-=PCTechTalk=- Re: memory question
- From: Disastar <disastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:31:40 -0500
Oh. I like your explanation better. ;) I wasn't even thinking of
mentioning matched pairs. Hmm, that reminds me... did you look up that
motherboard Gman? I've seen at least one mobo with 4 mem slots that used
the 1st and 3rd as a pair. And some mobo's have problems with double sided
memory cards. OK, I better get some sleep before I fall asleep at the
keyboard. ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 11:55 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: memory question
For dual channel memory pairs, it's possible to get a close enough match
using different brands, but they would need to be manufactured using the
same memory chips (some use the same chip suppliers). Personally, I don't
recommend it at all. Buy the memory packaged as an already matched pair.
And if you're running two different pairs, try to use the same memory for
all of them (two sets of pairs of the same make/model).
I know that's not what we did to give you dual channel the other month, but
it seemed to have worked. Now, with the slow down issue you recently
reported, I'm not so sure it worked as well as I had hoped, which is why I
recently suggested that you remove the two 256MB sticks and just run the two
1GB sticks by themselves.
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 10:40 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- memory question
> When I am buying new memory, does the "brand name" have to match what is
> in
> there or only the right speed and all?
>
> thanks,
>
> christy
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