Hi have 2gb ram in my computer at the moment but will soon have another 2gb of ram and i want to know if they will work together. The one in my computer now runs a 400mhz (slow i know) and the one i'm getting runs at 800mhz.. I've read in a few threads that while not recommended, their is no damage to the system. Can someone tell me what will happen.
Can i use 2 different ram
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brarboy
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first make sure if you are using DDR2 or DDR1. Because you cannot swap DDR1 ram into DDR2 slot.
Then comes the speed, if one of your ram is using 400mhz try to get another ram of same speed but i would recommend checking your motherboard specifications and see the speeds supported by it of RAM. If it does support higher speed like 800mhz then you could get your RAM working on your motherboard and as for speed, the faster Ram will align itself to lower ram speed so you would be getting 400mhz speed from faster ram too loosing it 400mhz due to your other slower ram. And same thing applies for case latency.
About your question: check motherboard's memory compatibility;
try to get the same specs of ram you are using before.
Then comes the speed, if one of your ram is using 400mhz try to get another ram of same speed but i would recommend checking your motherboard specifications and see the speeds supported by it of RAM. If it does support higher speed like 800mhz then you could get your RAM working on your motherboard and as for speed, the faster Ram will align itself to lower ram speed so you would be getting 400mhz speed from faster ram too loosing it 400mhz due to your other slower ram. And same thing applies for case latency.
About your question: check motherboard's memory compatibility;
try to get the same specs of ram you are using before.
Alec Bramlett
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It will work fine but only at 400mhz. The faster stuff will only run as fast as the slowest ram in the system
My motherboard is intel DG41TY, an old one to be sure, from what i can tell my motherboard can handle the ram i'm getting but i'm not completely sure.
Can someone with more knowledge on the subject check the website here: http://ark.intel.com/products/37164/Intel-Desktop-Board-DG41TY for me.
Also i used cpu-z to find out what my model ram is.
Can someone with more knowledge on the subject check the website here: http://ark.intel.com/products/37164/Intel-Desktop-Board-DG41TY for me.
Also i used cpu-z to find out what my model ram is.
brarboy
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those are the speed of ram supported by your motherboard of Memory module. Yes its 800mhz, DDR2 so it will work on your mobo and also kingston is reliable brand. Don't forget to ask for warranty from the retailer. Good luck
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