OK, here is my situation....I have a 2 OCZ 3500EL sticks of ram to add up to 512mb (They can get some very low latencies). I also have a 512 stick of generic off brand PC-2700 (latencies are 2.5). My question is should i Use the 1 gig of ram and run my Proccessor at a 166 FSB or should i use the 512mb of ram and run at 200 FSB.
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1024@166 or 512@200?
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It will, but not nearly as much as running 1:1MUTCHYMAN said:
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So you have three sticks of two totally different kinds of RAM? I would stick with the faster RAM. I wouldn't try running all three sticks since they are so different. You will have issues.
Basically the conclusion is that you want to run at 1:1 and some things will run better with more ram, and some will run better with faster ram.
For instance, my computer running at 2ghz (10x200) is plenty fast enough for Doom3 at Ultra Quality, but UQ requires over 500 mb of ram for texture memory. The result is that my computer will swap (pause for a second and read the hard drive furiously) when it needs more memory, but in between swaps it runs around 50fps. In that particular situation, im sure if i had 1 gb of 2700, it would not swap and my system would still be fast enough, resulting in Ultra Quality at a good frame rate with no swapping.
DoomIII is the only thing i have seen need more than 512mb ram for though (in what I do), so i'd go for the 512@200, personally.
For instance, my computer running at 2ghz (10x200) is plenty fast enough for Doom3 at Ultra Quality, but UQ requires over 500 mb of ram for texture memory. The result is that my computer will swap (pause for a second and read the hard drive furiously) when it needs more memory, but in between swaps it runs around 50fps. In that particular situation, im sure if i had 1 gb of 2700, it would not swap and my system would still be fast enough, resulting in Ultra Quality at a good frame rate with no swapping.
DoomIII is the only thing i have seen need more than 512mb ram for though (in what I do), so i'd go for the 512@200, personally.
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Once again it all depends. 1GB is good but if its really slow it doesnt help. I personally would take the faster RAM. You can always buy MORE later.
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I think thats a very wise choise. 166 RAM is really outdated and would hinder your performance considerably.MUTCHYMAN said:
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Depends what kind of 2700 you got. A lot of the KVR PC-2700 can OC to 3200 speeds.
From what ive seen alot of pc2700 will oc to pc3200 speeds so try the gig at pc3200 speed it should run i just got some really no name brand pc2700 that i built for someone and its running pc3200 speeds at 2.5 3-3-7 so give that a shot.fldrice said:
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List your system specs.
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