Hello, I have a ASUS P5KC Motherboard, and 1Gb x 2pieces= 2 Gb of Corsair Dominator CM2X1024-8500C5D PC3-8500
Now is time to upgrade and I wish to add more Ram memory to the system.
1) The Ram (corsair dom.) is running now at Pc-6400 (400Mhz), as I was unable to set them higher, although the motherboard should support higher frequency, and the ram module is able to run higher, maybe is some compatibility-stability-certification-bios issue, don't know why.
I wish to add another 1 Gb x2 or 2 Gb x2 etc to the system to have a total of 4 Gb, 6 Gb or 8 Gb, but can I do dat with a different manufacturer and with different latency?
I was thinking to add for example KingMax Mars DDR2 Pc 6400, or Elixir, Syncron, Kingston, Samsung, Hp another type/series of Corsair, etc, whatever that I will find to buy at good raport of quality/price/quantity.
From a PC/Mhz point view I can add any other ram but to be at Pc-6400, right?
But what happens if I will have the other modules from Kingston/Kingmax at Pc-6400 but with different latency timing and different voltage requirement? Will they be compatibile?
For example:
Set 1 (Yellow Slot) 2x1Gb of Corsair @ 400 mhz with 5-5-5-18-22 / voltage 1.8 V
Set 2 (Black Slot) 2x2Gb KingSton Mars @ 400 mhz with 5-5-5-15 / 1.80 V
Set 3 (Red Slot) 2x1Gb or 2x512Mb @ 400 mhz with 4-4-4-12-24 2T 2.2V (Zeppelin/Sycron/Elixir/Crucial/Aenen/Adata/Hp/TakeMs etc.)
2) Why some ram modules have radiators and other ram modules don't have that aluminium radiators although they could run at the same speed, latency, voltage etc?
- Is it just a marketing stuff and the radiator is useless
- The ram with radiators are better because they are cooling better
- The ram with radiator are worst because the circuit is getting hotter and it needs a radiator, and the one with NO radiator is better because is designed resist to higher temps / have such quality that it dosen'tt heat up
3) Anyone has a clue Why Is Asus P5KC unable to run at 1066 if is written in the specifications, and the Ram memory is OK? Is it so important to run "certified" ram manufactures for Asus motherboards to run at the full speed?
My Print Screen for Cpu-Z with Ram Memory that I already have
The Motherboard:
Motherboard Specifications:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5KC/
Thank you in Advance for answering, My best Regards!
Now is time to upgrade and I wish to add more Ram memory to the system.
1) The Ram (corsair dom.) is running now at Pc-6400 (400Mhz), as I was unable to set them higher, although the motherboard should support higher frequency, and the ram module is able to run higher, maybe is some compatibility-stability-certification-bios issue, don't know why.
I wish to add another 1 Gb x2 or 2 Gb x2 etc to the system to have a total of 4 Gb, 6 Gb or 8 Gb, but can I do dat with a different manufacturer and with different latency?
I was thinking to add for example KingMax Mars DDR2 Pc 6400, or Elixir, Syncron, Kingston, Samsung, Hp another type/series of Corsair, etc, whatever that I will find to buy at good raport of quality/price/quantity.
From a PC/Mhz point view I can add any other ram but to be at Pc-6400, right?
But what happens if I will have the other modules from Kingston/Kingmax at Pc-6400 but with different latency timing and different voltage requirement? Will they be compatibile?
For example:
Set 1 (Yellow Slot) 2x1Gb of Corsair @ 400 mhz with 5-5-5-18-22 / voltage 1.8 V
Set 2 (Black Slot) 2x2Gb KingSton Mars @ 400 mhz with 5-5-5-15 / 1.80 V
Set 3 (Red Slot) 2x1Gb or 2x512Mb @ 400 mhz with 4-4-4-12-24 2T 2.2V (Zeppelin/Sycron/Elixir/Crucial/Aenen/Adata/Hp/TakeMs etc.)
2) Why some ram modules have radiators and other ram modules don't have that aluminium radiators although they could run at the same speed, latency, voltage etc?
- Is it just a marketing stuff and the radiator is useless
- The ram with radiators are better because they are cooling better
- The ram with radiator are worst because the circuit is getting hotter and it needs a radiator, and the one with NO radiator is better because is designed resist to higher temps / have such quality that it dosen'tt heat up
3) Anyone has a clue Why Is Asus P5KC unable to run at 1066 if is written in the specifications, and the Ram memory is OK? Is it so important to run "certified" ram manufactures for Asus motherboards to run at the full speed?
My Print Screen for Cpu-Z with Ram Memory that I already have
The Motherboard:
Motherboard Specifications:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5KC/
Thank you in Advance for answering, My best Regards!