Just installed Vista 64bit and computer seemed dead slow so I am trying to upgrade a few things (only have a E6300 CPU but thats covered in another thread).
Currently have 2x1GB of Geil PC2-6400 memory on a Gigabyte DS4 (rev 1.0) Motherboard. Looking at the mobo website it seems although a 1066Mhz FSB is supported for the CPU, only DDR2 800/667/533 is supported for the memory. So a couple of questions:
1) Does that mean for this board I am limited to PC2-6400 memory and can't use PC2-8500?
2) Is it worth upgrading from 2GB to 4GB of memory? and if so do I need to match brands and CL etc with my current 2GB?
3) My current memory is rated at CL4 at 800Mhz, but CPU-Z says its only achieving CL5 is this a big difference and can I fix it? (might be down to the voltage as it's reading at 1.8V and I think I remember the box says 1.9-2.0v or something)
Currently have 2x1GB of Geil PC2-6400 memory on a Gigabyte DS4 (rev 1.0) Motherboard. Looking at the mobo website it seems although a 1066Mhz FSB is supported for the CPU, only DDR2 800/667/533 is supported for the memory. So a couple of questions:
1) Does that mean for this board I am limited to PC2-6400 memory and can't use PC2-8500?
2) Is it worth upgrading from 2GB to 4GB of memory? and if so do I need to match brands and CL etc with my current 2GB?
3) My current memory is rated at CL4 at 800Mhz, but CPU-Z says its only achieving CL5 is this a big difference and can I fix it? (might be down to the voltage as it's reading at 1.8V and I think I remember the box says 1.9-2.0v or something)