  1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM  (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz)  (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)  (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
      BIOS Type                                         AMI (10/02/08)
      Communication Port                                Communications Port (COM1)

 [ Memory Devices / DIMM0 ]
Memory Device Properties:
      Form Factor                                       DIMM
      Type                                              DDR
      Type Detail                                       Synchronous
      Size                                              1024 MB
      Speed                                             667 MHz
      Total Width                                       64-bit
      Data Width                                        64-bit
      Device Locator                                    DIMM0
      Bank Locator                                      BANK0
      Manufacturer                                      Manufacturer00
      Serial Number                                     SerNum00
      Asset Tag                                         AssetTagNum0
      Part Number                                       ModulePartNumber00

  [ Memory Devices / DIMM2 ]
    Memory Device Properties:
      Form Factor                                       DIMM
      Type                                              DDR
      Type Detail                                       Synchronous
      Size                                              1024 MB
      Speed                                             667 MHz
      Total Width                                       64-bit
      Data Width                                        64-bit
      Device Locator                                    DIMM2
      Bank Locator                                      BANK2
      Manufacturer                                      Manufacturer02
      Serial Number                                     SerNum02
      Asset Tag                                         AssetTagNum2
      Part Number                                       ModulePartNumber02

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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009, 08:16:25 AM »
And your os is? From what I understand Vista/32 bit will only use just under 3 gigs. Anything more won't be utilized.
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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 04:09:30 PM »
Actually, its XP SP3. but yea, I'm basically trying to max out my RAM, and i need to know if the Frequencies on the different channels need to match. If i dont figure it out, I'm just gonna get a whole new set of modules to get 4 GB...
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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2009, 01:19:41 AM »
Quote from: jacktheripper305 on March 18, 2009, 04:09:30 PM
Actually, its XP SP3. but yea, I'm basically trying to max out my RAM, and i need to know if the Frequencies on the different channels need to match. If i dont figure it out, I'm just gonna get a whole new set of modules to get 4 GB...

If the frequencies don't match they modules will run at the lowest frequency of any of the modules.

Your mobo specs..

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=2269&l1=3&l2=11&l3=709&l4=0

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4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR2 1200 / 1066 / 800 / 667 MHz,
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Re: Quick RAM question
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2009, 04:56:20 PM »
ah, Thank you, ztx. That answers my question.
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