3 DDR slots on main board, which one to use?

Zazuk · Dec 21, 2002

3 DDR slots on main board, which one to use? I have a Asus A7V333 and 1 stick of memory and 3 slots to put it in, should it goes closest to the CPU or in the furthest form the CPU or in the middle? Or does it matter?

I have it closest to CPU right now.

mdcomp · Dec 21, 2002

It dosen't really matter. I always put it in the "Dimm 1" slot on the motherboard, but in truth it makes no difference.

BomberBear · Dec 21, 2002

It really shouldn't matter...

Spacemonkey · Dec 21, 2002

Some will put it as far from the HSF as possible. Less heat there.

Zazuk · Dec 21, 2002

Good point Spacemonkey, but I have water cooling. I guess I'll leave it where it is at.
Thanks all

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 22, 2002

get more sticks of ram, and fill them all

The VTech · Dec 22, 2002

Some boards it does matter. If you are running 1 stick is needs to go into "slot 0/1" usually going from left to right when looking t the board, Soyo goes from right to left though. If you have a smaller RAM size and a larger RAM size then the larger one MUST go in the first slot.

In theory however as stated, only 1 stick should show no matter where it is placed. However, I do not recommend using only one stick of any size RAM. You should always have 2 incase one stick burns a module.
Just MHO and .02 cents.

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 22, 2002

Good point...

Also, why do so many mobo manufactures only put 3 slots on the mobo, yet claim 3GB max? surely they know how hard it is to get 1gb sticks! why don't they put 4 slots? (this would also solve about 4,000 problems for me at the moment)

kimber · Dec 22, 2002

the more sticks they use the harder it is to get it stable.maybe that has something to do with it.

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 22, 2002

True. I hope the price of 1Gb sticks comes down soon

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Goo Kenson · Dec 22, 2002

I've never seen 1 gb DDR sticks. Only 1gb PC133 SDRAM sticks.

Well, I guess the mobo technology, support for 1gb DDR sticks, moves faster than RAM technology.

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 22, 2002

Oh, you can get them, but they're about $500!

cursor · Dec 22, 2002

I usually put it in the closest slot to the CPU, too. Though I think it makes little difference. Kind of the same thing as putting your NIC in the first PCI slot. Except less important. Usually it's "DIMM 0" or "DIMM 1."

ArBiTaL 24 · Dec 22, 2002

NONONONONONONO OMG NEVER put the NIC in the 1st slot- what are you doing? you know that's where the modem goes! how can anyone think that? OMG OMG OMG

j/k

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