Quick RAM Question

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Memory Quick RAM Question

I'm looking to add more RAM to my system, currently have 2x1gb DDR2 800. With my upgrade, I'd prefer to add more sticks, but I'd like to add 2x2gb sticks instead of simply matching my current RAM.

My question is, is it alright to mix RAM of different memory sizes? The set I'd like to add is otherwise identical - same brand, speed, timing, etc.

My current: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145175
The upgrade: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145176

Reply to Fade2White11

Hello.. yes from my experience you can do that.. but remember that a 32 bit operating system is only able to use 4gb of ram for software use...

there are some rare instances of not being able to mix ram sizes... depends on the motherboard you have.

Reply to IronSounds

I had 2.5GB of ram in my old PC. 2x256MB and 2x1GB. The only thing that matched was the speed, cas latency, and voltage. Brand and size were different. It ran in dual channel fine with their rated speeds. You aren't guaranteed to get the same results though, but odds are it will work. I've never had a problem mixing ram.

------------------------------ PC: i5-2500k, ASRock Extreme3, 8GB DDR3-1600, XFX 6870, 90GB Corsair Force 3, Corsair 600W
HTPC: Athlon II X2 240, 2GB DDR3-1333, ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO, WD 200GB HDD, Earthwatts 380
File Server: Gigabyte GA-D525TUD, 1GB DDR3-1066, 8GB CF-IDE, 2TB Storage
Reply to nordlead

Ask the community Add a reply

Related content

See all topics related to "Quick RAM Question"

Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > Memory > Quick RAM Question

Go to:

Help |
Forum rules

There are 1886 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group

Page generated in 1.236 seconds

Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel

Ads

Latest best answer

Do I need a new motherboard?

By smorizio, 2 hours ago:

you waste your money unless you where getting an overclock cpu. any new mb with the same...

Quick RAM Question

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Memory Quick RAM Question

Motherboards

Memory

Chipsets & Bios

Abit

Aopen

ASRock

Asus

Chaintech

Corsair

DFI

Elitegroup

Epox

FIC

Foxconn

G.SKILL

Gigabyte

Jetway

MSI-Microstar

Shuttle

Soyo

Supermicro

Tyan

Please mind