RAM upgrade

[kligon123]

I'm planning on upgrading my 4x512mb 667mhz DDR2 sticks of ram(manufacturer nanya technology) to 4x1gb 667mhz sticks. My motherboard is Asus P5B SE and it supports dual channel. What I'm wondering is, if I get 2 pairs of sticks from different manufacturers, with same frequencies, will I be able to run them all at the same time? Or will there be any problems with it? And if I can run them, how should I put them in the sockets?

Thanks in advance.

[Skiiwee29]

4 minutes ago, kligon123 said:

I'm planning on upgrading my 4x512mb 667mhz DDR2 sticks of ram(manufacturer nanya technology) to 4x1gb 667mhz sticks. My motherboard is Asus P5B SE and it supports dual channel. What I'm wondering is, if I get 2 pairs of sticks from different manufacturers, with same frequencies, will I be able to run them all at the same time? Or will there be any problems with it? And if I can run them, how should I put them in the sockets?

Thanks in advance.

Usually if they are the same frequencies and timings, you should be good. Sometimes they dont always play nice though so there is a chance they wont work together. 

[NinjaJc01]

33 minutes ago, kligon123 said:

I'm planning on upgrading my 4x512mb 667mhz DDR2 sticks of ram(manufacturer nanya technology) to 4x1gb 667mhz sticks. My motherboard is Asus P5B SE and it supports dual channel. What I'm wondering is, if I get 2 pairs of sticks from different manufacturers, with same frequencies, will I be able to run them all at the same time? Or will there be any problems with it? And if I can run them, how should I put them in the sockets?

Thanks in advance.

Some DDR2 boards are a bit odd, so if you can, try to buy single sided DDR2 modules.

[RS2007GOD]

Yes matching sticks id fully reccomend. So many issues with old ddr2 boards but it is possible. Alot comes down to what ic each stick uses.

[kligon123]

Alright, thanks for the insight guys.
Another question is, which manufacturer is the best? I can choose from Kingston, Samsung and Unigen.

[RS2007GOD]

Samsung ddr2 is pretty solid. Iv got 667 sticks which runs at 800 no problem. Kingstons good also.