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Originally Posted by punky
I second that. Mixing RAM which is even closely related can cause tons of stability problems. Don't even think about mixing speeds. Some people have trouble mixing different sized RAM that is the same speed and manufacturer. With RAM it is always better to swap rather than add.
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I, erm, Third that
I think thats why it seems to be fashionable to max out your RAM to more than you will need when you buy a new computer at the moment.
Lets Face it RAM is pretty cheap these days, 512MB will be more than you will need in most cases, 1024MB if you do a lot of Video editing, graphic editing etc. Most people will build a new machine with this in mind and add as much RAM as possible. Normally by the time you need more RAM then you will probably be due to change out the motherboard aswel, wich often in the everchanging world of computers means you need a different type of RAM anyway. This in some cases is pointless (adding too much RAM) though it does improve stability in most cases as you dont have to worry about RAM mismatch later.
The only time I have ever added RAM to a machine was when I had my athlon t'bird (OR was it my K6-2? ), it was during that crazy RAM price incrase quite a few years back when 64MB PC100 was £200+ I allready had 64MB and needed another 64MB, luckily I found some cheap... well.... Cheapish (£150) so really couldnt afford to dump my old 64MB and buy a 128MB, luckily it worked out fine for me and my machine was pretty stable. Even still I tend to build all my curret machines with the most RAM I am likley to need right off the Bat, as said previously it saves any potential complications later on.