Easy Mixing RAM Question (I hope, please)

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SoloAJ

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Hi, I've been running a half gig of ram at 266.

I bought 1 GB of ram to add onto my motherboard...It is 333.

My mobo is dual channel (2 slots 256 mb (233) and 1 slot filled 1 gb (333))

I'm wondering...

A) Am I better off running 1.5 GB at 233 or 1 GB of 333??

B) How does dual channel affect this? Is it running off the 2-256 RAM cards first or am I basically running at 1.5 GB of 233 the whole time? Is there a way to know which slot it goes to "first" (that is, does it matter which channel the 1 gb is in?)

Thanks, I really hope someone can help me. I registered because I couldn't find answers to these anywhere else.

Again, thank you.
 
SoloAJ said:
My mobo is dual channel (2 slots 256 mb (233) and 1 slot filled 1 gb (333))
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233? Do you mean 266?

A) Am I better off running 1.5 GB at 233 or 1 GB of 333??
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1GB at DDR-333 speed.
B) How does dual channel affect this? Is it running off the 2-256 RAM cards first or am I basically running at 1.5 GB of 233 the whole time? Is there a way to know which slot it goes to "first" (that is, does it matter which channel the 1 gb is in?)
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It's not running dual channel.
 
A) You're better off running the 1GB at DDR333

B) To run memory in dual channel, you have to have two sticks of the same size.
 
Thank you for the answers...

Yes I meant 266. Der.
I shall just get rid of that old ram for now I suppose.
 
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