Adding RAM

[blyver]

I currently have the following setup:

Gigabyte P35-DS3R motherboard
Core 2 Duo E6700
2 GB GSkill F2-6400PHU1-1GBHZ (PC2-6400, DDR2, 4-4-4-12)


I'd like to add some more RAM, probably 4 gigs or so. I couldn't find the exact module that I have in there now for sale, so was thinking about getting this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-122-_-Product


Would that be compatible with my motherboard and could I leave the other two RAM sticks in there without any problems?

Thanks for your help!

[Tradesman]

The set will work with the mobo, mixing the two sets might take some experimenting, would guess they would work at 800, may have to raise the NB voltage a tad

[blyver]

Thanks for your reply! I may just get a set of new memory. I'm looking at these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-209-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-151-_-Product


I think my motherboard supports only 2GB per slot (although I'm not 100% sure about that, currently checking with Gigabyte). If it didn't have this limitation I'd probably just go for 2 4GB chips, as I've heard less chips is generally more stable. I'm wondering if it is important to get a "matched set" of 8GB (the lower link), or if it is ok to get two of the first link (each being 2x2GB). They would turn out to the same price, but the first one says it is "high performance gaming memory". Not sure of the difference in speed between them.

[Tradesman]

Both would be good choices, if you go with the PIs (first choice above) and want 8GB, suggest trying through NewEgg, where chances are good you'll get consecutive sets, which provides the best possibility of getting sets that will work together (the PQs, your 2nd choice, are tested as a set for the sticks to work together), getting 2, 2x2 sets you don't have a guarantee they will work together, but purchased at the same time, chances good they will be plug and play, buying from different places or at different times, you might have to pay with the voltages and maybe timings.

The first choice (PIs) run at CL4 vs the PQs at CL5, so with the lower latency (CL=CAS Latency) the performance is higher - thus the 'gaming memory' monikor