12GB of ram and computer is slower than when they were just 4GB

[h3sham]

ok so heres my problem originaly i had 2X2GB adata 1600 rams then 5 months ago i got 2X4GB 1333 team rams...so i installed all 4 together couldnt get em to work in dual channel mode well more like i was too busy to work on it , anyway ive noticed my computer is runing a tad too slow .....slower than when it had only 4GBs of ram it takes around 3 mins to boot the windows now and like 6-10 to start it up and start the antivirus and the msn and google talk....i was hoping anyone could help me figure out whats wrong and why its runing so slow now , thanks in advance
also my specs are :
Intel Core i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20GHz
MB : Gigabyte-P55-USB3L
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450,EVGA SC
RAM : 12288 MB DDR3 Dual Channel
RAM Speed : 666.2 MHz (4:20) @ 9-9-9-24
Slot 1 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 1 Manufacturer : A-Data Technology
Slot 2 : 2048MB (10700)
Slot 2 Manufacturer : A-Data Technology
Slot 3 : 4096MB (10700)
Slot 3 Manufacturer : Team Group Inc.
Slot 4 : 4096MB (10700)
Slot 4 Manufacturer : Team Group Inc.
Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit
HDD:500GB caviar green

 

[TenPc]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3441#sp
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules, your ram is at 667mhz

Usually ram is put into alternating slots like 1 + 3, 2 + 4, for their matching speeds and volumes. You got the 2gb in slots 1 & 2, and the 4gb ram in slots 3 & 4.

The CPU you have is compatible however, it only supports 2 slots only and at speeds of 1066/1333
http://ark.intel.com/products/43546/Intel-Core-i5-650-Processor-(4M-Cache-3_20-GHz)

If you put the 4gb ram into slots 1 & 3, You will get 8gb of ram but at it stands, you have 2gb in slot 1 and 4 gb in slot 3 giving you only 6gb total, slots 2 & 4 being ignored by the CPU (but not the motherboard specs).

About your hdd, in Bios, set the drives to autodetect. Set your hdd as primary boot, disable any other boot option.

 

[GhislainG]

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3441#sp
Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules, your ram is at 667mhz

Usually ram is put into alternating slots like 1 + 3, 2 + 4, for their matching speeds and volumes. You got the 2gb in slots 1 & 2, and the 4gb ram in slots 3 & 4.

The CPU you have is compatible however, it only supports 2 slots only and at speeds of 1066/1333
http://ark.intel.com/products/43546/Intel-Core-i5-650-Processor-(4M-Cache-3_20-GHz)

If you put the 4gb ram into slots 1 & 3, You will get 8gb of ram but at it stands, you have 2gb in slot 1 and 4 gb in slot 3 giving you only 6gb total, slots 2 & 4 being ignored by the CPU (but not the motherboard specs).

About your hdd, in Bios, set the drives to autodetect. Set your hdd as primary boot, disable any other boot option.

You probably didn't read the whole thread, but I believe the OP already sorted out the memory configuration and ity runs in dual channel mode. The CPU supports 2 channels or 4 slots for a total of 16GB.

 

[ko888]

thats the problem both HDD are old and i check both with HDtune the 500GB speed test was ok at first then slowed down starting the middle till the end the 40GB which is actually a very loud HDD i can hear it spin to my surprise tested alright also the 500GB had C7 ultra DMA CRC error count of "current 200" worst 188 "threshold 0"data 8787"status warning...i dun even know that is

I wasn't asking about HDTune disk performance.

I'm asking you if you have run Windows 7's own HDD Error Checking tool to determine if the HDDs have any data integrity problems.

 

[h3sham]

nope i will try that

 

[InvalidError]

I'm asking you if you have run Windows 7's own HDD Error Checking tool to determine if the HDDs have any data integrity problems.

Better than that would be the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic tool. In Seagate's case, the test to run would be the "Long Generic Test" which should have the highest chance of finding something without much risk of losing data - short of the drive deciding to die in mid-test.

A drive may look fine as far as Windows is concerned, albeit with degraded performance and occasional lag. The manufacturers' tools which monitor internal drive parameters during testing (stuff like correctable read errors) can detect potential problems before they actually cause data loss. SMART is supposed to reflect those but the diagnostic software may dig deeper than what the manufacturers make available though that.

 

[ko888]

nope i will try that

Make sure that you have the Windows 7 64-bit Intel Chipset Driver and GIGABYTE SATA2 Driver installed.

 

[h3sham]

they are installed....and i decided to get a new HDD and try...question is should i get a caviar black 1TB WD or caviar green ....i heared the caviar green sux .....but for the price of caviar black 1tb i can get a 2tb green so idk

 

[ko888]

they are installed....and i decided to get a new HDD and try...question is should i get a caviar black 1TB WD or caviar green ....i heared the caviar green sux .....but for the price of caviar black 1tb i can get a 2tb green so idk

My boot and applications drives are SSDs. I only use HDDs for data storage.

I didn't notice much of a difference between booting with a 10,000 RPM Raptor and a Caviar Black when I use to use HDDs for bootup.

If you need the data storage space go with the 2TB Green. I don't think your Windows boot time is going to be drastically or noticeably quicker with a Caviar Black.

 

[InvalidError]

WD Green is intended to be a low-power drive series. They spin platters at ~5400RPM and manage (limit) actuator power to do so, obviously not a favorite pick for performance.

They re better suited for archival/backup than OS/application/swap drives.

 

[h3sham]

storage doesnt realy matter i just dun want it dying on me anytime soon...so my question is is the caviar green realy bad?

 

[ko888]

storage doesnt realy matter i just dun want it dying on me anytime soon...so my question is is the caviar green realy bad?

It's difficult to determine what the reliability is going to be because you don't know how the drive was treated during shipping.

If it was thrown around during shipping then I wouldn't trust it to be reliable.

 

[h3sham]

so assuming it was handled right it will be reliable and wont die so soon like mine right?

 

[ko888]

so assuming it was handled right it will be reliable and wont die so soon like mine right?

Yes.

 

[h3sham]

Well ok thanks alot for the help guys ^^

 

[InvalidError]

so assuming it was handled right it will be reliable and wont die so soon like mine right?

You can get lemons from any manufacturer and product line no matter how good their track record may be.

Personally, I have never had an instantaneous total drive failure. All my failed HDDs have at least survived long enough after the point where I find out that the drive might have problems for me to at least get my important data off the drive before dying completely. Most died while formatting before RMA shipping.