Eprush Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IPE1000 (800MHz FSB) w/3.0 GHz P4 Current RAM: 2 sticks of Giel :o: 512MB PC3200 (DIMM1 & DIMM3) The label on each stick says 2.5-6-3-3) I've heard only praises about Corsair's quality and performance, and I want only the best. I would like to simply expand my RAM to 2GB adding your TwinX1024-3200C2 (maybe PRO) set. Personally, I don't like messing with BIOS settings and all that internal stuff. I like to have it turn on and run without thinking. If I want to proceed with my purchase, will I have to make adjustments to anything in the BIOS? I watched the Corsair Website's little video show on how RAM works, but I still don't fully understand the CAS/RAS stuff. I know the TwinX1024-3200C2 is 'set' for 2.3.3.6. Will it work? Thanks! eprush - definite newbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 It's not recommended to mix memory from different manufacturers. It may be possible though, but it isn't recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eprush Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 Is it a compatibility issue between the setting (CAS/RAS) stuff? Or is it due to possibly different architecture? I hate to spend $250 for something that wont work. Thanks for your response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Well you can always loosen the timings, but it mainly has to do with the ICs of the sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eprush Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Well you can always loosen the timings, but it mainly has to do with the ICs of the sticks. That sounds technical. Imagine you're explaining to your old man how to program the VCR. ;): Either way, it sounds like the safe route for me is to just stick with the company I got the first stuff from. If the risk is the same with them, then I'll come back and take my chances with the Corsair stuff. Thanks for your help. eprush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 18, 2005 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 18, 2005 I would suggest you match the memory or the system may not be stable. If you need 2.0 Gig of memory I would suggest you use Twinx2048-3200 with this MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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