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Maybe you added slower memory.

"ruzicka" <ruzicka@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone explain this to me?
>
> I just added 50% more memory to my system. I went from 2GB of DDR400
> (PC3200) memory to 3GB of DDR400, and the performance index for memory
> went
> from 4.9, down to 4.5. I found some information on the Microsoft
> Knowledge
> database which suggested deleting all of the old performance index
> readings,
> did that, but still ended up with a 4.5 score.
>
> Is this normal? I would have thought adding MORE memory would increase my
> score. I'm using Vista Home Premium with an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ CPU. I
> originally had 2 1GB sticks of memory,and added 2 more 512MB sticks,
> keeping
> everything paired up nicely.
>
> HELP! (pretty please?)