ok guys do i do this or not

Daytrader · 1 Aug 2006 at 01:46

i have a asus a7n8x dlx motherboard with 2 sticks of samsung original 512mb pc3200 ram = 1gig total, in slot 1 and slot 3 to give me dual channel, do i add 1 stick of crucial 512mb pc3200 ram in slot 2 to give me total 1.5gig ? will i notice the difference or is it even worth adding extra 512mb, also will it still run in dual channel if i use all slots im sure i read some where that useing all 3 slots does give dual channel still, also is there any tests i can run to check the difference's if replys say yes add 3rd stick. thx

Cyber-Mav · 1 Aug 2006 at 13:23

i have 3 sticks of 512mb ram in my nf7-s system and it does make a difference to its performance but thats because it was used to run games like battlefield 2.

just depends on what you do with your machine really.

Daytrader · 1 Aug 2006 at 13:51

thx for reply, and yes i struggle with battlefield 2 with just 1 gig, will it matter that the extra stick of ram is crucial and not samsung ?

wiggy · 1 Aug 2006 at 14:28

Running different brands wont make any difference except it will all run at the speed of your slowest stick, whether thats the samsung or crucial.

Daytrader · 1 Aug 2006 at 18:34

thx for reply, i did read this on another thread below, if im adding just 512mb the other bank will have 1gig and that dont add up does it ? mind you by adding the extra 512mb can only be better surely, wonder what tests i can do.

"the mainboard has 2 banks, with 3 slots.

slots 1 and 2 are bank 1 and slot 3 is bank 2.

the only qualm here is that.

slot 1 and 2 have to add up to the memory in slot 3."

Cyber-Mav · 2 Aug 2006 at 01:30

my nf7-s board is running these 3 sticks of ram at 2-2-2-11 with no problems at 372mhz.

Daytrader · 2 Aug 2006 at 20:12

thx for piccy and im running 3 sticks now it seems fine, thx guys