Adding more RAM question

**Mïcrösöül°V³** · 01-02-2007, 11:01 PM

I am pretty good with computers, but I am not sure about this thing. I have a dual channel board, and right now I have 1gb of RAM (2 x 512). I still have 2 more slots to fill, but I cant find the exact RAM I have at newegg anymore. How do I go about filling the other two slots with RAM? Do the new sticks have to be identical to the others, or do they just have to be ddr 400? Cuz I dont know if the RAM timing has to be the same and stuff like that. They are Trancend ddr 400 (pc3200).

**Fulanito** · 01-02-2007, 11:38 PM

hi! i read your post and i think if u check how much ur motherboard can suppport, it will be very easy, maybe it only support pc3200 at max then u will have to buy only pc 3200 but download the manual for your motherboard and check, if it only supports 3200 then maybe u can replace those 512 rams for a pair of 1 Gig.

i have a pair of 2 gis and i just being honest is better then one 1 Gi. my comp dont suffer anymore

hehe

**S!X** · 01-03-2007, 12:00 AM

You do want to make sure that the stuff you're adding is the same. Not just "DDR 400"

**clocker** · 01-03-2007, 01:02 AM

It really doesn't have to be the exact same stuff.
In a perfect world it would be of course but if it's not, the faster (or tighter) RAM will simply default down to the slower (looser) settings.

**Mïcrösöül°V³** · 01-03-2007, 01:09 AM

OK, thanks for the advice. I will try to get memory that has the same timings as my current ram, but if not, I guess it will still be alright. I need 2 gigs, cuz battlefield 2142 seems like it would run alot nicer if I did. i guess the next thing will be a vid card.

Oh, and if anyone who reads this would know, is this the ram timing 3-3-3 ? thats what the package for my old ram says on it. Or better yet, what would be a good match for the RAM I have now. I have Transcend TS64MLD64V4F3 unbuffer non-ECC memory (I have no idea what that stuff means lol)
http://ec.transcendusa.com/product/I...=TS64MLD64V4F3