Thread: Ram?
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Old 14-03-2012, 20:14   #12
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Re: Ram?

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984 View Post
I am only on 2 GB RAM, thinking of buying some more RAM. Which would be better, replace one of the 1 GB RAM with a 2 GB RAM and then have 3 GB RAM, or replace both? Loathe to replace both really, as I only bought the other 1 GB last year so would probably be better to purchase 2 GB RAM and install that in place of the older 1 GB RAM.
Most motherboards run ram in dual channel mode if you replace only one ram it'll default to single channel mode which is slower. To stick with Dual channel you need identical spec ram.

Be aware though that if you are using a 32bit OS then even with 4GB it'll only show 3GB
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