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zoso420g

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I would like to know If Im better of with just one stick of 256Mg PC133 or adding 2more sticks 1x128Mg pc100+1x32Mg pc100 to =416mg ram total. Is it worth adding the two pc100 ram sticks to the 256mg pc133

ZoSo420g:rolleyes:
 
Your answer is "not really".

Once you install PC-100 ram, your PC-133 ram is forced to run at 100mhz. It will only run as fast as the slowest DIMM. Same for hard drives. If you have two hard drives, one ATA-100 and the other UDMA (ATA-33), if they're both on the same cable it will only run at ATA-33 generally.
 
cw823, most modern hard drive controllers don't work like that.

I you install an ATA100 drive and a ATA33 drive on the same channel then the ATA100 drive will run at 100 and the ATA33 will run at 33.
 
RED Hot Machine said:
cw823, most modern hard drive controllers don't work like that.

I you install an ATA100 drive and a ATA33 drive on the same channel then the ATA100 drive will run at 100 and the ATA33 will run at 33.


Interesting. Have you ever benchmarked?

In theory, yes it can work that way. In real life however, that is not the case.

Trust me
 
i have in the past benchmarked to test it.

I have a DVD which is ATA33 and an old cdrw that is mode 4 and the DVD works at 33 and they are on the same channel.

I've had the same thing happen with ATA33 and ATA66 drives on the same channel aswell.
 
cw823 said:



Interesting. Have you ever benchmarked?

In theory, yes it can work that way. In real life however, that is not the case.

Trust me

Hey I'll have to disagree as well. I have an ATA100 on the primary, and a ATA66 on the slave. I opened an IDE Utility and it showed that it was running ATA100 and ATA66.

Did the benchmarks, was all good.

PS:

IF your not planning to overclock (According to your sig, your still at stock), then I'd throw in the ram for the heck of it, as the PC133 is running PC100 anyways.

Yodums
 
help

Can someone please give me an answer I understand .My mobo support PC 133 OK!!! now In total Ram chips I have 416Mg=1X256Mg of PC133 Then I have 1x128Mg of PC100 & 1X32Mg PC100 what is best using just the PC 133 Or using All The ram I have and dropping to PC100 speed Please someone explain in laymens term so ill understand Because one guy said im running at PC100 anyways !!!even with one Chip Of PC133in it Im still running at 100 Whats with that Idont understand

Please & thanks

PS Is My sig a Little better I was told To Change before sig police get me so I tried
ZoSo420G
 
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zoso420g said:
Can someone please give me an answer I understand .My mobo support PC 133 OK!!! now In total Ram chips I have 416Mg=1X256Mg of PC133 Then I have 1x128Mg of PC100 & 1X32Mg PC100 what is best using just the PC 133 Or using All The ram I have and dropping to PC100 speed Please someone explain in laymens term so ill understand Because one guy said im running at PC100 anyways !!!even with one Chip Of PC133in it Im still running at 100 Whats with that Idont understand

Please & thanks

PS Is My sig a Little better I was told To Change before sig nazi get me so I tried
ZoSo420G


sig nazi? your mouth will get you in trouble here.
 
Max 86 said:
Even if you don't want to OC that 1gb/100fsb Celeron, you should still be able to run the mem bus at fsb + pci on your TUV4X mobo, since it uses the VIA chipset.

Lots of PC100 ram runs at 133mhz. Try it, you might like it.
I had (1)128mb + (2)32mb dimms of PC100 installed together that'd run completely stable at 134mhz.


So what is my Pc running at with just one Chip of say PC133 in it at 100 or 133 dont comprenday? Do I Change the speed manualy or does it do it itself depending on ram chips in it
Help my brain is starting to fry?!?!!!
 
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