Got a tiny problem

BigDan3131 · 10-08-05, 06:00 PM

i went to my local Comp Show and paid for my new ram and for some reason I didnt look well enought at it. I paid for a 1Gb stick of pc3200 and 1 512k stick of same. I bought Corsair but found she gave me the 512 stick in Kingston.

Will these two work together or do I need to go to north Hollywood and exchange it?

Corsair Value Select: VS1GB400C3. On the chip K4H510838C-UCCC
Kingston Value Ram: KVR400X64C25/512. On the chip D3208DL7T-5A 0523PT04

I dont want to open the Pkgs if they dont work in cinc.

Mdogs444 · 10-08-05, 06:32 PM

THey'll work, but not in dual channel. Also, your system will decrease to the lowest speed and highest latencies of the two. Youd be better off going back and getting 2x1gb of the same type, or 2 x512 of the same type.

BigDan3131 · 10-08-05, 06:44 PM

Can I add another 1 Gb stick and use the 512k stick and still run in duel channel?

techun · 10-08-05, 06:45 PM

i dont think so

BigDan3131 · 10-08-05, 08:10 PM

ok, how about this? will running 1.5Gbs in single channel not allow me to overclock?

mortimer · 10-08-05, 08:56 PM

No. Dual channel RAM needs to be identical. Even then you may not get dual channel. This is one of the areas that you need to really be careful when reading the mitherboard maufacturers compatability reports.

Trying to OC different RAM modules sounds like a nightmare to me. Probably no possible.

Mdogs444 · 10-08-05, 09:15 PM

Not much headroom when running that type of config

10-08-05, 06:00 PM	Thread Starter #1
BigDan3131 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Issaquah, Washington	Got a tiny problem i went to my local Comp Show and paid for my new ram and for some reason I didnt look well enought at it. I paid for a 1Gb stick of pc3200 and 1 512k stick of same. I bought Corsair but found she gave me the 512 stick in Kingston. Will these two work together or do I need to go to north Hollywood and exchange it? Corsair Value Select: VS1GB400C3. On the chip K4H510838C-UCCC Kingston Value Ram: KVR400X64C25/512. On the chip D3208DL7T-5A 0523PT04 I dont want to open the Pkgs if they dont work in cinc.
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10-08-05, 06:32 PM	#2
Mdogs444 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Columbus, OH	THey'll work, but not in dual channel. Also, your system will decrease to the lowest speed and highest latencies of the two. Youd be better off going back and getting 2x1gb of the same type, or 2 x512 of the same type.
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10-08-05, 06:44 PM	Thread Starter #3
BigDan3131 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Issaquah, Washington	Can I add another 1 Gb stick and use the 512k stick and still run in duel channel?
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10-08-05, 06:45 PM	#4
techun Member Join Date: Jul 2004	i dont think so
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10-08-05, 08:10 PM	Thread Starter #5
BigDan3131 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Issaquah, Washington	ok, how about this? will running 1.5Gbs in single channel not allow me to overclock?
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10-08-05, 08:56 PM	#6
mortimer Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spokane...	No. Dual channel RAM needs to be identical. Even then you may not get dual channel. This is one of the areas that you need to really be careful when reading the mitherboard maufacturers compatability reports. Trying to OC different RAM modules sounds like a nightmare to me. Probably no possible.
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10-08-05, 09:15 PM	#7
Mdogs444 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Columbus, OH	Not much headroom when running that type of config
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