just added a spare 512mb 200mhz ram to my 1Gb 400mhz ram. it works but just wondering if the 200mhz will greatly affect the entire ram performance of the machine?
2007-08-01 22:47:32 · 4 answers · asked by wayne 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
i had only 2 slots fyi...
2007-08-01 23:00:48 · update #1
mobo supports only DDR 266 / 333 / 400. don't have 200, but it work for me though.
2007-08-01 23:03:37 · update #2
1Gb 400mhz+512mb 200mhz had the advantage of multi-tasking, while 1Gb 400mhz alone had the advantage of speed. so what do you want?
2007-08-02 15:15:56 · answer #1 · answered by Sin Wei Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. As most people will never notice the performance drop because the computer is running on a slower RAM speed due to a slow RAM. Only benchmarking programs would see a speed difference.
Even if you're playing games, you'd never notice the speed degration, it would even be generally faster since you have more RAM in your system.
2007-08-02 07:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by venereal_madness 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your PC should run faster with the 1Gb ddr400.
When you put 2 ram sticks with different speeds, BIOS will always synchronize the speed to that of the slowest, which is 200mhz in your case.
2007-08-02 07:36:21 · answer #3 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a It depends on your motherboard.If you have four slots for the ram put the first in the slot close to the CPU and skip a slot and place the other.It should work fine. but if you have only two slots then it depends on the speed of the ram that the board supports.
2007-08-02 05:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋