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chillidog

chillidog

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hi
am going to play dumb now as i don't know much about memory
at the mo i have got 4 gig of as follows:
Geil 4Gb DDR3 1600 (2x2Gb) Black Dragon Dual-Channel Kit
Brand/Model : Geil GB34GB1600C9DC
Size : 4GB(2GBx2)
Bus Speed : 1600MHz PC3-12800
CAS Latency : 9-9-9
now if i want to upgrade say to 8 gig and get another 4 gig stick would i need to get the same spec of ram i got now?

also the motherboard i got it says about :
Max. Memory Speed : DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/10as where i have got 1600mhz sticks @ the moment does this mean that the 1600 won't be able to oc like 1866 and 2133 oc or doe's mean that the 1600 will overclock to the 1866 &2133 and so on .
forgive my lack of knowledge on this
 
chillidog said:
hi
am going to play dumb now as i don't know much about memory
at the mo i have got 4 gig of as follows:
Geil 4Gb DDR3 1600 (2x2Gb) Black Dragon Dual-Channel Kit
Brand/Model : Geil GB34GB1600C9DC
Size : 4GB(2GBx2)
Bus Speed : 1600MHz PC3-12800
CAS Latency : 9-9-9
now if i want to upgrade say to 8 gig and get another 4 gig stick would i need to get the same spec of ram i got now?
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You need RAM as close as possible in terms of timings, speed and oparating voltage.


chillidog said:
also the motherboard i got it says about :
Max. Memory Speed : DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/10as where i have got 1600mhz sticks @ the moment does this mean that the 1600 won't be able to oc like 1866 and 2133 oc or doe's mean that the 1600 will overclock to the 1866 &2133 and so on .
forgive my lack of knowledge on this
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Neither.

It means that RAM which is rated for 1866MHz, 2133MHz and 2200MHz will only work at those speeds if overclocked. The default highest speed must be 1600MHz so you have to overclock higher rated RAM to reach its rated speed.
 
chillidog said:
So let's say I can get the same memory that I got now
Would I see any better perforce than I got now
For on line game play
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I don't do on line gaming so I can't answer specifically.

Most games don't need more than 4GB because they're designed to be used on 32 bit systems which can't use any more than that.

I suggest you monitor your RAM usage while gaming.

If you're using all that you have now it's probably worth getting another 4GB.
 
thx for the reply
its only that i have read somewhere on here that theses days that the minimum spec of ram that people are using these days is 8 gig.so i thought i just follow and keep up with the trend.
so now i have been out and got some more of the same with the same spec that i have already got and already its seem better/quicker.the only thing i have noticed is that on the windows performace before i had 7.9 with only 4 gig and now i got 7.8 not sure why
 
chillidog said:
thx for the reply
its only that i have read somewhere on here that theses days that the minimum spec of ram that people are using these days is 8 gig.so i thought i just follow and keep up with the trend.
so now i have been out and got some more of the same with the same spec that i have already got and already its seem better/quicker.the only thing i have noticed is that on the windows performace before i had 7.9 with only 4 gig and now i got 7.8 not sure why
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I wouldn't worry too much about the Windows Experience Index.

If you want to make sure it's running properly download CPU-Z, click on the memory tab and post a picture.
 
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You're memory is running fine.

800MHz (doubled to 1600MHz as it's Double Data Rate).

9-9-9-28 timings which is what it should be.

You can always try tinkering with the timings, or try running with a command rate of 1T, but it really makes little difference.

I'd just leave it as it is and carry on gaming.
 
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