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Mugunthan88 · TweakNOOB Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 15

hey guys,i bought some ram,its DDR 400,but when i plug it in,it only shows 512mb of ram,but it is supposed to be 7** wat,is it because i am using pc 3200 and the other is pc 2100?

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Xal · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:06 am Post subject:

yes, remove the pc2100. Never mix speeds of RAM, I avoid even mixing capacities. 512 of DDR400 is better that 728 running at DDR266. DDR266 = PC2100. If you put different speeds of ram together they just both default to the lowest speed.

You should see a nice performance jump with that

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meobius · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 6:06 am Post subject:

depending on the board, it may only be reading 1 side of the ram
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Xal · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 9:46 am Post subject:

http://www.axper.com/product/motherboard/MB_XP-K7S748.htm

Thats his mobo, I think its probably a speed incompatability issue.
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