Is it recomended to have DDR 2 rams of different companies on a single mother board. One is of Twinmos 512 mb 533 fsb and the other is Transend 512 mb 667 fsb.
2007-07-26 01:29:28 · 8 answers · asked by Srinu 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It's not 'recommended' to run RAM with different speeds in dual channel mode (it will use the speed of the slowest) but it can be done.
If you're not running them in dual channel you should be fine
If you do encounter system instability running dual channel just put one in a different slot so they are not running dual channel and it should be fine.
Hope that helps
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2007-07-26 01:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by whalemeister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being made by two different companies is normally not an issue. But the fact they are two different FSB speeds can be. Both chips will function at the lower speed (533). With some memory, running it at a lower speed can cause problems. Try it, and if your computer keeps locking up or suddenly rebooting, the memory will probably be the cause.
2007-07-26 02:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it does not matter if its of a different company, but make sure that the fsb is same and read ur motherboard manual for the RAM slot configuration. if the fsb is not same then the RAM performance will be overruled by the higher FSB Ram, then ur overall performance and the load will on ur higher FSB ram.
2007-07-26 01:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by neo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will work together regardless, but since one is clocked at a slower speed they both will run at the slower rated speed.
2007-07-26 03:41:04 · answer #4 · answered by INOA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i would not mix the two speeds, the higher speed may drop down and run at the lower speed or it may not.
2007-07-26 10:14:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could cause instability but i would try it as is for now - its pointless spending cash on replacing it if you don't need to - unless you sell both sticks and upgrade to two matching 1 gig sticks???
2007-07-26 01:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by andy t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's fine...
It is however, not recommended if your running a Dual Channel setup
2007-07-26 01:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by andrew5544 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as they are both compatible with the motherboard.
2007-07-26 01:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋