# RAM Question **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 20, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332 "2007-01-20T10:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/1 "2007-01-20T10:32:15Z")
I have 2 spots for RAM in my laptop…originally they had 2 256 chips in them…i got a 1 gig chip…should i run the 1 1 gig and 1 256…or jsut the 1gig chip…i think i remember reading somewhere that the computer will switch to the slower one or something but i dont remember for sure ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/2 "2007-01-20T10:39:34Z")
i’d use them both, what it does if one chip is faster than the other( not size wise)it will make the faster chip a little slower to match the other one ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/3 "2007-01-20T10:40:06Z")
i remember reading something about not mixing TYPES of ram IE: pc100 / pc133 ect… pc100 would be the slower ram in that case … but that has little to do with the SIZE of the ram a gig stick and a 256 stick of the same TYPE of ram shouldnt cause any problem ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/4 "2007-01-20T10:41:04Z")
ehh dont run it, doubt you’ll notice a diff between 1gig and 1.25 gigs ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/5 "2007-01-20T10:43:25Z")
RUN IT … that extra 256 could make the difference between getting to watch porn while you work w/ cad and NOT watching porn while you work w/ the cad program scary shit mang ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/6 "2007-01-20T11:27:16Z")
Uh, anything somewhat recent does not take pc100 ram sorry. Its probably DDR SODIMMS, if its really new its DDR2 Sodimm. Just use both sticks. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/7 "2007-01-20T11:35:26Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > Uh, anything somewhat recent does not take pc100 ram sorry. [define: EXAMPLE](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2006-06,GGLG:en&q=define%3a+example) ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/8 "2007-01-20T11:37:46Z")
sorry dude, i’m a professional nerd. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/9 "2007-01-20T13:53:08Z")
ddr2 and ddr are different pin numbers… one won’t fit in the other… if they both fit in the board shove the fuckers in and see what the bios says ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/10 "2007-01-20T16:04:52Z")
Yes, you can use both in most cases with no issue. Typically manufacturers recommended you put the larger one in slot 1/A. Just make sure it’s the same type. And it should boot right up. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/11 "2007-01-20T16:32:24Z")
its ddr2…i have both in now…the larger in slot A…i just didnt want the faster one to be slowed down to 256…that was my main concern ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/12 "2007-01-20T17:43:08Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > its ddr2…i have both in now…the larger in slot A…i just didnt want the faster one to be slowed down to 256…that was my main concern ram is just memory. the number denotes a size. 256 isnt a speed, its a capacity ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/13 "2007-01-20T19:26:41Z")
yes but the way I understand it the higher the number the faster the PC can access things…i f i am wrong then i am ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ram-question/23332/14 "2007-01-21T04:55:59Z")
> [@MaximaSE98](#): > > yes but the way I understand it the higher the number the faster the PC can access things…i f i am wrong then i am It has more accessible memory so yes, more ram = faster speeds. But then again thats not always the case if a program uses alot of the cpu processing power and its a slow cpu, but anywho… Yes for the most part more ram is the ability to run apps faster.