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- Apr 10, 2012
There's a long technical explanation, but the important thing to know is that # of channels = optimal number of sticks.
Most motherboards are dual channel, therefore two sticks of RAM is optimal. 4 is okay, since it is a multiple of 2,.it still runs. in dual channel mode, its just that more RAM sticks put more strain on the IMC on the CPU, so. it might be a bit harder to get that max OC.
wanted to say that i agree