RAM?

[Trace]

I got two 1GB sticks of DDR2 800 in my computer right now. Would it be better to add two more sticks of the same or add some DDR2 1066 (faster?). My mobo will only support up to DDR2 1066 according to the specs, and none of the supported mem sticks on their list are larger than 1GB.
This is what I have right now for memory and this is my mobo. Also wanna try to keep the cost under $100

[Blues]

Instead, why don't you buy 2x 2GB sticks of 1066 RAM, since your budget easily covers that with the drop in RAM prices.

[Trace]

Ok thanks  8) But if I install two new sticks are there any special things I have to do? I've heard that I'd have to clear my BIOS?

[copulatingduck]

waat

[Blues]

Whoever is telling you things about computers, punch them in the face.

Then punch them in the face again for me.

Then stop listening to them about computers.

Btw, just to let you know, you're not really going to see a big performance increase with 1066 over 800, so if you're strapped for cash just go get 2 more GB of what you're using now and set it up as a second dual channel. 1066 is more of one of those things where you won't see a difference going up, until you've been using it a while and go back to 800.

[ScottyGrayskull]

Ok thanks  8) But if I install two new sticks are there any special things I have to do? I've heard that I'd have to clear my BIOS?

No. RAM is the simplest thing you can install on a computer. Running a memtest on it to make sure it's good is usually a good idea, but to just get it working all you need to do is plug it in.

[ainmosni]

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Ok thanks  8) But if I install two new sticks are there any special things I have to do? I've heard that I'd have to clear my BIOS?

No. RAM is the simplest thing you can install on a computer. Running a memtest on it to make sure it's good is usually a good idea, but to just get it working all you need to do is plug it in.
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LOL, that reminds me of a story of an ex-colleague of mine...

This guy is a great coder and an adequate sysadmin but after that day we never let him mess with hardware again...

One day he was sent to the datacenter to add some RAM to some servers... Thing is, he took the wrong kind of ram which didn't fit in the slots of the server... So instead of knowing he had the wrong kind of RAM and going back he took an iron saw and SAWED THE RAM so it would fit...

[CaffeinePowered]

[quote author=ScottyGrayskull link=topic=1999.msg56269#msg56269 date=1229610042]
[quote author=Trace link=topic=1999.msg56220#msg56220 date=1229572276]
Ok thanks  8) But if I install two new sticks are there any special things I have to do? I've heard that I'd have to clear my BIOS?

No. RAM is the simplest thing you can install on a computer. Running a memtest on it to make sure it's good is usually a good idea, but to just get it working all you need to do is plug it in.
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LOL, that reminds me of a story of an ex-colleague of mine...

This guy is a great coder and an adequate sysadmin but after that day we never let him mess with hardware again...

One day he was sent to the datacenter to add some RAM to some servers... Thing is, he took the wrong kind of ram which didn't fit in the slots of the server... So instead of knowing he had the wrong kind of RAM and going back he took an iron saw and SAWED THE RAM so it would fit...


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Pics or it didn't happen


Also on a related note, I once tried to Jam SD memory into an EDO slot when I was like 13 or 14, yea....I had laid the computer down on the floor and I pushed so hard I bent the motherboard enough so that it came into contact with the carpeting below.

When I was younger I basically destroyed 3 machines, software or hardware wise, but I guess to learn the proper way sometimes you just need to learn the hard way when you are younger.

[HeK]

It's been 3-4 years, but I gotta find the thread where the puts DDR into SD slots, and everything catches fire... with pictures.
That and the guy who 'cut on the dotted lines' to get his PCI-E videocard to fit...

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

If you're going for 4 gigs, make sure you're running a 64 bit OS.

[Wedge]

Karrde link=topic=1999.msg56378#msg56378 date=1229626645]
If you're going for 4 gigs, make sure you're running a 64 bit OS.

No.  If you're running XP it's not going need it, and 64-bit XP support sux balls, and is ugly as hell when 99% of your programs are running in 32-bit mode anyways.  It's so cheap it doesn't matter if you're "losing" 1 gig of it, since you normally run the RAM paired anyways and there's no practical way to get exactly 3 gigs.

I'd assume Vista 64 needs it more and handles it better...

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Good point.