2010-08-27, 05:09 PM
Cancambo Wrote:Hmmm, so what I guess I could probably do is put my HDD in the 6414. The 2893 only has 2 spots for RAM sticks, and they're both full (2 x 256 sticks). The 6414 has 4 slots and 2 are in use. Would it be more advantageous to put in the 2893's RAM in combination with the 6414's since, most likely, the 6414's is a little better, or would it be better to put in 4 sticks coming from 2893's for consistency?
It actually doesn't matter.
All the modules will only run as fast as the slowest module, which means that faster modules will be trottled to match the speed/timings of the slowest performing module in the DIMMs.
Personally, I'd prefer bandwidth over quantity, but if you really need it, then I guess there's no harm in putting in more (slower) RAM in it.