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Matched DRAM -- Why? Is it important?

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Mar 15, 20261132 views

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Crucial's website tells me: Although the memory can be installed one module at a time, the best performance comes from using matched pairs of modules. What exactly does that imply (what exactly needs to be "matched"? the brand, size, speed, etc.?) and how important is it for Windows? Oh, and forgot…

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Okay, I just bought a new DDR3 module, and now my configuration is: One PC3-10600 DDR3 module (4 GB) One PC3-8500 DDR3 module (2 GB) and the system seems to be fine so far, and my Windows Experience Index score went from 5.9 to 6.8. So I guess there…

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