By far and away the stupidest question ever asked

AngryBadger · 18-08-2004 9:27pm #1

Hey, so I need to check the frequency of my RAM chip, have been through al the BIOS settings, but can't find anything there, nor in control panel, most likely missing something obvious, little help?

greglo23 · 18-08-2004 9:40pm

try this, http://www.snapfiles.com/get/everest.html .it will tell you all about your system and even benchmark your ram. a great free utility.

RuggieBear · 18-08-2004 10:16pm

greglo23 wrote:

try this, http://www.snapfiles.com/get/everest.html .it will tell you all about your system and even benchmark your ram. a great free utility.

Just tried out that utility and it said on of my sticks of RAM is CL2.5 and the other is CL3!!!!! Now i bought them as a matching pair. :eek:

greglo23 · 18-08-2004 10:26pm

if you fit your sticks of ram in slot 1 and 3 or 2 and 3 it seems to work better. i don`t know why this works but it does ??? sounds crazy but !!!!!

Ciaran500 · 18-08-2004 10:26pm

By far and away the stupidest question ever asked

Pffft, don't make me go through the recycle bin to find a worse one.

RuggieBear · 18-08-2004 10:31pm

greglo23 wrote:

if you fit your sticks of ram in slot 1 and 3 or 2 and 3 it seems to work better. i don`t know why this works but it does ??? sounds crazy but !!!!!

Oh... they already are to try and benifit from the whole dual channel thingie!!

Just sets off the paranoia as i spent a litle bit extra to get a matching pair supposedly suitable for dual channel! :rolleyes:

By far and away the stupidest question ever asked

Trust me....i've asked some goddamn stoooooopid questions here...I asked one concerning the name of those audio cable things (to my eternal shame i can't remember what the ****ing things are called now :eek: )

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Ciaran500 · 18-08-2004 10:32pm

greglo23 wrote:

if you fit your sticks of ram in slot 1 and 3 or 2 and 3 it seems to work better. i don`t know why this works but it does ??? sounds crazy but !!!!!

This is because of Dual DDR, but not all motherboards support it.

Ciaran500 · 18-08-2004 10:36pm

We should really stop lurking on these boards and go outside and get a life.

You with me pekelly?

AngryBadger · 18-08-2004 11:12pm

Much obliged people, now for my next trick...Everest tells me my real clock is at 133MHz, can I use a stick of DDR RAM at 366MHz, i.e. will the 366MHz stick run fine at 133MHz?

RuggieBear · 18-08-2004 11:16pm

Ciaran500 wrote:

We should really stop lurking on these boards and go outside and get a life.

You with me pekelly?

Mate...this is where i come to avoid real life! Girlfriend nagging me, work killing me..... bank manager laughing in my face when i want a mortgage.....etc!!!!

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EDIT: Congrats on the leaving cert...did mine 8 years ago.....still remember the stress!!!! :eek:

By far and away the stupidest question ever asked

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