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system pefromance drop on RAM upgrade?
==SpuD==
post May 11 2008, 06:51 AM
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Just installed 2gb of ddr2 ram on my dell xps 720
It has regognised it and knows i have 4gb of RAM but some places says i only have 3 (due to mermory mapping)

But i have just done the Performance information tool and the RAM subscore has dropped for a 5.9 to 4.7

Surley this should happen??

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post May 11 2008, 08:16 PM
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You're using that much ram on a 32 bit OS. To make full use get a 64 bit OS! Otherwise take it out and save it for later.
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post May 12 2008, 04:51 AM
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Hi there,

What RAM was in there originally, and what did you add? (Make/Model, speeds, timings, etc...)

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post May 12 2008, 12:47 PM
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Well i already had 2gb in an installed another 2gb

i no 32bit OS can only have up to 4gb and will only use 3.5 of it but could only by in 2gb sticks

My computer is the dell xps 720 and the RAM i installed is snpku354c/2g

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It only dropped on the Performance information tool but i have noticed some quite big improvment times in loading of some apps and games

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post May 12 2008, 11:29 PM
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Hi there,

Well if you've noticed improvements, then I guess you've got nothing to worry about. wink.gif

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post May 13 2008, 09:28 AM
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Yeah thats what o thought!
just a bit wierd for it to drop in ratings test confused1.gif

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post May 13 2008, 03:22 PM
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You shouldn't trust any synthetic benchmarks like that as most of the time they do not apply to real world situations. I especially wouldn't trust a synthetic benchmark created by Microsoft...
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post May 14 2008, 11:44 AM
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QUOTE (Titan8990 @ May 13 2008, 10:22 PM) *
You shouldn't trust any synthetic benchmarks like that as most of the time they do not apply to real world situations. I especially wouldn't trust a synthetic benchmark created by Microsoft...


Yeah good old microst at it again!
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post May 14 2008, 10:02 PM
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Just out of curiosity, have you adjusted the SPD values after installing the RAM?
e.g. Have you gone into the BIOS to do any tweaking?
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post May 15 2008, 12:42 PM
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Nope didnt do anything, just installed the Ram tuned on the pc and it came up saying '$gb of RAM dtetected' or sumthing like that!

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post May 15 2008, 07:58 PM
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What RAM kit did you buy? You're memory likely is not running at optimal settings, which would explain the decreased score of your memory based on the windows vista experience.
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post May 16 2008, 09:34 AM
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I installed Dell 2 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 RAM (SNPKU354C/2G) purchased from dell

How would i optimeise the settings for the RAM?

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post May 16 2008, 12:48 PM
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On a Dell motherboard I would be very surprised if you change the RAM settings at all. If you could, it would be found somewhere in your system's BIOS.
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post May 16 2008, 07:34 PM
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On the XPS systems you can, other systems I remain doubtful.
Considering you purchased value RAM from Dell, the SPD settings will likely be the same as the rated speed. Meaning, the memory is likely running as fast as it can without overclocking it. I wouldn't worry about the score stated by the windows vista experience benchmark.
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==SpuD==
post May 18 2008, 02:10 PM
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Nah i wasnt that bothered just thought it a bit on the 'strange' side of things

One last question is there much point in overclocking it or not?

Thanks for all your help!

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