768mb of pc2700 run into or 512mb of pc3200 push?

I merely upgraded my pc and plan to put my 512mb pc3200 stick into my aunt's computer. She solitary has a 256mb pc2700 stick.



I know that if I put both sticks within, the 3200 will run down at 2700 speeds. Would I be better off using both, or freshly the 3200?

768mb of pc2700 run into or 512mb of pc3200 push?

Just use the 512mb. Here's why, if you mix different sized RAM chips, the computer runs slower. This is because it can't just shoot duplicate sized chunks of data to the RAM. It have to alternate (it's like trying to run near one big bucket and one small bucket full of water. You're lopsided so you're slower). It's better to basically put in the PC3200 512mb of knock against. If you get ANOTHER 512mb of pc3200 knock against, that would be fine. As a general rule of thumb, pairs of one and the same RAM are better than mixed pairs. 2 256mb pc2700 chips would still run faster than 768mb of 1x256mb and 1x512mb of ram.
768 of PC2700 is fine for the commission
You aunt's computer may run marginally slower but the extra RAM will make it more stable and what you loose contained by out right speed you will pick from the added resources. If the computer is setup for PC2700 that is what it is going to run at regardless of how swift your RAM is.

If you are going for max speed throw out the 256mb PC2700 and go near 1-1gb PC3200 or 2-512PC3200. I do not think you would see ample difference to worry almost it.