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<blockquote data-quote="DarkKestral" data-source="post: 4657143" data-attributes="member: 40100"><p>OK, for a PC to work in the fastest mode you have to have identical sticks of the same size and type in each set of 2 slots. The advantage is that the memory controller can utilize tricks to increase overall RAM speed.</p><p></p><p>However, that doesn't mean you can't have mis-matched sticks, or uneven numbers of sticks; rather it just means you'll be somewhat slower. How it will fare for you depends on a number of factors. These factors basically come down to "where's your bottleneck?" If RAM speed is your bottleneck, then you will likely have to move to either faster RAM, or if it's capped in speed by the motherboard, a new motherboard (at which point it may be better to buy an entirely new system) If RAM size, but not speed, is your bottleneck, then performance is likely to increase, despite the slower RAM speed. If RAM is not your bottleneck at all, then it may have no apparent effect.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, if you want more RAM but want to keep dual-channel mode going, you can use either 4x1GB or 2x2GB. Which is better will depend on the motherboard you have and the RAM you can purchase. A single stick of a older model of RAM may cost more than 2 newer, larger sticks, for example.</p><p></p><p>Plus, the thing is, even if your copy of WinXP can only address something like 3.3 GB, you can still get some extra performance by going to the 4GB wall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkKestral, post: 4657143, member: 40100"] OK, for a PC to work in the fastest mode you have to have identical sticks of the same size and type in each set of 2 slots. The advantage is that the memory controller can utilize tricks to increase overall RAM speed. However, that doesn't mean you can't have mis-matched sticks, or uneven numbers of sticks; rather it just means you'll be somewhat slower. How it will fare for you depends on a number of factors. These factors basically come down to "where's your bottleneck?" If RAM speed is your bottleneck, then you will likely have to move to either faster RAM, or if it's capped in speed by the motherboard, a new motherboard (at which point it may be better to buy an entirely new system) If RAM size, but not speed, is your bottleneck, then performance is likely to increase, despite the slower RAM speed. If RAM is not your bottleneck at all, then it may have no apparent effect. Alternatively, if you want more RAM but want to keep dual-channel mode going, you can use either 4x1GB or 2x2GB. Which is better will depend on the motherboard you have and the RAM you can purchase. A single stick of a older model of RAM may cost more than 2 newer, larger sticks, for example. Plus, the thing is, even if your copy of WinXP can only address something like 3.3 GB, you can still get some extra performance by going to the 4GB wall. [/QUOTE]
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