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Qestion about some memory Doubts.

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I have recentlly sent for 2gigs of Crucial Ballistix (2 x 1GB) DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000Mhz (PC3 16000) Memory for my system. My question is if i sent for another kit would i be able to run 4gigs at 2000mhz on my MB.
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Well 4 sticks of memory will surely cause more strain on the memory controller. It's better to use 2x2GB.
I see but does that mean its not possible then the reason i ask is becuase even with my computer OC'ed i still feel that my computer runs kind of slow and when running a game like WoW i am still unable to Tab out and check things without running into serious hessitations so i figured 4gigs of 2000mhz would fix that problem quick but i could be wrong. So im worried that and really not sure if the MB can handle 4gigs of 2000mhz.
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i see but does that mean its not possible then the reason i ask is becuase even with my computer OC'ed i still feel that my computer runs kind of slow and when running a game like WoW i am still unable to Tab out and check things without running into serious hessitations so i figured 4gigs of 2000mhz would fix that problem quick but i could be wrong. But im worried that and really not sure if the MB can handle 4gigs of 2000mhz.
I highly doubt you can switch out of WoW faster with 4GB. WoW barely uses 500mb or something?

You might notice a tiny performance increase with 4GB. And yes 4GB is possible, you will just have to pump up the NB voltage a bit.

The best way to keep your system fast and responsive is by keeping a "clean" OS and limit the number of background applications.
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Well 4 sticks of memory will surely cause more strain on the memory controller. It's better to use 2x2GB.
I agree.
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Well i usually do keep it clean by only running Wow and have the usual important things runing on the back ground as well like Antivirus,Anti Keyloggers, and Anti Spyware but sometimes i Tab out to check somthing online and it takes forever for even internet explorer to load so i figured it was a memory issue and yes i have already sent for 2gigs my main question was if you thought the MB would run 4gigs @ 2000mhz.
I dont think you should have a problem running it, yes 2 by 2 gigs would be better but it should be okay the ram is rated for it
Sounds good does anyone else have any input?
Another thing i wanted to know besides this is once the memory arives since my current memory and CPU is OC'ed do i have i have to reset my settings and bring everything back to defualts and start over or can i simplly remove the OC'ed RAM and pop in the new ones?
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Sounds good does anyone else have any input?
Another thing i wanted to know besides this is once the memory arives since my current memory and CPU is OC'ed do i have i have to reset my settings and bring everything back to defualts and start over or can i simplly remove the OC'ed RAM and pop in the new ones?

Remove the ram? You are getting a 2x2GB set now?

Before you install the new ram, just set the voltage and timings in the bios for the new set. You don't have to re-do the entire OC.
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Thanks Andy, the reason i ask is becuase the memory i have now is Unlinked and OC'ed to 1200mhz would it not run at that speed when i pop in the new bad boys? Im not really sure what the timings are for the new memory but im sure ill find out soon as for the voltage i will set it back to the original state before the OC that should do it ill set them manually once i get a good Auto number idea of what the computer wants to give the memory as far as voltage and go from there.
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