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Best PC6400 memory for Dimension 9200

Asked by zadius in Computer Memory (RAM)

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Here are my computer specs:
Dell Dimension 9200
OS: Windows Vists 64-bit

My question has three parts.

First I had 4GB of PC5300 memory 4 sticks of 1GB RAM.  One pair had timings of 4-4-4-12 and the other pair had timings of 5-5-5-12.  I bought 4 new sticks of 1GB RAM each of Crucial Ballistix PC6400 Ram with memory timings of 4-4-4-12.  My first question is will I get much of a performance gain from going from PC5300 to PC6400?  Let's say I spent $90 on this upgrade is it worth it?  I do mostly gaming and surfing on the Internet and running applications such as office.  Also I notiched that when I upgraded to these Ballistix memory sticks my game started crashing.

Second question is what is the best RAM that I can get for my Dimension 9200?  I know it supports maximum of PC6400 RAM but it still backward compatible with PC5300.  I basically have 5.9's for Windows Experience index in Windows Vists on everything except my memory.  When I had the PC5300 RAM I had 5.6 for memory when I upgraded to PC6400 it only went up to 5.7.  I went memory that is going to take me up to the 5.9 mark and the Ballixtix stics I got didn't cut it.  Please let me know which ones are the best memory I can get to achieve this considering cost as well.

Third can someone explain what these memory timings mean?  4-4-4-12 and so on is lower better still?  What do each of those numbers mean?Start Free Trial
 
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Zone: Computer Memory (RAM)
Tags: Dell, Dimension Dekstop, Dimension 9200, DDR2 Memory
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