Memory question???

[lolper]

is it ok to have 4gig of memory 2gig from one company and theother 2gig from another company?

 

[lolper]

no one?

 

[xitshsif]

yes it's fine, as long as they're running the same speed

 

[lolper]

so they shouldb oth be pc2 6400 ddr2 800?

 

[xitshsif]

if you're running them at 800 Mhz then yes

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: lolper
is it ok to have 4gig of memory 2gig from one company and theother 2gig from another company?

1) Yes, they will both be run at the same speed
2) They're probably not even running at DDR2-800 speeds anyway unless you've overclocking
3) Windows x86 will only see 3.something GB of it so don't be surprised.

 

[Nathelion]

You may end up having trouble if you try to run them in dual channel mode

 

[Roguestar]

Not really, if it's an Intel 965, 975 or recent nVidia chipset. They're not only very flexible about dual channel mode but will even run 2 sticks in dual channel and 1 in single if you've got three DIMMs. Nothing to worry about.