Hi all.
Im pondering trying to get a little more juice out of my computer. Two things that come to mind are my RAM and CPU cooling.
RAM wise, Im running Vista 64bit with 2GB
Im using
this ramI had to play around with the ram settings in the bios to get it to run stably, will have to edit the post later with the timings Im using. I think the main thing was I had to change the voltage.
Anyway, the RAM question is, will I be able to get away with mixing the ram? I was hoping to get 2 more sticks the same and up to 4gb (Which is ok on 64bit vista I gather). However theyre out of stock at the mo, and was wondering what would happen if I put 2 sticks in that are slightly different? Im guessing if I put slower stuff in, the existing stuff will run slower, or vice versa if I put faster RAM in.
The main differences are that the ram I have at the mo is 2v and CL5 ( 5-5-5-12 ). What Im looking at adding is
2.1v CL4 ( 4-4-4-15 ) ram ? Of course the other option is to wait around and see if I can just match what is already in the system?
The other question is regarding cooling. Im pretty sure I either didnt seat my heatsink properly or its just a bit crap really. Im currently using
This And temps under full load get just over 60, which I gather is too hot. Even at half load it all creeps up.
Im looking for suggestions on tried and tested CPU heatsinks/coolers that are pretty quiet and are effective, as I might look into slightly overclocking my CPU over the summer (only slightly, Its an E6400) I was looking at
this but any suggestions welcome.
Sorry for linking to a competitors website, but it was just easier to link the RAM as thats where I got the first lot from. And it was convenient whilst I was doing that to look at alternatives...