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Ethan Matthews <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 9 Jul 2001 11:00:32 -0500
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:04:08 -0400, Brendhan Horne
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<001901c1081b$71118f80$0100a8c0@default>, which said:

> > I'm going to get a 256mb and would like opinions on whether it's wise to
> > use it and one of the 64's (320 total) or whether I should just use the
> > single 256 DIMM?
>
> I would just go with the 256 and leave out the 64.  My experience has
> shown that some programs wont even recognize the odd reading of RAM and
> just downsize to the nominal value which would be 256.  Not only that
> you are more likely to get memory error messages with the odd ball level
> of RAM.  Besides that on top of it all the added 64 chip won't make any
> noticeable difference if added to the 256 chip.

I ran an old Packard Bell PC with 80 megabytes of RAM with no problems.  The
extra RAM would be noticeable in video and audio editing, or when editing
very large images.

Ethan

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