 Computer IT question, Memory |
 Sep 21, 2008 - 12:06 PM
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Hey everybody,
I'm a really old member, havn't been around for a long time, but I thought about this site when I had this question. Can anybody give me an extremely detailed explanation of memory? What I really want to know is what happens if you install more memory than what your computer says it can handle? Does it screw up the bios or what? How can I over-clock it if that'll fix it, etc. etc. Thanks for the help. --------------------  The most important lesson I learned from Karate-Dō Kyōshan – “You can not be what you do not believe you are” |
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Sep 21, 2008 - 10:37 PM
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^ I thought 32 bit was 3.3?
Installing too much ram in your computer prolly won't hurt anything but it would be waisted because you wouldn't gain anything. For example, if your computer supports 2gb max and you put in 4gb, everything will probably still work but only 2gb will be recognized. Same for the speed. If your board supports up to lets say DDR2 667MHz and you put in DDR2 800MHz, it will most likely fall back to 667MHz. Again this would be pointless.... --------------------  |
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spunky393 Computer IT question Sep 21, 2008 - 12:06 PM
Bitter if you put in more than the maximum the motherboa... Sep 21, 2008 - 12:26 PM spunky393 ok, thanks for letting me know. Is there any bios... Sep 21, 2008 - 12:48 PM Supersprynt Pretty sure you'd need a new mobo. Sep 21, 2008 - 3:26 PM Galcobar It depends on what you mean by more memory.
It al... Sep 21, 2008 - 3:36 PM Bitter 32bit windows allows a max of 3GB's Sep 21, 2008 - 6:38 PM creis ^ x84 OS supports 4gb max. x64 supports up to 128g... Sep 21, 2008 - 10:06 PM
Sinyk QUOTE (k-weaver @ Sep 21, 2008 - 11... Sep 22, 2008 - 5:10 PM tomazws You can definitely overclock your memory speed wit... Sep 22, 2008 - 1:00 AM |
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