idontcare1996 4690K@4.3GHz/GTX 970 STRIX 1 point 2 points 3 points 3 years ago Actually no, because dual-channel is better than single channel. And, fot the same technology, more space = more latency, therefore: 2 sticks of 8GB is the best you can get in a normal motherboard. 4-channel motherboards are quite expensive. RAM Slots 1&3 vs 2&4 - Building - Desktops Quick question. I know that when you have 2 sticks of RAM you put them in slots 1 and 3 and not 1 and 2. Can you also put them in 2 and 4 without 1 and 3 being filled? I just need to know as I'm getting a V8 cooler and there might not be enough clearance. My M/B is an EVGA 780i FTW. Guide to RAM Memory Channels as Fast As Possible - YouTube Dual channel, triple channel, quad channel? We cover it all here in only a few minutes! FORUM LINK: http://linustechtips.com/main/news-reviews-article-guides... RAM 4 slots or 2? Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums
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Hi all, I recently built a system on the MSI Z97s SLI Plus board and everything has been stable so far, however, it recently came to my attention that the Mobo manual says to populate DIMM slots 2&4 if you are using only two sticks of RAM. Dimm slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4 first? - CPUs, Motherboards ... Im thinking of buying the ASUS PRIME X370-PRO and im going to buy a single kit of duel channel ram (2 x 8gb sticks). I have a picture of the motherboard manuals RAM configuration below, now my question is, does it matter if i use dimm slots A1 and B1 first, or dimm slots A2 and B2? (It looks like... Does it matter which dimm slot i put my ram in? | Tom's ... The manual has it in slots 2 and 4, not 1 and 2. with that being said, obviously 2 and 4 are dual channel, as well as 1 and 3. But just because im a newbie, I was curious if accidentally putting the sticks in 1 and 3 and not the manual recommended 2 and 4 would have any affect on speed, with both being dual channel.
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The documentation is lousy, though, and doesn't mention how the memory slots are wired. They're in two sets of two, and the sets are the same color. Normally, one would use slots one and three, and slots two and four for dual channel RAM configuration, right? Generally, the slots are also colored so that 1/3 and 2/4 are the same color. Can I install RAM in dimm 2/4 instead of 1/2? | Tech ... If you look at the picture in the manual it shows slot 1 and 3 populated (gray shaded) in figure 1 and all 4 populated in figure 2. That is for dual channel mode. As I stated, you can try the ram in other slots and it will probably work. RAM-rank 1 Vs Rank 2 - Ars Technica OpenForum RAM-rank 1 Vs Rank 2 9 posts ... it is is preferable to put the dual-ranked modules in the first slot(s), so DELL might be right. ... What happened was I has 4 Gigs of DDR2 Ram and 2 sticks were ...
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The documentation is lousy, though, and doesn't mention how the memory slots are wired. They're in two sets of two, and the sets are the same color. Normally, one would use slots one and three, and slots two and four for dual channel RAM configuration, right? Generally, the slots are also colored so that 1/3 and 2/4 are the same color. Can I install RAM in dimm 2/4 instead of 1/2? | Tech Support Guy If you look at the picture in the manual it shows slot 1 and 3 populated (gray shaded) in figure 1 and all 4 populated in figure 2. That is for dual channel mode. As I stated, you can try the ram in other slots and it will probably work. What's better: 2 8GB RAM, or 4 4GB? : pcmasterrace idontcare1996 4690K@4.3GHz/GTX 970 STRIX 1 point 2 points 3 points 3 years ago Actually no, because dual-channel is better than single channel. And, fot the same technology, more space = more latency, therefore: 2 sticks of 8GB is the best you can get in a normal motherboard. 4-channel motherboards are quite expensive. RAM Slots 1&3 vs 2&4 - Building - Desktops
2 or 4 RAM slots, does it matter if I only want 16GB RAM? Hello folks, I have seen a what looks like a half decent motherboard, at least according to the reviews, but I noticed it only has two RAM slots, now, it can support 2 8GB RAM sticks, but will then I miss 'Daul channeling' or whatever it is called?
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The documentation is lousy, though, and doesn't mention how the memory slots are wired. They're in two sets of two, and the sets are the same color. Normally, one would use slots one and three, and slots two and four for dual channel RAM configuration, right? Generally, the slots are also colored so that 1/3 and 2/4 are the same color. RAM sticks in slots 2 and 4 - System Building and Upgrading