I currently have 1 Gig of DDR SDRAM 400mhz memory on my pc. Would adding an additional 512meg stick of ram help improve my PCs overall performance????
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Yeah, not as much as adding another 1gb stick, but it'll still help alot.
I currently have 1 Gig of DDR SDRAM 400mhz memory on my pc. Would adding an additional 512meg stick of ram help improve my PCs overall performance????
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Is Dell just trying to rip me off
However, on balance the 512MB will substantially improve your performance, because dual vs single channel is a small difference compared to RAM vs virtual memory (hard disk).I didn't realize that you had 2x512, another 512 might improve performance slightly due to less swapping with virtual memory but that chipset supports dual channel so you will actually loose performance adding a stick and running in single channel.
If only it were so easy! Unfortunately, on some MBs they need to be in the different color slots to run in dual-channel mode. Your MB manual should have the details, but even some MB manuals have it backwards, so feel free to experiment.... look inside your computer and make sure the sticks are in the right slots. ... the sticks need to be in the same color slots to run dual channel. ...
First, stay away from Corsair's ValueSelect line. It is worse quality RAM than you will get from Dell. Corsair's premium lines (such as XMS), on the other hand, are excellent. If you want to go with a "value" line, Kingston's ValueRAM will be at least as good quality as the Dell. If you're concerned about compatibility, the major manufacturers (e.g. Crucial, Kingston, Corsair, etc) usually have memory configurators on their websites where you can just enter your computer brand and model number to find out which RAM is compatible with it..... Is Dell just trying to rip me off or am I missing something here??? Here are the specs on the Corsair Memory - CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory - Retail
Perhaps you mistakenly ordered a DDR2 stick for a DDR MB or vice versa.... I sat here for like an hour trying to get it to lock into place and right...with no success. ...?
While this may be true for AMD MBs, it's not true for most MBs using recent Intel chipsets....
You have to run matched PAIRS of memory sticks to enable dual channel mode on your motherboard. An oddball number of sticks will result in the memory running in single channel mode....
Yeah, not as much as adding another 1gb stick, but it'll still help alot.
While this may be true for AMD MBs, it's not true for most MBs using recent Intel chipsets....
You have to run matched PAIRS of memory sticks to enable dual channel mode on your motherboard. An oddball number of sticks will result in the memory running in single channel mode....