KinesongPayaso
09-11-06, 10:25 AM
im reading the memory faq again
are these still applicable to current mobos/memory? cos it was last updated in 04
anyway, how many here have tried all the ram slots, instead of just putting their ram on the first slot?
does it really make that much difference?
and why does it matter if you change the memory placing? like from 1st slot to 3rd?
im assuming it has nothing to do with content, cos ram clears out after you turn it off..
then whats the purpose?
If you're using a single module, it's best practice to use the first slot. If using two or more modules in a non-dual channel motherboard, populate the first slot and use any other slots you wish. Q: I've had my single module installed in slot 2 for the last few months now, should I change it? No, it's also best practice to keep on using the slot(s) you're been using before. If you replace RAM, then insert the new modules, in the same slots the older ones were in before.
You may find the system overclocks better with the ram in a different slot. It is very hard to predict when this effect occurs, as well as which one might work best. In the overclocking game he who tries the most things wins, and if you are running an overclocked configuration that is asking a lot of the ram it is a good idea to try all available slots to make sure the one you are using yields the best results.
If you're using two or more modules of unequal size, you will get the best performance if you put the largest module(s) (in megabytes) in the lowest-numbered slot(s). For example, if your system currently has 256MB of memory and you want to add 512MB, it would be best to put the 512MB module into slot 0 and the 256MB module into slot 1.
are these still applicable to current mobos/memory? cos it was last updated in 04
anyway, how many here have tried all the ram slots, instead of just putting their ram on the first slot?
does it really make that much difference?
and why does it matter if you change the memory placing? like from 1st slot to 3rd?
im assuming it has nothing to do with content, cos ram clears out after you turn it off..
then whats the purpose?
If you're using a single module, it's best practice to use the first slot. If using two or more modules in a non-dual channel motherboard, populate the first slot and use any other slots you wish. Q: I've had my single module installed in slot 2 for the last few months now, should I change it? No, it's also best practice to keep on using the slot(s) you're been using before. If you replace RAM, then insert the new modules, in the same slots the older ones were in before.
You may find the system overclocks better with the ram in a different slot. It is very hard to predict when this effect occurs, as well as which one might work best. In the overclocking game he who tries the most things wins, and if you are running an overclocked configuration that is asking a lot of the ram it is a good idea to try all available slots to make sure the one you are using yields the best results.
If you're using two or more modules of unequal size, you will get the best performance if you put the largest module(s) (in megabytes) in the lowest-numbered slot(s). For example, if your system currently has 256MB of memory and you want to add 512MB, it would be best to put the 512MB module into slot 0 and the 256MB module into slot 1.