memory

[BigLu]

my computer came with 512MB of PC-2700 DDR SDRAM, i want to bump it up to 1024MB , should i get the exact same type to match it?

 

[ACES WILD]

yes, that way you can run dual channel.

 

[zoomtm]

only if his motherboard supports it..

 

[BigLu]

well, i don't know, so far it's completely stock, emachines T2895, Celeron 2.0GHz, 512MB PC-2700 DDR SDRAM, 120GB hard drive.

 

[ACES WILD]

your mobo only has two ram slots right?
then it probably could, but it's not that big of a deal to run dual channel, slight performance increase.

 

[BigLu]

well, how do i activate dual channel, or not, i have no idea what that really does. Or could i just get a completely different brand of 512MB of PC-3200 to add to it?

 

[BigLu]

or should i just throw out the stock memory and get two sticks of 512MB PC-3200?

 

[zoomtm]

your pc doesnt have dual channel...

 

[zoomtm]

??? dualchannel doubles the performance...regular 3200 memory runs at 3.2gb, dual channel 3200 runs at around 6gb per sec

your mobo only has two ram slots right?
then it probably could, but it's not that big of a deal to run dual channel, slight performance increase.

 

[ACES WILD]

thats if its Pc-3200, but still it's not that much Of a difference (maybe physically, but hardly noticable), yes things will run faster, but it's not absolutley Nessecary to have it!