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Admin hax :p

yay it worked!

[=98=]

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Works for me :|:

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take the ram back and tell him you want a refund as he gave you false information and buy some proper ram!

:d :d :d

(whats the point in havin smiles if the website is going to auto revert the letters t non-caps so u cant use them :/)

[The_Eliminator]

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Nope from Austin Computers.

So what do you guys think i should do?

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The guy there explained to me that having 4gb of 1066 was actually slower than 2gb of 667 which was also cheaper. Something to do with 1066 not being divisible by 333 and so the ram would automatically cancel down to 667 slowing the machine down.

I wasnt too sure about it at first either but the logic and maths played out so i went for it, and tbh RAM is so cheap if im not happy i can just upgrade in the future fairly easily.

He wasn't from PC World was he

[The_Eliminator]

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[Skaggy]

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Corsair

Good boy.

[The_Eliminator]

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Corsair

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

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yeah but which brand, corsair, antec?

Please don't say the guy in the shop let you get generic or a dodgy brand.

[Jazzman]

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yeah but which brand, corsair, antec?

[The_Eliminator]

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I had a 350w and that was never going to do the job so i upgraded to a 650w which suits all my needs and is really quiet. Im actually amazed at how quiet my machine is now.

[Skaggy]

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What PSU did you get?

[The_Eliminator]

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Yea i wanted to go for the 4gb kit tbh but i will see how i go for now, as i said, its not expensive to upgrade the ram.

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I hate computer shop salesmen, why are they always complete nabs? they tried charging my mate £50 quid for a new dvd drive the other day, and have previously ripped him off £170 for a reformat + a new stick of ram. Iv told him never to go back again, of course.

Take the ram back and tell him you want a refund as he gave you false information and buy some proper ram!

[=98=]

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Well, speed makes a slight difference, it's the timings that make nowt all change. The most important factor is that 667mhz RAM will limit a high FSB overclock.

As for downclocking to 667mhz, that is untrue, you just have to use a different memory strap to raise it.