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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
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Well that is the thing. I have two 512 sticks of memory. I think PC2700. So it would be OK to install 1 gig stick of PC2700 and 512 stick of PC2700 this configuration should work OK giving me 1.5 RAM?
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Yes. But, if your system is dual channel enabled, this RAM will not work in dual channel and it will make you single channel only if you install it, effectively bring you back down to 2 transactions per clock cycle. Not a big deal though because this is fast enough. The benefits of more memory outweigh any negatives imposed here.
I doubt your memory that is installed is 2700 - that is if you are running at 3200 speeds. That is unless it has a heat spreader on it. The Athlon 3200 + XP's were all if not almost all running with a 200 MHz BUS and at 3200 speeds. |
Any idea how to find out if it is running at dual channels? Effectively I originally purchased the computer with 512 and just added similar RAM to make 1 gig. My plan is to remove one of the 512 and add a 1 gig in this slot. |
It should tell you upon posting, that is if you don't have any graphic logo coming on to cover it up. If your board supports it, it will automatically be enabled if you computer thinks it can be. The first clue to finding out is to look in your motherboard manual. If you've lost it, get the motherboard model number and download a copy of the manual off the manufacturers site.
By the way, the only chipsets to really support dual channel only came from ATI or NVidia, so if you have a crossfire chipset (unlikely) or an NForce chipset up to rev 2 (Rev 3 I think was Athlon 64 only), then you have dual channel. If you are using a VIA chipset or soemthing else, then you probably don't have dual channel.
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