doctorzedman Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 My current memory on my asus a8n-sli delux, fx 55, is 1gb twinx1024-4400c25pt. I would like to increas it another 2gb. what is the best memory to add without losing any performance? Please advise - or would I be better of geting another 1gb of 4400 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Any increase in # of sticks will drop the FSB. Why more than 1 GB though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorzedman Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 I would like to increase memory for more demanding games. Most say that the 2gb or above would make them play faster ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Depends on the game. BF2 will take advantage of it, not many others will. Also, with more than 2 sticks, the memory speed will slow down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Ditto Wired's post. You're best bet with a 32-bit Windows Xp system is two gigs in two sticks. Running four sticks will force you to run at a 2T command rate. Additionally, with four sticks all of the sticks will have to match by brand, model, and version number to run well at all if at all. As of bios release 1015 and up of the deluxe board the ddr speed is locked to 333mghz with "full loading" (i.e. four sticks) even if the core revision of your fx55 is capable of running four matched sticks at 400 mghz. With four sticks you'll also see a noticable drop in bandwith efficiency when tested with Sisoft Sandra. I see better than 95% with two sticks and around 75% with four. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorzedman Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 gentlemen - thank you for your advice. One last question. what would be my best bios settings for the current memory to insure maximun performance? once again many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garvin Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 A link in Ram Guy's posts listing the correct timings for Corsair ram: http://www.houseofhelp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted January 12, 2006 Corsair Employee Share Posted January 12, 2006 Thank you guys! And doctorzedman please let us know if you have any more questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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