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- Apr 30, 2003
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- Chicago
Hello everyone,
Everyone once in a while I get a e-mail from Dell about thier top end systems. The way I usually learn stuff is by asking questions about why they arrange thier systems in a particular manner.
I see that they have the new "tri-Channel" DDR3 memory usually together in groups of 3? Is that the way you are supposed to buy it now?
Back in the day, I remember I had to purchase identical sticks of memory in groups of 2. For instance, I still have an old Dell PC I bought 6 years ago that has Rambus memory in which you are forced to buy 2 identical sticks to work properly.
1. Am I on the right track by thinking this is the same situation?
2. How are the new motherboards set up that use DDR3? Do they have 3 slots for memory for the cheaper boards and 6 slots for the larger amounts?
Everyone once in a while I get a e-mail from Dell about thier top end systems. The way I usually learn stuff is by asking questions about why they arrange thier systems in a particular manner.
I see that they have the new "tri-Channel" DDR3 memory usually together in groups of 3? Is that the way you are supposed to buy it now?
Back in the day, I remember I had to purchase identical sticks of memory in groups of 2. For instance, I still have an old Dell PC I bought 6 years ago that has Rambus memory in which you are forced to buy 2 identical sticks to work properly.
1. Am I on the right track by thinking this is the same situation?
2. How are the new motherboards set up that use DDR3? Do they have 3 slots for memory for the cheaper boards and 6 slots for the larger amounts?