mix 'n' match ram?

Da Viksta · 04-19-2008, 11:45 AM

im planning on upgrading to 4GB ram on my pc, and i found some OCZ 800Mhz Sli Ready ram for £30 on cclonline

Buy 2GB OCZ SLI Ready Edition Dual Channel Kit*OCZ2N800SR2GK from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007 & 2006 for laptops, desktops and computer hardware

will this be able to run in dual channel mode with my crucual ballistix ram? i know my crucial is rated at PC2-8500, but my mobo doesnt reconise the 1066Mhz SPD, so im stuck at 800Mhz, which is the same as the OCZ i am looking at. If i get that ram, will i still be able to run it in dual channel?

if not, what kind of performance drop will i be looking at due to lack of dual channel?

Snake91839 · 04-19-2008, 12:58 PM

You should still be able to run dual channel. Just make sure that both of them are set at the same speed in the BIOS and then that Dual Channel is enabled. It shouldn't be any problem.

Da Viksta · 04-19-2008, 01:14 PM

right. cheers

peterhuang913 · 04-19-2008, 01:23 PM

Yes, you will. Dual channel applied to same ram on same color slots.

Snake91839 · 04-19-2008, 04:18 PM

Mod Please Remove. Mistake Post.

04-19-2008, 11:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Da Viksta Ninja Stargate Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 289	mix 'n' match ram? im planning on upgrading to 4GB ram on my pc, and i found some OCZ 800Mhz Sli Ready ram for £30 on cclonline Buy 2GB OCZ SLI Ready Edition Dual Channel Kit*OCZ2N800SR2GK from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007 & 2006 for laptops, desktops and computer hardware will this be able to run in dual channel mode with my crucual ballistix ram? i know my crucial is rated at PC2-8500, but my mobo doesnt reconise the 1066Mhz SPD, so im stuck at 800Mhz, which is the same as the OCZ i am looking at. If i get that ram, will i still be able to run it in dual channel? if not, what kind of performance drop will i be looking at due to lack of dual channel? __________________ Click Image to Enlarge

04-19-2008, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snake91839 Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 362	Re: mix 'n' match ram? You should still be able to run dual channel. Just make sure that both of them are set at the same speed in the BIOS and then that Dual Channel is enabled. It shouldn't be any problem. __________________

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Da Viksta Ninja Stargate Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 289	Re: mix 'n' match ram? right. cheers __________________ Click Image to Enlarge

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Snake91839 Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 362	Re: mix 'n' match ram? Mod Please Remove. Mistake Post. __________________ Last edited by Snake91839; 04-19-2008 at 04:20 PM. Reason: Accidental Post, Please Remove

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