adding more memory, 4gb to 8gb

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ive currantly got 4gb (2x2gb)of geil memory and im thinking of going up to 8gb
now seeing as ocuk dot sell the same geil memory, im after some sugestions as which memory to get, i was thinking any memory that will run with teh same setting would do ...but maybe im wrong.

heres the currant setup on a asus p5q

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all coments welcome.
 
Just get matching Geil

As for going to 8GB I assume you have a 64bit OS to take advantage of it?
 
but overclockers dont sell the same geil memory any more...any other sugestions, is mixing and matching likely to be a problem..?


and yes runing vista 64.
 
bru said:
but overclockers dont sell the same geil memory any more...
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If you do a quick google for 'Black Dragon Geil memory' you can still get hold of it. It's always advisible to match the same memory if you can - if not get the closest match possible.

But, if you're prepared to use a different e-tailer, you can get the exact same memory - and remove any compatibilty issues/doubt. (i'm sure OCuk will forgive you ;))
 
I was thinking about moving from 2 x 2 gig sticks to 4 x 2 gig sticks.

Does the extra 4 gigs make a noticible difference or does the fact that you loose duel channel mode mean you loose out?
 
I recently upgraded my media centre pc, and to get it up and running, I removed 4gb from my 8gb pc and gave that 4gb (so both are now on 4gb)

Apart from when running Virtual machines, I can't say I've noticed the difference
 
sxndy said:
I was thinking about moving from 2 x 2 gig sticks to 4 x 2 gig sticks.

Does the extra 4 gigs make a noticeable difference or does the fact that you loose duel channel mode mean you loose out?
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i went from 4gb geil ram to 8gb corsair and i must say the extra does make a difference.

with the price of ram nowadays it is silly not to get 8gb of ram.

im glad i did.
 
you wont loose dual channel mode.
and thank you for all the comments so far, having looked for geil black dragon 6400 memory it comes in a £42 a pop for sticks that might or might not be the same, not really a chance im willing to take especially as id have to be dealing with a store i have had no dealings with in the past.

much prefer to stick with overclockers, so is there anyone out there running different sets of memory.

i was looking at something like this

Corsair XMS2 4GB
 
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bru said:
having looked for geil black dragon 6400
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The google i did brought up a major reputable online store about 6 lines down and the memory cost £36 plus p&p which brings it to £41.38. I'm guessing you may have rounded up your figure so you may have found the same store (********?) - if it is, i've used them many times and never had a problem. (I prefer OC's but they don't always carry the stock i need.)

The memory there is the same as that which is in your system now - it's just not of the same batch.

If you still want to stick with OC's then you'll need to pick a brand and try and match the timings and voltages as close as you can.
 
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