Memory Help-Upgrading 1 to 2 GB

[ChiSoxFan]

I was hoping you guys might be able to help me out on some memory questions. Right now I have an AMD FX-55 processor with (2) 512 sticks of cheapo memory. I want to upgrade to 2GB and was hoping for some advice. I can add 2 more 512's, add (2) 1GB cards for a total of 3GB with leaving the current 1GB in there, or take out the (2) 512s and put in (2) 1GB cards. I'm not sure what the best strategy is or if having 3GB would actually hurt performance by having 4 cards in there and having mixed memory sizes. Thanks in advance. I don't want to waste money but think going to 2GB might help performance a decent amount.

 

[Tsaico]

I found that the upgrade wasn't that big a deal on my own rig. While it didn't hurt me, having 2 gigs wasn't that much different from when I had 1. My WoW was smoother, but other than that...

and I would just buy all the same size and type, your chances of problems are fewer. With the cost of ram now days, taking a hit on return/restocking fee and the shiping will be most of the difference you saved. As for 3 GB vs 2 GB, I would just go with the 2 GB RAM.

 

[airhendrix13]

If you will end up having 3GB of memory, take advantage of it and use it all. The only way I can see it hurting performance in any way is if you put in lower clocked memory, thus dragging the speed down on the others. But if they are all the same speed, 99% of the time more memory is better.

 

[stogez]

It depends on your motherboard. If all 4 mem slots are filled, some boards will run at DDR333 and 2T. Check your motherboard support forums and see if there are any problems with running memory in all 4 slots. If there are not problems, then just go with 3GB if you can actually use it. Depending on what you use your computer for, you might not ever use the 3GB.