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    Cynic Senior Member sapi's Avatar
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    Default Re: Question about RAM

    It does make a difference, but imo an extra 512mb would make a bigger one.

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    Default Re: Question about RAM

    Stick it in and see...

    Expensive, fast RAM will make a big difference though.

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    Some machines aren't happy with mismatched RAM or "odd" numbers.

    My machine was unhappy with 1x1024 + 1x512 and with 3 x 512.

    I needed 2x512 or 1x1024 or 2x1024 (my present config).
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    Default Re: Question about RAM

    Quote Originally Posted by BDC
    Stick it in and see...

    Expensive, fast RAM will make a big difference though.
    Actually, unless you overclock it won't.

    As long as you're running at the optimal speeds for your cpu (nfi what that is with ddr2) the timings mean little for a non-ocer
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    Default Re: Question about RAM

    I had an Athlon XP 2400+(166MHz FSB) and 2*512MB DDR1 400 RAM, I played around with the RAM timings and clock speed(333MHz or 400) and then ran some 3DMark to test the performance gain. Well, all I got was 1-5 3DMarks more or less and actually more with 333MHz and settings by SPD(guess those 1-5 3DMarks are pretty random actually) so I stopped playing around with that.


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