Dual Channel PC3200 RAM now slower??

[vojky]

I just went from a stock Dell 4600 / 800mhz FSB with 256 MB of RAM to adding 2 Corsair 256MB chips (TwinX matched) I have just seen that my memory score in PC MARK DROPPED from 7100 to 6300.

Di I have a problem?

thanks
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[mechBgon]

Clarify... do you now have two modules, or four modules? It does matter which slots each pair of modules are placed in.

If you have two modules, leave one vacant slot between the two.

If you have four modules, install the first matched pair with a vacant slot between them, then add the second matched pair in the remaining two slots.

If they're done that way and still run slower... then try a real-world benchmark like UT2004 Demo Botmatch or SETIBench. The play's the thing...