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dca22   09-06-2009 at 09:36:31 PM

Hey all ....... Just built my machine and i am thinking of adding 2 more gb of ram memory.....

my mobo is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128378

the ram i have in there now is ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231193

my ? is.... do i need to add the same RAM with the same timings 9-9-9-24 or can i add any sort of ddr3? Any help and suggestions would be great. Thanks.

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You always want to buy the exact same memory, if you have a choice. Always.
Mixing memory is a crap shoot, sometimes it work perfectly, sometimes it will not.
The one thing you do want to be absolutely positive about is matching voltage. If you do buy something that is not an exact match, the chances are a lot better it will work with your older memory.
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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   09-06-2009 at 09:51:11 PM

You should buy the same type of RAM. Buying RAM with different characteristics will only make it more difficult to make the system stable.

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blackwidow_rsa   09-06-2009 at 10:24:52 PM

If you memory timings (Cas etc.) are set to AUTO, the slowest RAM's timings will be chosen, it shouldn't be a problem though, as I'm also running a mix of 2x1GB and 2x2GB RAM.

------------------------------ E7200 @ 3.1Ghz @ 1.06v
Abit P35-E
Zotac 9600GT
6GB DDR2 800
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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   09-06-2009 at 10:29:55 PM

But you might not be running overclocked memory and that makes it easier.

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tehHooligan   09-07-2009 at 07:34:52 AM

Whichever type of ram you buy, to ensure stability the clocks and timings of the slowest should be used. So getting the same type would be best, or sticks with the same ratings and voltages. The voltages part is also important, because this will ensure stability.

There shouldn't be a problem with mixing 2GB and 1GB sticks if you want to go that way, but you could also just get one additional 2GB stick.

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dca22   09-07-2009 at 07:44:08 AM

Yes, Ideally i would get the one 2gb stick, but i have not been able to find it in just a 2gb pack. I will keep looking in case i just missed it. Thanks for all the help guys.

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505090   09-07-2009 at 08:37:01 AM

if you already have 4gigs of ram you need a 64 bit os to upgrade

------------------------------ E8400 : GA-EP35-DS3L : mushkin 4GB DDR2 800 : HD 2600PRO : 450W ATX12V : Windows 7
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dca22   09-07-2009 at 10:35:01 AM

Yes ty i know i run vista prem 64 bit

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jitpublisher   09-07-2009 at 02:34:08 PM
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You always want to buy the exact same memory, if you have a choice. Always.
Mixing memory is a crap shoot, sometimes it work perfectly, sometimes it will not.
The one thing you do want to be absolutely positive about is matching voltage. If you do buy something that is not an exact match, the chances are a lot better it will work with your older memory.

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dca22   09-08-2009 at 01:25:47 AM

jitpublisher wrote :

You always want to buy the exact same memory, if you have a choice. Always.
Mixing memory is a crap shoot, sometimes it work perfectly, sometimes it will not.
The one thing you do want to be absolutely positive about is matching voltage. If you do buy something that is not an exact match, the chances are a lot better it will work with your older memory.




Good Info There thank y0u

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