dmobley Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 long story short, I accidentally bought the TWINX1024-3200XLPT (2x512) when I bought my system, instead of the 2GB kit that I had intended in the first place. (I wanted 2gb, the 1gb was a little cheaper than the 2gb on the site I got it, and it was listed right under the 2gb, I didn't read the details, surprise when I got the RAM but it was entirely my fault, no big deal). Today, I got the TWINX2048-3200C2PT I wanted in the first place, and assumed I could just put both sets of RAM in the machine at the same time and get 3GB instead of 1GB or 2GB and I'd have an even better situation than I'd intended. I figured both sets of RAM would need to be run at the slower speeds (2-3-3-6 ?) in order to get them to both run successfully, but when I let the BIOS auto-set the RAM for me, it clocked them at 100mhz and some unusually terrible latency settings. The benchmarks were horrible, and I'm left wondering what's going on? Each set of RAM works %100 fine on their own, but when you combine them, suddenly they go from awesome to total junk? I'm currently using the 2GB kit by itself and I don't have any issues (aside from a couple of freezes in a game that probably aren't related) so I don't think the RAM is bad, but what's the deal here? I googled for some help and I didn't get anywhere, so does anyone have any advice for getting all 3GB to work at the right speed or should I just try and find someone who wants to buy the 1GB kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 It's never recommended to mix modules of different part #s, as they most likely use different ICs and won't work well together (if at all). 4 sticks also run slower than 2 sticks even when they are compatible. Keep the 2 GB pack, find another use for the 1 GB pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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