Getting new ram for my PC, got some questions.Follow

I'm by no mean computer or technologically illiterate, but I got some problems. My current RAM is 1 gig, with four slots in my tower and two of them being occupied by 512 DDR2-PC2-5100 sticks. So, I decided to upgrade and went to Crucial.com where I found the type of RAM my PC is compatible with. Now It listed to me all the compatible ram, and being not exactly sharp on these things I went about looking locally for stores that held that sort of ram. I could not find ram that exactly matched my own anywhere, so I purchased a 512 DDR2-PC3-4200 stick of ram, put it in, and the computer didn't start smoking so I was rather positive it was ok.

Then of course as I'm playing some games I can see the FPD rate go down. So I log onto World of Warcraft, turn the FPS on and am rather astonished when I see that it is at a steady absolute 30.0 FPS. I then turn on Vanguard to notice that there is absolutely no difference in the current performance than there was in my previous 1 gig venture into that games world.

Now, I realise my mistake after having spoken with many more technologically savy people. It turns out that the serial numbers on the ends of the RAM mean a lot more then I thought. It's the speed. So I purchased a stick of RAM that is compatible with my PC but runs slower, thus it's dragging my other two sticks down.

You think that Crucial would have made it clear after it's scan that although that's compatible with your PC it isn't compatible with your current RAM. :\

<- Sad panda.

Moving on, I guess I can hassle the people that I got it from who told me after purchasing it that there are no refunds and see if I can get an exhcange... Now there are no 5100 versions of RAM there, but there may very well potentially be RAM that is above 5100. My question is if that will be as much help as having a stick that's slower? :\

- Weatherwax

Time to take the RAM out. :(

/sadpanda

Actually, my FPS is now still the same laggy like thing in WoW. Around 30 and sometimes moving up. I'm starting wonder if perhaps I did in fact damage my original RAM!

Oh dear, did I? >_<

Would have to know the brand and model number of your computer or MOBO to be able to answer your question.

I had the same issue with my last MOBO, so saved the extra memory for the futher and now have been able to use it on current motherboard. But then I'm a packrat wo still has the 5 1/4 floppy drive from my first computer a Tandy 1000a.

Set the voltage and the timing in the bios manualy to crucial specs. This is 99% of the time a timing issue. Good luck.

if you dont atleast have a duel core processor, thats where you need to start.

Vanguard doesn't have dual core support. They did talk about it though, so maybe that magically makes it faster to use one.

:)

I find that burning DVDs while playing vanguard and updating WoW can cause my USBTV to be a bit choppy if my iPOD is synchronising, I'm backing up my slave HDD and installing an OS Upgrade at the same time.

Gotta get me a Mac

But then i would have to karma camp you and that would annoy darkflame!

If you don't have Dual Core, you will not be able to downlaod real large pron files during the lulls in the game.