I got a question that I hope can be answered because I've got no clue.
I bought a stick of 512 mb today to upgrade my current rig. The guy from the computershop told me it was okay if I mixed this new Transcend 512mb stick with the two 256mb kingston valueRAMs I already have. I got home, plugged the stick in one of my available slots and started up, no problem. It immediatly recognised the new ram, so I figured everything was alright. I played a couple of games, but the funny thing is I don't experience ANY difference from what I had before, boot-time included. A game like Oblivion, which really sucked the life out of my old memory, was still like that. Now I read the sticky thread in this forum about upgrading ram which said mixing brands and speeds is not a good idea, so perhaps this is the problem? I really don't know alot about computer hardware, but I do know there should be a difference.
specs:
P4 3,0 Ghz
2x256mb Kingston ValueRAM DDR400
1x512mb Transcend DDR400
ASUS P4P800 SE Mainboard
WinXPh+SP2
I bought a stick of 512 mb today to upgrade my current rig. The guy from the computershop told me it was okay if I mixed this new Transcend 512mb stick with the two 256mb kingston valueRAMs I already have. I got home, plugged the stick in one of my available slots and started up, no problem. It immediatly recognised the new ram, so I figured everything was alright. I played a couple of games, but the funny thing is I don't experience ANY difference from what I had before, boot-time included. A game like Oblivion, which really sucked the life out of my old memory, was still like that. Now I read the sticky thread in this forum about upgrading ram which said mixing brands and speeds is not a good idea, so perhaps this is the problem? I really don't know alot about computer hardware, but I do know there should be a difference.
specs:
P4 3,0 Ghz
2x256mb Kingston ValueRAM DDR400
1x512mb Transcend DDR400
ASUS P4P800 SE Mainboard
WinXPh+SP2
