Okay lets assume I have a computer with four ram ports.

In two of them, I have 256mb pc2700 chips.

In a third, I have a 512 pc3200 chip. I know the motherboard supports the higher speed, but will the different speed chips in the computer at the same time cause problems?

I don't think so...but it will dumb down the faster RAM to the slower speed.

Quote (Corran Horn @ Aug. 08 2006, 3:20 pm)

I don't think so...but it will dumb down the faster RAM to the slower speed.

Okay thanks. I'll buy the faster ram anyway, and later on replace the slower ones.

60$ for a 512 3200 ddr, and then 32$ rebate at compusa. Not bad.

Yeah.  I've run RAM like that in my system before.  It'll just run at the top speed of the slowest modules, like Corran said.

Exactly, just like Agent and Corran have said, the computer will run all the RAM at the maximun speed of the slowest module.

Though, you could always OC the slower ram. Maybe not quite up to the speed of the 3200 chips, but it wouldn't be as unstable as a normal RAM overclock because you know that the 512 DIMM is gonna be fine with the extra speed. It's just the other two you'd have to worry about

Quote (Harles @ Aug. 09 2006, 1:03 pm)

Though, you could always OC the slower ram.

I really would not bother worrying about that, There is not going to be that much of a drop in preformance to worry.

Quote (Corridale @ Aug. 08 2006, 8:35 pm)

Quote (Harles @ Aug. 09 2006, 1:03 pm) Though, you could always OC the slower ram. I really would not bother worrying about that, There is not going to be that much of a drop in preformance to worry.

I'd agree.

Ram OCing is more about the need to squeeze every ounce of performance out of your hardware and the pride in getting that perfect little setup where your rig is teetering the egde between sustainable stability and complete thermal meltdown

The performance increase would be neglibly measurable, at best.

I have4 slots and4 types ofram just bits i got fromhere and there:)

from my knoledge it is best by far to at one time have (one make and one size)x how many slots you have for best performance
it is bad to have a 64mb kingston with a 512mb sandisk and a 256 whatever, that will slow down the mashine and you wont get the desired 832mb ram you where hoping for.

true, but it was the cheapest sollution ;)