RAM Confusions.

[InKursion]

Hey,

I recently purchased 2Gb GeiL dual-channel RAM from your store. It works very well and I am satisfied with the product . However, I have another 1Gb dual-channel kit left over from my old system (that I also purchased from you), and I'm wondering if it would be of any use.

My motherboard has 4 slots for memory, which to me seems like capacity for 2x dual-channel kits. I'm simply wondering what are the problems/constraints with this, if I were to try and use two dual-channel kits simitaneously? Would the system start-up and run smoothly? I assume the RAM has to be the same frequency?

 

[InKursion]

Yep I'm aware you're all helpful none-OCuK staff. I just feel a slight bit guilty as I come to these Forums to ask for help rather than to make constructive posts or help other people .

Both RAM kits are DDR. I have just purchased the GEIL 2Gb dual-channel kit from the website, which CPU-Z tells me is 201MhZ frequency. My old RAM was a 2x 512Mb Corsair Value kit (1Gb dual-channel). The chips identify it as VS512Mb400- which apparently is 400Mhz PC3200 memory. The Corsair page tells me this is a single 512Mb DIMM stick, but I originally bought it from OCuK in one of the older (now retired) full system set-ups as a dual-channel kit.

Don't know if that helps. Thanks for the posts.