Dose Switching Memory Sticks Help OC :D?

im wondering... I have 1GB Corsair XMS In Dual Channel the highest i can get my fsb is 250mhz hm... so say i take both sticks out and swap each stick to the opposite DIMM would it help to oc a bit more

it MIGHT be possible... but highly unlikely. I have had cases of a DIMM would work in one slot, but not another, yet the other one would work in the first non-working slot, but not the 2nd working one....

Ok, did ya get that?

go for it. it is possible, but not highly likely.

I would say it can make a couple of mhz difference, but it is free speed, so at least try it.

Could have saved yourself a thread and just done it =)

~t0m

aNTiChRisT said:

Could have saved yourself a thread and just done it =)

~t0m

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lol.....very true.

Never in my past have i seen this. And even if you did gain a MHz or 2, i'm sure over time it'll equalize.

aNTiChRisT said:

Could have saved yourself a thread and just done it =)

~t0m

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easy said then done my memory has 4x fans on them,and ill half to remove 5+ molex's, a 120mm fan, my 9800pro cause the zalman pipes block them from comming out so i wanted to know if it would work before spending 2 hours removing them

Because you're running in dual channel, there's no way this could give you more speed.

If you were running single channel, the only way it could give you more speed is if the first stick is more reliable at high speeds than the other (which is doubtful in a dual channel kit anyway). That way, you would be more stable at a higher speed; that is, until you got to the second 512 megs of the RAM. But since you're dual channel, it uses both RAM sticks at the same time, the same amount. Switching will not help.

In my case (4x256mb) corsair xms3200c2 I have found that while one stick fails memtest in a certain slot, it will work in another slot.