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Hi all AO's
Well i purchased a computer configure as below:
Core 2 Duo 2.53 MHz
2 GB DDR2 (1 stick only but i have 2 banks)
250 GB hard disk
well my question is
if i dont have both the banks of Ram sticks full then the Core 2 duo would not perform properly
i m attaching a memory scan below please check that and suggest....
Greetings.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingkong
if i am reading your post correct you would like to know that if you leave one of the memory slots free then your system will not perform good?
It will perform fine with just one memory slot filled with the 2Gb ram.
what Operating System are you running?
as Windows XP does not like more then 3Gb ram.
But if you have Vista installed then you can easily put another stick of 2Gb ram into the spare slot if you want.
You will not get dual channel support for your ram seeing as though it is only 1 stick. I fail to see how this would affect your CPU directly.
I suppose your CPU wants more but the RAM is holding it back ...
Hi Teabags it has been a long time
The PC performs good no issues with that but the problem is that whether it will give me the full out put i mean the best performance?Quote:
if i am reading your post correct you would like to know that if you leave one of the memory slots free then your system will not perform good?
i want full utilization of core2duoQuote:
It will perform fine with just one memory slot filled with the 2Gb ram.
i am using XPQuote:
what Operating System are you running?
as Windows XP does not like more then 3Gb ram.
hi Cider How are you its been long time
This is exactly what i am trying to ask if i have installed 1 stick i n one bank and other is empty then would i or would not i get the dual channel performance??Quote:
You will not get dual channel support for your ram seeing as though it is only 1 stick. I fail to see how this would affect your CPU directly.
Actually i dont have any idea of this questionQuote:
I suppose your CPU wants more but the RAM is holding it back ...
but what i want to ask is to get a dual channel performance should i get other stick and install to get a dual channel performance
Yes you will need 2 banks, installed in dual channel mode (check in your manual for this setup).
I.E - Just get another 2G and your system will be great.
It has nothing to do with XP vs. Vista but with 32bit vs. 64bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by t34b4g5
Yes i agree to Sirdice with thisQuote:
It has nothing to do with XP vs. Vista but with 32bit vs. 64bit.
even i forgot to notify that
so can ne one tell me if i put 1 GB instead of 2 GB will that be fine or i have to install sam amount of ram in both banks
bcoz as it is my it will use only 3 GB in total
You probably want to upgrade the BIOS on the motherboard and try again. I think your system is fine, it should not waste resources tracking 2 banks constantly.
:D I knew what i meant, it was making sense to me :rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by SirDice
Just make sure that the ram stick are the same frequency and it should run fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by kingkong
hi linenQuote:
You probably want to upgrade the BIOS on the motherboard and try again. I think your system is fine, it should not waste resources tracking 2 banks constantly.
well to speak the fact i m not a technical person i dont have much idea about bios ne ways i m running a very normal mother board of ASUS P5GC-MX/1333
so if you can help me with your above line then it would be great help
i was on the website already any ways thanks cider
but still my worry is will my problem of dual channel get solved
Hi there,
The problem will not be solved unless you get another bank.
DUAL = 2 sticks running in parallel. I dont know if you can cheat it, im too scared to do that :)
Yes even i m scared for the same thingQuote:
DUAL = 2 sticks running in parallel. I dont know if you can cheat it, im too scared to do that
Can we really cheat the Hardware part also
I think putting 1 more stick is more effective
I agree, buy one more 2 G stick and you will be running optimum.
I also read some of the FAQ's. The fine print in majority of those answers requires 2 or more pairs to satisfy the chipset. Other answers suggest a BIOS upgrade. If you add another 2GB then you may run into other problems.
What other kind of problem can you explainQuote:
I also read some of the FAQ's. The fine print in majority of those answers requires 2 or more pairs to satisfy the chipset. Other answers suggest a BIOS upgrade. If you add another 2GB then you may run into other problems.
both side there is a problem if i add a stick of 2GB then i willl arose a problem
and if i update BIOS chances of crashing the system
what do i do?
Why would you run into problems if you add another 2 gigs?
Originally posted by Linen0ise
I really didnt understood this particular lineQuote:
If you add another 2GB then you may run into other problems.
32bit don't like more then 3Gb ram, were as 64Bit Os can utilize 4Gb.
Doh , of course. Yeah you will have to run 64 bit architecture. It wont cause a problem , jsut you wont be able to utilize the full 4Gb. You will squeeze around 3.25gb out if I'm not mistaken - but I doubt that you will run into "problems"
To clarify, a 64 bit OS can actually support quite a bit more than 4 GB. Up to 128 GB I believe... I've heard that Vista Home Premium (64 bit) limits RAM to 16 GB, but I have no idea why or how accurate that is.Quote:
Originally Posted by t34b4g5
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