Is this RAM compatible with each other?

I currently have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...145034&cm_re=xms2_ddr2-_-20-145-034-_-Product

and would like to add 4 more gigs along with it. I only have 2 slots available so 2x 2 gig sticks would be best.

Would these work?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...145215&cm_re=xms2_ddr2-_-20-145-215-_-Product

Is there any other RAM that is cheaper would work?

Oh and I realize "6 gigs is overkill" I just want to go for smug factor.

 

If you want to waste money, go for it..

With out knowing what mobo you have we cant help. Grab CPU-Z if you dont know.

 

Unless your motherboard supports 800 AND 1066, it won't work.

 

It's an asus pk5. I am not sure of the exact type, I am not on my normal desktop and don't have access to it until later.

 

@andmill11 You need DDR2 1066 in all slots. The 800 shouldnt even work on your mobo and if it does its holding it back.

Even then the 800 sticks would be slowing down the 1066 sticks limiting there bandwidth and wasting money.

 

Alright here is my motherboard




I currently have 32bit XP but I bought windows 7 64 bit ultimate edition from university for when I get my new RAM.

Any suggestions on what I should get? Should I just get the RAM I picked out and forget about the other two sticks that are currently in there?

 

Would I be better off just buying an identical pair? Or is the upgrade to 1066 worth it?

 

1066 DOES work faster....but I'm not exactly sure if 6GB being held back to 800 will work better than 4 GB working at 1066....BUT, they are both better than getting another 2GB of what you have and running 4GB at 800.

 

Hmm. Well I wouldn't mind getting a second opinion on this.

I am leaning towards just getting 4 gigs of the 1066 and forgetting about the RAM in there right now.

 

@andmill11, Just get these two sticks and sell the old ones on ebay or something:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...145215&cm_re=xms2_ddr2-_-20-145-215-_-Product

Your missing the point, the mobo, as far as I can see, isnt meant to support the 800 sticks.

 

According to the ASUS website it supports 800? But then according to newegg it doesn't.

How is this even possible?

I figured I would just end up getting those anyways. Thanks.

 

Listen to Xplorer, he knows his stuff. Mixing 800 and 1066 isn't a good idea. Unless things have changed since I last checked (and I haven't checked in a while since I only match identical sticks of ram to ensure compatibility) but ram will work at the lowest stick you have, so having 2GB of 800 and adding 4GB of 1066 will put you at 6GB of 800... better off selling the old stick and buying new 1066...

 

How does this RAM compare to the corsairs?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227362

 

The specs are the same. The only difference is probably trust in the manufacturer and reliability. Check out what people are saying in the reviews. Also, check your motherboard....make sure the RAM is supported. I had to change the RAM on my build because what I had wasn't supported.

 

Well seeing as ASUs actually makes the mobo, id trust them more then NewEgg. As much as I love NewEgg they have a tendency to leave out little details. For example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...mList=N82E16814125302,N82E16814102865&bop=And

It should list OpenGL3.1 on both, but instead the Sapphire card doesnt even have an OpenGL version listed.

So you should be fine in terms of the mobo supporting the 800 sticks, however it will hold back performance.

So long as you can drop $130 get the corsairs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...145215&cm_re=xms2_ddr2-_-20-145-215-_-Product

As for the OCZ sticks, and the mention of newegg reviews, others will say ignore ratings/feedback as alot of people leave feedback as soon as the items in the pc and working. So this doesnt give you an idea of its long term reliability. The OCZ sticks are cheap, because well there cheap. Now I havent heard of any OCZ horror stories, but I know they generally dont Oc well, and there simply not as high quality. The best brands to look at are Corsair,G.Skill and Patriot.

 

Just purchased the corsairs. I guess I will just put the ones in their up on ebay. How much does used RAM like that actually go for though?

 

I installed the new RAM and now cpu-z is showing this: http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/imamember12/Untitled-11.png

Why does it say my RAM is asymmetrical?

And is it running at the correct speed?

 

your timings look messed up... no clue how to fix that though...