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Electronique · 16th October 2008

Hi.. Ive made the move to Vista 64, from being on XP.

I currently have 2GB of DDR2 800Mhz.

Can I add another 4GB of DDR2 800Mhz (different brand), without the risk of incompatibility?

Why im worried. It will be a different brand, and most probably have different latency (ie 5-5-5-15)... But I will obviously stick to DDR2 800Mhz.

Will I have any problems?

16th October 2008	#1
Electronique Gear addict Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Newtown - Australia Posts: 356 Thread Starter	Upgrading RAM - Leaving existing RAM? Compatibility Hi.. Ive made the move to Vista 64, from being on XP. I currently have 2GB of DDR2 800Mhz. Can I add another 4GB of DDR2 800Mhz (different brand), without the risk of incompatibility? Why im worried. It will be a different brand, and most probably have different latency (ie 5-5-5-15)... But I will obviously stick to DDR2 800Mhz. Will I have any problems? __________________ Nothing but a MBP at the moment Last edited by Electronique; 16th October 2008 at 06:46 PM.. Reason: bump