New memory

[Slayertime]

I just bought a gig of Corsair XMS PC3200 and i would like to make sure im getting the full performance out of it because i ran 3DMark 2003 and my score went down from 6690 to 6318 and before i only had 512mb of Crucial PC3200 ram. So in the bios setting should i have Memory Frequency BY SPD or BY Auto. And if there is anyother tips you can help me out with. I do notice that my computer is faster with load times and shutting down. I jsut want to know why my score went down instead of up?

AMD Athlon 3200+@2.2ghz o/c to 2.4ghz
A7N8X
120GB 7200RPM
Ati Radeon 9800 XT 256mb @364/418
1024MB DDR Corsair XMS PC3200
Audigy 5.1
Windows XP Home Edition

[Slayertime]

My mobo is the Asus A7N8X and there are 3 slots 2 blues and 1 black one i have then in the 2 blues is this correct? Maybe i have them in the wrong slot. PLease let me know.

Do i have the the ram in the right place?

[Chiguy]

That looks correct. You can try setting manual memory timings for a little improvement. There are guides online that can help you do that.