Kingston HyperX DDR upgrade

acperience7 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:05 AM

I am about to upgrade from 2 512MB Samsung DDR sticks to 2 512MB Kingston HyperX DDR sticks. I would like to use the Samsung in the secondary slots, and the Kingston in the primary slots. I have seen that mixing brands on the same channel is bad, but will it be OK to use different brands on separate channels, and will using the Samsung sticks affect my performance negatively? Oh yeah, the channels are color coded right? It's a 184 pin setup and both brands are PC 3200 @ 2.5V. Yes, I am a newbie to this...

Batou1986 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:16 AM

they should be fine tho the hyper x sticks may have lower timings than the sammys which would cause the them to run at reduced performance but not anything really noticeable and 2gigs will make things alot faster regardless of the timings

KennyT772 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:17 AM

What price are you paying on that ram kit?

acperience7 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:20 AM

Thank you all so much. $77.98 USD total through NewEgg

rick22 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:21 AM

i would definetly get hyperx over any crucial junk out there

Batou1986 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:23 AM

you could get something much cheaper that would be great since your not overclocking it
such as this crucial value ram for 53$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146577

and the ram u linked to isnt pc3200 its 2700 which is slower than what you have now

sneekypeet · Dec 5, 2007, 03:25 AM

I belive Kenny was asking due to this...http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=44748

He has TRACERS for sale

acperience7 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:37 AM

So the HyperX 2700 RAM will not out perform my Samsung 3200 RAM even it is HyperX? or is the 2700 completely incompatible? I'm guessing the Crucial will be faster?

sneekypeet · Dec 5, 2007, 03:39 AM

I wouldnt buy slower ram...if you own 3200 stay with it or better. The Ballistix are faster , but will deffinately be able to have the latencies changed to play well with other RAM already in the system!

KennyT772 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:42 AM

I have a set of the tracers for sale, $50 plus ship.

By they way rick, it's kind of hard to post on a computer running so called blown ram. The sticks work flawless, and will do just about any timing/speed combination you wish. And you save $20. PM me if interested.

acperience7 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:42 AM

Well I made a mistake, and confirmed the 2700 order(didn't even look, too nervous), I'll void that order the Crucial. Thanks again.

rick22 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:43 AM

but they wont do 300mhz @ 2-2-2-5 like mine i gotz the bh-5'z

Batou1986 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rick22

but they wont do 300mhz @ 2-2-2-5 like mine

its a dell so its not like he can change anything

AthlonX2 · Dec 5, 2007, 03:55 AM

grab some value ram if its a dell,i would waste my money on anything else when its pointless

Dec 5, 2007, 03:05 AM	#1
acperience7 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 217 (0.11/day) Thanks: 84 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	Kingston HyperX DDR upgrade I am about to upgrade from 2 512MB Samsung DDR sticks to 2 512MB Kingston HyperX DDR sticks. I would like to use the Samsung in the secondary slots, and the Kingston in the primary slots. I have seen that mixing brands on the same channel is bad, but will it be OK to use different brands on separate channels, and will using the Samsung sticks affect my performance negatively? Oh yeah, the channels are color coded right? It's a 184 pin setup and both brands are PC 3200 @ 2.5V. Yes, I am a newbie to this... __________________ “AGP stands for “A Good Plug”, because it will plug into my motherboard, unlike the other kinds of graphics cards which don’t. I don’t even know why they make those ones.” "Humans as a species, are fundamentally insane. Put four of us in a room, we pick sides, and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another."

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Dec 5, 2007, 03:16 AM	#2
Batou1986 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 1,938 (0.69/day) Thanks: 123 Thanked 282 Times in 236 Posts System Specs	they should be fine tho the hyper x sticks may have lower timings than the sammys which would cause the them to run at reduced performance but not anything really noticeable and 2gigs will make things alot faster regardless of the timings __________________ Windows 8 its like they re made a bad ass car that everyone loved, Then took away the steering wheel and make you steer with your toes.

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Dec 5, 2007, 03:20 AM	#4
acperience7 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 217 (0.11/day) Thanks: 84 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	Thank you all so much. $77.98 USD total through NewEgg __________________ “AGP stands for “A Good Plug”, because it will plug into my motherboard, unlike the other kinds of graphics cards which don’t. I don’t even know why they make those ones.” "Humans as a species, are fundamentally insane. Put four of us in a room, we pick sides, and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another."

Dec 5, 2007, 03:21 AM	#5
rick22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 507 (0.21/day) Thanks: 326 Thanked 36 Times in 35 Posts System Specs	i would definetly get hyperx over any crucial junk out there __________________ 10 trolls a day---> keeps the mods away

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Dec 5, 2007, 03:23 AM	#6
Batou1986 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 1,938 (0.69/day) Thanks: 123 Thanked 282 Times in 236 Posts System Specs	you could get something much cheaper that would be great since your not overclocking it such as this crucial value ram for 53$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146577 and the ram u linked to isnt pc3200 its 2700 which is slower than what you have now __________________ Windows 8 its like they re made a bad ass car that everyone loved, Then took away the steering wheel and make you steer with your toes.

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sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19,025 (7.31/day) Thanks: 3,042 Thanked 5,488 Times in 3,951 Posts System Specs	I belive Kenny was asking due to this...http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=44748 He has TRACERS for sale __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

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Dec 5, 2007, 03:37 AM	#8
acperience7 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 217 (0.11/day) Thanks: 84 Thanked 31 Times in 29 Posts System Specs	So the HyperX 2700 RAM will not out perform my Samsung 3200 RAM even it is HyperX? or is the 2700 completely incompatible? I'm guessing the Crucial will be faster? __________________ “AGP stands for “A Good Plug”, because it will plug into my motherboard, unlike the other kinds of graphics cards which don’t. I don’t even know why they make those ones.” "Humans as a species, are fundamentally insane. Put four of us in a room, we pick sides, and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another."

Dec 5, 2007, 03:39 AM	#9
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 19,025 (7.31/day) Thanks: 3,042 Thanked 5,488 Times in 3,951 Posts System Specs	I wouldnt buy slower ram...if you own 3200 stay with it or better. The Ballistix are faster , but will deffinately be able to have the latencies changed to play well with other RAM already in the system! __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

Dec 5, 2007, 03:42 AM	#10
KennyT772 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,933 (1.08/day) Thanks: 19 Thanked 103 Times in 98 Posts System Specs	I have a set of the tracers for sale, $50 plus ship. By they way rick, it's kind of hard to post on a computer running so called blown ram. The sticks work flawless, and will do just about any timing/speed combination you wish. And you save $20. PM me if interested. __________________ Xfire Heatware

Dec 5, 2007, 03:43 AM	#12
rick22 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 507 (0.21/day) Thanks: 326 Thanked 36 Times in 35 Posts System Specs	but they wont do 300mhz @ 2-2-2-5 like mine i gotz the bh-5'z __________________ 10 trolls a day---> keeps the mods away

Dec 5, 2007, 03:55 AM	#14
AthlonX2 Better Than You Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Toledo,Ohio Posts: 5,449 (2.24/day) Thanks: 730 Thanked 1,572 Times in 994 Posts System Specs	grab some value ram if its a dell,i would waste my money on anything else when its pointless

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