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02-25-2008, 04:40 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2007
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|  Mixing Ram Question I currently only have a single 1GB clip of Corsair Ram and wanted to upgrade to the OCZ Platinum 2x2GB Dual Channel Memory. Will I have to remove the 1 GB Clip or am I still able to use it for a total of 5GB? |
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02-25-2008, 05:47 PM
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| Ninja Stargate Addict  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yorkshire, UK
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 | Re: Mixing Ram Question depends on the speed of the RAM, and also if u do choose to do that, you wont be able to run dual channel any more...so your peak bandwidth is halved if im not mistaken...
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02-25-2008, 06:30 PM
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| Re: Mixing Ram Question I can tell you one thing, 5gb is going to be pretty much useless. The 2x2 will be more than enough to satisfy your needs. Also, you need a 64bit os to use more than 3.5gb of memory, including video memory.
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02-25-2008, 06:35 PM
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 | Re: Mixing Ram Question I think you only have 2 slots.
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02-27-2008, 07:23 PM
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| Re: Mixing Ram Question Like said above, you will need a 64 bit operating system even to recognize more than about 3.5 gigs of memory. In most any case, this is plenty, and the advantage of running the 2 two gig sticks in dual channel far outweigh having 5 gigs and 2 of them you cant even utilize. |
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02-27-2008, 08:01 PM
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| Wizard Techie  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada
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| Re: Mixing Ram Question Quote:
you can put 4 gigs in dual channel, | |
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