Memory Upgrade question

Dot.com Cowboy · 06-13-2005, 04:40 AM

Guys,

Could use some help here. I have 3 DIMM slots, two of which are filled with 1 Corsair Platinum Series, CMX512 - 3200LLPT (512MB) modules each. I have one free slot left (3 total on my mobo) and was thinking of buying a 1 GB Corsair module for it to bring my total memory to 2 gigs. Some additional markings on my memory I current have are XMS3205v1.1, 400mhz 2226 t1.

I've just spent 30 minutes on New Egg.com and Corsair looking to see if this is possible and to find the similar partner number model, with no luck. My fear is I'll pay $150 for this super fast memory only to not have it work or not be compatitble some how.

Can anyone help me here and tell me what exact Corsair Platinum single 1 Gig DIMM I need to upgrade? Does timing on the new module have to match the old ones? Will it even work mixing a single different size DIMM with 2 other one's?

Any guidance you can provide will be appreciated. I'm doing all of this for BF2 as I hear it's a RAM hog.

Thanks.

I'm really confused and if I can't figure it out I just won't upgrade.

grim reaper · 06-13-2005, 10:42 AM

Your current memory has timings of

2-2-2-6

1gb sticks are not this quick. Putting a 1gb stick in with higher timing will revert all sticks to those settings. This may slow you down.

Dot.com Cowboy · 06-13-2005, 12:43 PM

k thanks Grim. Because of this woud you advise not to upgrade? Could I do a 512MB stick then (exactly the type I have now) and speed up my computer? Would that work? (Would be a total of 1.5Gig of memory.

Or is it all for naught, and 1 gig is fine? (Haven't DL the demo yet as my computer is still in transit.)

Thanks.

grim reaper · 06-13-2005, 12:51 PM

Wait untill you play BF2 and the benchmarks come out. Theres no point in upgrading just for the sake of it.

*goes to install new mobo*

Soyuz · 06-13-2005, 03:04 PM

Quote:

1gb sticks are not this quick. Putting a 1gb stick in with higher timing will revert all sticks to those settings. This may slow you down.

This only happens on really old Mother Boards. Now a days the mobo does not run all the Memory at the speed of your slowest stick.

grim reaper · 06-13-2005, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soyuz

Quote:

1gb sticks are not this quick. Putting a 1gb stick in with higher timing will revert all sticks to those settings. This may slow you down.

This only happens on really old Mother Boards. Now a days the mobo does not run all the Memory at the speed of your slowest stick.

No soyuz thats completely untrue.

The mobo will always resort to the slowest SPD timings however many sticks you have.

Soyuz · 06-13-2005, 09:29 PM

I dunno...
I heard that they don't have that anymore on newer mobos, and that people still think that because it was a problem "back in the days", like a rumor, myth. It's not true now
But whatever, better to play it safe.
Listen to Grim. :/

Dot.com Cowboy · 06-14-2005, 04:29 AM

Thanks peeps. I'll wait to play the full game before upgrading.

Cøyøte · 06-14-2005, 04:33 AM

The newer cpu have memory controllers inherent,.. Tho Exactly WHT that entails, I wont believe until Ive broke one,...

grim reaper · 06-14-2005, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CÃ¸yÃ¸te

The newer cpu have memory controllers inherent,.. Tho Exactly WHT that entails, I wont believe until Ive broke one,...

Its only the Athlon 64 that have on die memory controllers. This is partly what makes them so good at games. Pentium 4 still have the memory controller on the Northbridge.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soyuz

Listen to Grim.

QFT.

06-13-2005, 04:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	Memory Upgrade question Guys, Could use some help here. I have 3 DIMM slots, two of which are filled with 1 Corsair Platinum Series, CMX512 - 3200LLPT (512MB) modules each. I have one free slot left (3 total on my mobo) and was thinking of buying a 1 GB Corsair module for it to bring my total memory to 2 gigs. Some additional markings on my memory I current have are XMS3205v1.1, 400mhz 2226 t1. I've just spent 30 minutes on New Egg.com and Corsair looking to see if this is possible and to find the similar partner number model, with no luck. My fear is I'll pay $150 for this super fast memory only to not have it work or not be compatitble some how. Can anyone help me here and tell me what exact Corsair Platinum single 1 Gig DIMM I need to upgrade? Does timing on the new module have to match the old ones? Will it even work mixing a single different size DIMM with 2 other one's? Any guidance you can provide will be appreciated. I'm doing all of this for BF2 as I hear it's a RAM hog. Thanks. I'm really confused and if I can't figure it out I just won't upgrade. __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

06-13-2005, 12:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	k thanks Grim. Because of this woud you advise not to upgrade? Could I do a 512MB stick then (exactly the type I have now) and speed up my computer? Would that work? (Would be a total of 1.5Gig of memory. Or is it all for naught, and 1 gig is fine? (Haven't DL the demo yet as my computer is still in transit.) Thanks. __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

06-14-2005, 04:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dot.com Cowboy Sergeant Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 403	Thanks peeps. I'll wait to play the full game before upgrading. __________________ -War is the anvil upon which history is forged. MSI K8N Neo Platinum 2 Gig\'s of Corsair Xtreme PC3200 (DDR400) AMD 64 4000 CPU (2.4 Ghz, 939) GF 6800 GT. Samsung 19inch LCD 930b (8ms response time) Klipsch surround sound system (w/400watt sub) Cable 4.2 Mbps

06-13-2005, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,255	Your current memory has timings of 2-2-2-6 1gb sticks are not this quick. Putting a 1gb stick in with higher timing will revert all sticks to those settings. This may slow you down.

06-13-2005, 12:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
grim reaper Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 7,255	Wait untill you play BF2 and the benchmarks come out. Theres no point in upgrading just for the sake of it. goes to install new mobo

06-13-2005, 09:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Soyuz Second Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,472	I dunno... I heard that they don't have that anymore on newer mobos, and that people still think that because it was a problem "back in the days", like a rumor, myth. It's not true now But whatever, better to play it safe. Listen to Grim. :/

06-14-2005, 04:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cøyøte Second Lieutenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,410	The newer cpu have memory controllers inherent,.. Tho Exactly WHT that entails, I wont believe until Ive broke one,...