LordofChaos Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I've been searching the web looking for the type of ram my computer has. I know it is 240dimm dual channel 667 DDR2 , but some sites list it as pc2-5300 and others list it as pc2-5400. Does this make a difference? I am about to upgrade it to 8gb, should I just get 8gb of new ram, or just add 4 more? I dont want to slow my computer down. I added pc2-5300 2gb of ram to it, and it slowed it down noticeable so I promptly returned said ram. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted July 30, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted July 30, 2009 Please look up your system on our memory configurator and only use the memory that is suggested. In addition, if you install more than two modules of any makers memory the memory controller will slow the memory down by default so that may be normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordofChaos Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 i already checked the memory configurator, different sites list different ram I can use. so if i run more than 2 chips (i have 4 slots) it could/will slow my overall ram speed down? if i ran 2 4gb chips i would be OK then? or am I just screwed over from getting more than 4gb of ram in my computer without slowdown? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted August 5, 2009 Corsair Employees Share Posted August 5, 2009 You would have to check with the MB maker but I do not think that MB will support 4.0 Gig modules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 http://support.gateway.com/s/PC/R/1015336R/1015336Rsp2.shtml Guaranteed-Compatible Memory for your Gateway FX 7026 2 GB sticks max. Yes, more than 2 slots usually requires the memory speed to drop. Why 8 GB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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