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Technical & Scientific => Hardware => Topic started by: Canuck on June 18, 2006, 02:15:37 PM

Title: Additional Ram
Post by: Canuck on June 18, 2006, 02:15:37 PM

When I was putting another hard drive in for storage, I realized I had a third slot (empty) for RAM.  I currenlty have 512MB, would it benefit me if I were to purchase another 512 stick and put it in the third slot?

Thanks for the input!

Title: Re: Additional Ram
Post by: Perspective on June 18, 2006, 02:17:11 PM

I'd vote "yes"

Title: Re: Additional Ram
Post by: ober on June 18, 2006, 08:27:57 PM

If you have 2x256 currently, I'd suggest moving them down and putting the new 512 stick in the first slot.

Title: Re: Additional Ram
Post by: micah on June 19, 2006, 11:35:04 AM

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If you have 2x256 currently, I'd suggest moving them down and putting the new 512 stick in the first slot.

So it matters which slots you use? 
I'm not a hardware expert and I didn't know there was a difference.

Title: Re: Additional Ram
Post by: ober on June 20, 2006, 12:48:52 PM

It's not going to stop you, per se, from using it however you wish, but chances are (if the old RAM is stock stuff), he'll buy something with a lower CAS latency and you always want the faster stuff in the first slot.