Dual Channel Memory and 865pe

[sterling]

HI All

Im working within a budget and can only afford two 256meg sticks of 3200ddr memory.
If I buy two sticks of crucial now and want to add more in the future how do i do this?
Do I have to buy two more sticks of crucial that matches the first two I bought or can I purchase 2 sticks of another brand that matches each other?

thanks

 

[Klosters]

The DIMMS are all supposed to be identical. If all four memory slots are populated, the board runs slower than 400 Mhz. 320 Mhz is the limit, if I remember correctly.

If you wait too long before buying DDR that matches the sticks you already have, the exact modules may not be available. If you don't want to overclock this machine, Crucial RAM isn't necessary. Kingston Value RAM will work just fine.

 

[sterling]

Thnaks for the help

Maybe I'll wait till i can afford 2 512s.