2 different brands of Ram at 2 Differnt Sizes of Memory 4gb and a 2gb stick is this setup effecting my performance ?
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I would get rid of the 2gb kit, buy a 4gb stick exactly like the one you have and run it in dual channel, the 8gb setup will help vs the 6gb you're running now, and additionally it will help to be running in dual channel (usually somewhere in the neighborhood of 15~20%)
and can you explain Ram to me like what is the difference when you see CL9 CL10 Ect...... and also what does it mean when you see PC3-12800 you know Just the Ltters and Numbers after the Ram My motherbard supports DDR3 PC3-12800, DDR3 PC3-10600, DDR3 PC3-14900
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Most cpus today actually have the memory controller on them, not on the board so the board speeds are almost a joke anymore. To be 100% honest the Pc12800 and stuff I don't know exactly what they stand for, but I know 12800=1600 MHz memory, 10600 = 1333 MHz, and 14900 = 1866 mhz.
CL9/10/11 is for cache latency, its basically how long it takes the memory to respond once the CPU tells it to do something. the lower the latency the better (assuming the same speed ram (in MHz) is involved). If you'll tell me what cpu and motherboard you have I can tell you how fast of ram you can likely run.
CL9/10/11 is for cache latency, its basically how long it takes the memory to respond once the CPU tells it to do something. the lower the latency the better (assuming the same speed ram (in MHz) is involved). If you'll tell me what cpu and motherboard you have I can tell you how fast of ram you can likely run.
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Note- the PC indicator - here: PC12800 is the theoretical number of MT/s the DRAM can handle per second - roughly equates to MegaBytes per second (and is purely hypothetical as you will never completely fill that amount - DRAM runs to fast)
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Okay so you probably want to stick with 1333 MHz memory, that pretty much means there aren't much of a spec difference for you, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148347 (CL9) something like that $60 with free shipping would be a good kit.
If you wanted to pay a bit more for a tad more performance http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148485 is a good kit (CL7). I really like Gskill but they dont' offer much value @1333 seems they focus on 1600+ mostly.
If you wanted to pay a bit more for a tad more performance http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148485 is a good kit (CL7). I really like Gskill but they dont' offer much value @1333 seems they focus on 1600+ mostly.
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Did you raise the FSB or the multiplier? if you rasied the FSB then you likely OCed your ram as well. I would stick with 1333 MHz ram. Either the kit you listed or either of the kits I listed. They should all work and help you out.
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Hi, I need some help. Please have a look at my question.
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1999651/2gb-4gb-ram-laptop.html#12546970
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