Posted March 24, 2007 I just finished building my PC, heres the system rating: Specs: Core 2 Duo E6600 8800GTS 3GB Ram (DDR2) 250GB HDD with 8mb cache. Why on Earth is the ram rating so low? I know Domstercool only has 2GB of DDR1 and his is in the 5's. Its not important, just weird. Any ideas? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 I heard that windows just spreads itself like a sheet on RAM. I don't know why I say this and it doesn't help you, but I post it nonetheless. But again, what does it matter? As long as it's blimey fast, there's no need to worry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 It just seems a little weird... Thats all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 Can you give us more info upon the ram its self? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 Can you give us more info upon the ram its self? Yeah, its 3 sticks of Crucial 1GB. All identical, PC4200 unbuffered ram. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 You have 533Mhz ram and no dual channel. You'd need an even number of sticks to get it working in dual channel. And the memory might be working at 400Mhz depending on the bios settings. But those probably don't have much effect on performance. You could try removing one of the RAM sticks and see if that changes. Check the motherboards manual on how to install the memory to get dual channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 I did a quick check, its running at 533mhz. But if the problem really is only dual channel, then its not much of a biggy. I'll probably get another gig of ram around the time Crysis comes out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 Just make sure your running one-one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 Are you running Vista 64 bit or 32 bit? I'm supposing it's the 64 bit version because the 32 bit only efectively uses 2GB. I have 2GB DDR PC 3200 (400 mhz) here and in the memory aspect a get a very similar score to yours: I'm using Vista 32 bit by the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 24, 2007 Are you running Vista 64 bit or 32 bit?I'm supposing it's the 64 bit version because the 32 bit only efectively uses 2GB. I have 2GB DDR PC 3200 (400 mhz) here and in the memory aspect a get a very similar score to yours: I'm using Vista 32 bit by the way. I was reading stuff about Vista 32bit, apparently 3GB is the "sweet spot". Another gig on Vista 32bit (since, 4GB is the max a 32bit OS i think) is a pointless addition. But yes, i am running 32bit . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 25, 2007 Aye, Windows System Assessment tool is influenced by raw bandwidth over sheer capacity in the upper 2+ GB area. If you recall, the preliminary vista requirements had a bandwidth component that was removed when it was commercially released. That idea still lives in the System Assessment tool for performance numbers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 28, 2007 I was reading stuff about Vista 32bit, apparently 3GB is the "sweet spot". Another gig on Vista 32bit (since, 4GB is the max a 32bit OS i think) is a pointless addition. But yes, i am running 32bit . Oh, my bad then. I thought 2GB was the maximum addressed memory in a 32 bit OS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 13, 2007 Im a solid 12.4..... ....Oh RAM?..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 13, 2007 Im a solid 12.4..... ....Oh RAM?..... Oh jeeze... Thats awful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 13, 2007 I'm a 5 / 5.2 - It changes between the two every time a run it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 14, 2007 Mines 1GB and it works swiftly lol.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
