Memory Slot Question

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My Abit KV7 motherboard has 3 dimm slots, with a maximum of 2 gig. What
would the affect be if i put 1 stick of 1gb 3200 into it with 1 stick of
256mb 2100?

TIA
 
JimBob said:
My Abit KV7 motherboard has 3 dimm slots, with a maximum of 2 gig. What
would the affect be if i put 1 stick of 1gb 3200 into it with 1 stick of
256mb 2100?

TIA
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You'd be shooting yourself in the foot. The extra 256MB wouldn't help you,
but it WOULD slow you down, as the faster 1GB stick would be running at a
slower speed. -Dave
 
Dave said:
You'd be shooting yourself in the foot. The extra 256MB wouldn't
help you, but it WOULD slow you down, as the faster 1GB stick would
be running at a slower speed. -Dave
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Thanks, this is what i'm aiming to buy:
http://tinyurl.com/62pnm

Is their anything i should be worrying about with that?
 
Thanks, this is what i'm aiming to buy:
http://tinyurl.com/62pnm

Is their anything i should be worrying about with that?
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Manufacturer: Various?? 4.70 P&P = 99.98 UKP
You dont know what you'll be getting.

Get <slap> memory <slap> from <slap> Crucial. (or similar)

2*512 (CT6464Z40B) = 101 UKP ,
free postage ,
lifetime limted warrantee,
30day no quibble.
excellent resale value,
can be used later in a dual channel board,
some redundancy if a stick should fail :)
 
Lordy said:
Manufacturer: Various?? 4.70 P&P = 99.98 UKP
You dont know what you'll be getting.

Get <slap> memory <slap> from <slap> Crucial. (or similar)

2*512 (CT6464Z40B) = 101 UKP ,
free postage ,
lifetime limted warrantee,
30day no quibble.
excellent resale value,
can be used later in a dual channel board,
some redundancy if a stick should fail :)
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Is this also from microdirect? Thanks for info dude.
 
Is this also from microdirect? Thanks for info dude.
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No. buy direct from Crucial.

www.crucial.com/uk

[I was gonna insert more slaps but I'd look childish ].

Get other opinions first, I'm no expert, but thats the option I would go
for. unless you have very particular and specific needs for lots of
memory (ie more than 1.5G long term) then a 1G stick may meet you needs
better - but this is a very tiny minority of people (not including me!)
 
Both sticks would be limited to running at the speed of the slowest one,
namely the PC 2100.
 
I would remove the slower 256 module. Why slow the 1 GB ram to accomodate
the 256? This is a reatively inexpensive module compared to the 1 GB module.
 
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