Not really, the 6GB can be slower than the 4GB because the system will be waiting for the other 2GB stick. The system is only as fast as it's slowest component. That 2GB stick will be the bottleneck on RAM performance. If you only want 6GB then get two 1GB sticks, if you can find them.
Just while we are on the subject. I just ordered a new rig. I ordered 8gb (4x2gb sticks) at 1600MHz. paying a little extra for the 1600MHz. whats the difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz...is it faster? also. Is it better to get 2x4gb sticks when dealing with software that uses large chunks of RAM. i.e. keeping 1 process…
Nope. Your RAM is triple channel. You need to be using sets of 3 RAM sticks. It's best if all of the RAM is of the same speed, voltage, timing, etc. You may encounter problems if you try to add 4 more sticks that don't match what you already have. Whether you decide to go to 12GB or not, you should see about finding a…
But it's only dual channel with 4 slots so 3, 4gb and 1gb stick. So they shouldnt interfer as far as i know ;s Also its a desktop a very large one at that ;o
I wouldn't do overclocking on the machine you do your work on unless it came from a builder overclocked with a warranty. As far as the RAM goes, you can do 1600Mhz with your current mobo. A low latency RAM stick will be faster during a lot of read/write operations. To get the triple channel, you'll have to go with 6 or 12…
I don't have enough money for an ssd and I am unsure of what ram I even have to be honest: there are my specs I want to add more ram at least so I can play games as well without a problem and I did think of having 12gb for future purposes but I am so unknowable about building pc's my older brother built this one and I…
yeah exactly, especially with a gaming market currently aimed at platforms that will roughly use 256mb as ram. And the fact that most games are still 32bit, meaning 2gb limit. Working smart and efficient will save you more than just memory. Stinger, it really doesn't matter what size of stick you use in the end, and you'll…
Man, I so wish I had a machine with 12 gb, my 2 gb just doesn't cut it at all. Stuck with a motherboard which can only take max 4 gb DDR2/667 ram. :P And wouldn't you know, a 2x2gb DDR2 ram is more expensive then 2x2gb DDR3 ram. Apparently my ram is becoming more valuable as old wine, £15-20 more. Any chance someone got a…