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30th Apr 2009, 04:05
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Hi, This is my first time trying to upgrade my hardware (everytime is my brother doing everything).So i have decide to upgrade my ram but i have little to no knowledge of computer hardware.I have two com to upgrade.The first motherboard is P5B-E Plus and it has a 1gb ram.The second motherboard is 865PE Neo2-P and it has 2 512mb ram.I am thinking about upgrading to 3gb ram because window xp can only use so much.
i am unsure about alot of things like does my motherboard need to install ram in matching pairs? or does it support dual-channel memory and what type of DDR do i need? |
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30th Apr 2009, 13:20
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Windows XP 32-bit (x86) will utilise approximatley 3.5GB of RAM.
Windows XP 64-bit (x64) will utilise more than you would ever want, and you are more likely to be limited by your motherboard. (see below) The Asus P5B-E supports Dual-Channel DDRII Ram. Only up to 800MHz though, which is worth noting. The MSI 865PE Neo2-Platinum supports a maximum of 4GB. DDRIII Ram is supported but not well - stick to DDRII. Don't spend much on the RAM, particularly not for the MSI - it's not a great brand comaperd to other leading manufacturers, and is very outdated. If you still need any help with brands of RAM to go for - Carbon's your man, see his Hardware choices thread here.
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1st May 2009, 05:23
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Do Dual-Channel means that i must buy ram in identical pairs or will it not work? if not can i just buy a DDR2 2gb 800MHz ram for my Asus P5B-E as my window xp is 32bit?
i had go to a site call crucial.com and do a scan for the motherboard 865PE Neo2-P and it say that it only use DDR1 ram??? thx for the fast reply btw 
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1st May 2009, 08:45
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If you only intend to use 1 stick then that's fine.
But if you use 2 sticks of 1GB say, then you could run into trouble if they're different. (ie. you buy 2GB now, but in future you buy another 2GB stick) The Crucial tester is generally fairly respectable.. but when I looked on a few different sites they all indicated it was DDR2. Based on that though if I were you I'd buy DDR, as it's an old mobo, and is not really worth spending much on. Just go for some generic DDR.. it'll either pack up all together or be so outdated it's not at all worth it soon. If you fancy it you could upgrade the mobo at the same time.
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1st May 2009, 13:25
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DDR is way more expensive than DDR2...
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1st May 2009, 17:18
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1st May 2009, 17:34
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The fact that nobody makes it anymore has driven up prices to double-triple the price of DDR2. It may not be worth it.
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2nd May 2009, 10:32
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Yeah, but you can find used DDR easily and cheap from people who don't really realise that.
However my point was that it's not worth going for DDR2 or anything even remotely modern, you'd be better off upgrading mobo before you do that, or you'll have to do it all over again very soon.
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