2x1gb sticks work with 2x2gb added as well?

ingram · 20 Jan 2011 at 18:01

Alright guys, I've been looking at upgrading my RAM and it seems that, after doing research, that the best idea I think is to just put more of the same in. I'm just checking that this will actually work.

I currently have:

Asus p5kc
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz

The p4kc has 4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 1066*/800 / 667 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel memory architecture

according to the Asus site.

So I want to keep this RAM, and stick an additional GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C4 800MHz in it, which is just 2x2gb sticks of the same stuff.

Will this work and will it have much of an impact on Photoshop (which is what it's mainly for).

This is probs obvious, but it's best to check. Cheers

Emphacy · 20 Jan 2011 at 23:11

Yes, this will work perfectly fine.
The extra memory should make photoshop and windows run much more smoothly in general. Especially during multitasking.

If Photoshop already lags with the 2GB you have, (which is the reason i'm assuming you're adding more memory) then you will see a large performance increase.

ingram · 20 Jan 2011 at 23:47

Nice one, thanks man. Photoshop runs alright generally, but I regularily hit 4gb plus file sizes these days and it starts to grind. I'll get it in.

Justintime · 21 Jan 2011 at 02:32

May need a little more memory and MCH voltage but should work fine.

ingram · 21 Jan 2011 at 11:23

Justintime said:
May need a little more memory and MCH voltage but should work fine.

Excuse the ignorance, but I don't really know what this means. What do you mean by more memory?

Justintime · 21 Jan 2011 at 23:31

Memory voltage sorry

Might need a notch more for stability, for instance if the current voltage is 1.85v you might need 1.9-1.95v to get things running right.