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More info?)
"Chip" <anneonymouse@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> "Ben Pope" <spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Steven Kuok wrote:
> > > i want to use 2 512mb stick on my dual channel motherboard.(1 from
> crucial
> > > and 1 from kingston). I want to know if they will perform better or
> worse
> > > than if i use 2 memory from the same maker?
> >
> > Yes you can, the performance will be the same.
> >
> > You'll get the lowest common denominator in terms of timings and speeds.
>
> I see this comment (or a variant of it) posted quite often and I think its
a
> bit misleading.
>
> I think what you really mean is "If you choose the 'by spd' memory
setting,
> then you'll get the lowest common denominator in terms of timings and
> speeds."
>
> Of course if you set the timings manually, you'll get whatever timings you
> set.
>
> Chip
I should add:
I have 2 x 512 sticks running in dual channel. The SPD in one of them says
Cas2 at upto 217MHz. And the other says Cas2.5 at up to 200MHz.
I run them both at 235MHz Cas2 in dual channel. Enough said.
Chip