Can i use unequal ram in my ram slot

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by vaakash, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. beauxaj

    beauxaj Peon

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    #21
    Actually it will use both , it will slow down to the slower speed one though. The person who had 1gig @400 and 256@266 was probably showing 1256mb ram usable, but it all would have slowed down to the 266 speed. The better choice is to remove the 256mb ram because the speed increase will make up for the lil bit of ram he had.
     
    beauxaj, Aug 24, 2009 IP
  2. VaguSEO

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    #22
    You can use any memory size you like as long as all memory you use runs at the same speed
     
    VaguSEO, Aug 26, 2009 IP
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    #23
    yes You can use.
     
    zdhosting, Aug 27, 2009 IP
  4. businessman007

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    #24
    Using unequal RAM is ok. if it have same clock speed on both, otherwise it may affect the performance..
     
    businessman007, Sep 2, 2009 IP
  5. bpokosh

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    #25
    Unmatched ram may be slower but it is worth it for the increased capacity if you are starved for memory.
     
    bpokosh, Sep 4, 2009 IP
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    zymon_king Well-Known Member

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    #26
    Sure you can used both RaM on your motherboard, so that they given extra slot, so now your
    physical memory is 512+128 = 640..

    cheers!!!!
     
    zymon_king, Sep 4, 2009 IP
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    #27
    You may use 2 rams of unequal size but it should be of same frequency
    If not it will crash for sure
     
    sagaralias, Sep 29, 2009 IP