RAM issue

Toshiharu · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 4222 **Location:** Nowhere

Welp one of my sticks went bad and keeps giving me bluescreens. Now for anyone that knows about RAM I really only have one question

Do timings need to be the same when replacing?

Not entirely sure if I want to upgrade from 4gb.. well was 6gb, but a stick is only something like $20-30. I never registered the warranty and that was 3 years ago lol

I Am Vegeta · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2012 5:03 pm

Toshiharu wrote:

Welp one of my sticks went bad and keeps giving me bluescreens. Now for anyone that knows about RAM I really only have one question

Do timings need to be the same when replacing?

Not entirely sure if I want to upgrade from 4gb.. well was 6gb, but a stick is only something like $20-30. I never registered the warranty and that was 3 years ago lol

might want to chekc this first

Spoiler!

Toshiharu · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 4222 **Location:** Nowhere

Thanks for the pair of boobs, but that doesn't help quite answer my question. I know how to slide in a stick of RAM, same voltage, etc etc. I'm asking about the timings if they need to be the same. It's either I suck at googling or google has no idea which is why I'm asking here

The reason why I ask this is, because 8-8-8-24 is the timings I have on my sticks. Problem is they cost more opposed to 9-9-9-24.

penfold1992 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 4060 **Location:**

im not totally sure but i think as long as they are on separate channels its ok. if they are on the same channel it will always use the slower of the two as the performance of the second.

also ive never heard about any issue with different voltages in ram sticks? never come across a problem where someone fried the ram by it running on too high a voltage, i would imagine they all can accept the maximum amount of voltage running through the slot without overheating to prevent that issue.

also if you are running on 32bit windows, 4g is the most you should have. if you are running 64bit i would usually suggest replacing both sticks at the same time, why? because from personal experience one ram stick went bad and then about 3 weeks later the other one of the pair did... i ended up buying two separably and i had to pay 2x postage instead of getting them free postage -.-

Toshiharu · **Joined:** Feb 2008 **Posts:** 4222 **Location:** Nowhere

penfold1992 wrote:

im not totally sure but i think as long as they are on separate channels its ok. if they are on the same channel it will always use the slower of the two as the performance of the second.

also ive never heard about any issue with different voltages in ram sticks? never come across a problem where someone fried the ram by it running on too high a voltage, i would imagine they all can accept the maximum amount of voltage running through the slot without overheating to prevent that issue.

Can is a keyword.

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also if you are running on 32bit windows, 4g is the most you should have.

no shit.

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if you are running 64bit i would usually suggest replacing both sticks at the same time, why? because from personal experience one ram stick went bad and then about 3 weeks later the other one of the pair did... i ended up buying two separably and i had to pay 2x postage instead of getting them free postage -.-

I -could- replace the sticks, but instead I'd rather just use what I have.

Still doesn't quite answer my question.

*BlackFox · **Joined:** Sep 2008 **Posts:** 7923 **Location:**

Toshiharu wrote:

Do timings need to be the same when replacing?

I have no idea, but found this.

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make sure the 2 memory sticks are compatible, if they were not purchased together as a pair, they may be different voltages and/or different latencies and cannot run together. If they are simply different speeds then try them in opposite slots, the faster one will run at the slower speed if the slower one is in the 'first' slot, but other differences may not be as simple to overcome.

Well, maybe this will give you some of the answer.. lulz

Gaigemasta · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 4474 **Location:**

idk if your question has an answer yet

but yes, your ram setup can have different timings and frequencies, but the faster ram bottlenecked by the slower ram.

penfold1992 · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 4060 **Location:**

rwjntwktm -.- that is what i said in my post and its been repeated 3 times. fml lol

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