Is 3 ddr slower than 2?

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My asus k8vse deluxe motherboard has three dimm slots. It came with two 256mb sticks, (from everest report):

Before
Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 256 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 256 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)

After
Memory Slots:
DRAM Slot #1 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #2 256 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
DRAM Slot #3 256 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)

my questions is, I purchased and fitted a 1GB samsung RAM, as you can see, so I now I've got a total of 1.5GB. However, I've think I've read that having too much can actually slow your pc down? Is that right?

if so, how do I know for sure, and does it mean I should remove one of the 256 sticks?

thanks
 
actually in the meantime, would I be better off removing one of the two 256mb sticks? (to leave me with one 1gb and one 256mb, but keeping the speed up at 400mhz?) :confused:
 
here's cpuz before and after:

before (with original 2 sticks)

cpuz%20memory2a.jpg


after (with all three sticks - i.e. including the extra 1gb stick)

cpuz%20memory_14_04_09.jpg
 
ok well if you're interested here's cpuz with one of the 256mb sticks removed. The speed has gone back up to 200mhz

With one 1gb stick and one 256mb stick:

cpuz%20memory_14_04_09d.JPG
 
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