I want to max out on RAM
 

Do all sticks need to be the same brand and speed? I currently have PC2-4300 @ 266MHz.


Newegg says these are compatible.


Can I rip out 2 of the 4 ram sticks and replace them with faster ones, or do I need to replace them all with the same speed? I have 3gb and want to go to 4gb.

You can mix and match RAM, but they all have to be the same speed if you want max performance.

It's advisable that you use RAM from ONE manufacturer/brand because all RAM is not created equal.

This is what I'd like to get.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134046

Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)



What do you think?

Would this really be worth doing for $50. I'm just jumping up 1 gb, but the speeds are faster though.

Also, learn how to use Google. I found this using the terms "RAM mixing"

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/23...-latency-volts

And for $50, I hardly think it's worth it.

Google is great and all, but how does it effect my post count?

I am a big supporter of g-skill.

In about four years you're going to have 8GB and want more....

I would like to have 4 right now, but I only have 2. One of the most important parts to having a fast PC, really. The more, the better.

I have one as a stick broke yesterday. Down to 1gb :(

I've always been at 1gb. :mad:

I got 3 rn, but I could go to 4. Thing is, I don't do any hardcore gaming on this tub, so there's not really much point. I mean, I play Diablo 2 from time to time, but that used to run fine on a pc I had with like 1/4 the power of this one. Like I can run 456789587235 things at once with no slowdown, so it's not even worth it.

Yeah I was all excited about it cause I went from 512 to 2gb in my laptop, and it made a world of difference. Now I don't really care. It's not like I even game on here anymore.

Well.. 512 to 2GB is a huge difference no matter if you game or not. lol

For non-gaming though, 2GB is pretty nice. I can pretty much do anything I want with my PC now with 2GB. I game almost exclusively on my PC though, so I'd definitely like to go for 4.

Then again, I'd also like some better cooling to do some overclocking, a bigger HD, a new DVD burner.. etc.

Yeah, I said that wrong. I was so hyped because of the huge boost on my laptop, that I wanted to max out on my desktop cause I was still in the zone. Now the zone has passed, and I don't care.

What does RAM do?

When you boot up your computer, programs and data that are meant to be used immediately are loaded onto the RAM so your CPU can access that information faster, rather being being read off the hard drive.

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