Upgrading RAM question

[Heburnll]

Im thinking about putting more ram in my computer but i have a few questions i hope someone can anwser for me.. Right now i got a c19- a sli mother board with 2 sticks of DDR2-667 corsair 512 MB pc2-5300 RAM installed.

I was wondering that since i have those already in there, what do i have to look for when upgrading? My motherboard supports 4 slots that supports 4 GB each for a total cap of 16 GB.

So can i get 2 sticks of 1 gig to finish it off or must i put in 2 512s again? And must i put in ddr2-667 corsairs again to make it compatible? thanks!

 

[cfvh600]

If you plan on keeping the 2 Corsairs then it would probably be best if you buy the same spec Corsairs to add on. I don't know if the size in MB has to be the same.

 

[o1die]

I'd go for (2) 1 gig crucial pc5300 sticks, which are only $22.99 plus $5 rebate at newegg. They should work fine with corsair. That will give you 2.5 gigs, which is plenty.

 

[evongugg]

So can i get 2 sticks of 1 gig to finish it off or must i put in 2 512s again? And must i put in ddr2-667 corsairs again to make it compatible? thanks!

The memory size or speed does not have to be the same in the other channel. Could even be a different vendor or speed, but the memory will work at the slowest rating of all the chips.

 

[akhilles]

If it were me, I'd sell the old one & get a new kit:

http://shop1.outpost.com/product/5398158
http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4960001

 

[JonnyRock]

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[Heburnll]

Do you need a heat sink for RAM that i got? i noticed some come with em, and some dont.

 

[akhilles]

It's called heatspreaders. No, it's not required.

 

[mazuk]

I think the most wise option would be to make a total of 2 gb with 4x512mb modules the same speed and type of course.

- will be faster then having 2x1gb
- no real need for anymore then 2gb at the moment