The.Boi

Before I begin, I only SUSPECT that it is a RAM issue. I have almost no technical knowledge on hardware issues but the problem only occurred after I installed a new RAM.

So this is a list of my Computer Specs.

Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.13
Memory (RAM): 2047 MB
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz
CPU Speed: 2663.3 MHz
Sound card: Realtek HD Audio output
Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1680 X 1050 - 32 bit
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Network Adapters: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) #4 | 2Wire Gateway USB #3 - Packet Scheduler Miniport | Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: E: TSSTcorpCDW/DVD SH-M522C | F: HR3232R VPS100T
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COM Ports: COM1 | COM6
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 5 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 111.8GB | D: 74.5GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 50.6GB | D: 48.8GB
USB Controllers: 8 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not Detected
:
Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
Product Make: P35-DS3R
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AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 032708 GBT 42302e31
Time Zone: Malay Peninsula Standard Time
Battery: No Battery
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3R
Modem: Standard Modem over Bluetooth link #4

The problem that I encountered was that after I fixed on the new RAM, it worked fine for awhile. By the way I'm using two sticks of 1gig RAM each. But now my computer speed seems to have slowed considerably, which most notably shows when I run my games such as Warcraft3 where spikes are evident during gameplay.

My apologies on the lack of information on the two particular RAM that I'm using but I need to check with my sibling who bought them. All I know about them is that the first stick of RAM I'm using was a brand by TwinMos & the new stick I'm using is from Kingston. I'm not sure if compatibility issues have arose from here. I will try to update on the particular models ASAP.

Or my other guess is a virus issue.

**Update**

RAM STICK ADDED - Kingston KTC1G-UDIMM

ORIGINAL RAM STICK - TWINMOS 800

Both are 1gig sticks

linderman

its not a very good idea to mix brands of ram together & you lose alot of system performance becasue two mixed sticks will not run in dual channel together



I suggest you buy a matched pair like these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145034


then sell off your old ones on ebay to someone that wants to run a single stick of ram

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The.Boi

yeah i do agree with that. but i don't see how that it actually affects the computer speed to a drastic level like this. I mean the computer seems even slower than before I added the new RAM stick.

Still I'm going to go with your suggestion & get the same stick of RAM.

linderman

youre actually lucky the computer boots at all with mixed matched sticks >>>> many times such a configuration will lead to a complete lock up or blue screen


you could google for single channel vs dual channel and you will soon get cleared up

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The.Boi

Ok, I got diz off wikipedia

Modules rated at different speeds can be run in dual-channel mode, although the motherboard will then run all memory modules at the speed of the slowest module. Some motherboards, however, have compatibility issues with certain brands or models of modules when attempting to use them in dual-channel mode. For this reason, it is generally advised to use identical pairs of memory modules, which is why most memory manufacturers now sell "kits" of matched-pair DIMMs. Several motherboard manufacturers only support configurations where a "matched pair" of modules are used. A matching pair needs to match in:

* Capacity (e.g. 1024 MiB). Certain Intel chipsets support different capacity chips in what they call Flex Mode: the capacity that can be matched is run in dual-channel, while the remainder runs in single-channel.
* Speed (e.g. PC5300). If speed is not the same, the lower speed of the two modules will be used. Likewise, the higher latency of the two modules will be used.
* Number of chips and sides (e.g. 2 sides with 4 chips on each side).

So I'm assuming that due to the mismatch I'm actually causing the CPU to run slower right? Btw thanks alot for the quick responses

linderman

yes your ram mismatch will cause it to run slower

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