dual channel memory?

Omego2K · May 30, 2003

about dual channel ram, do both the ram have to be the same size or can one stick be 256MB and the other 512MB both PC2700?

Jarhead7236 · May 31, 2003

both gotta be the same or no dual channel operation....

trdsw20 · May 31, 2003

The RAM sticks dont exactly have to be the same amount. But the banks that they are in have to be. Say if 1&2 were one channel and 3 was on a different channel you could have 2 x 256Mb in 1 &2 and 512 in 3 and still use DCDDR.

Omego2K · May 31, 2003

I don't get it :\ I only have the 512MB stick and a 256 MB stick. Well gonna have.

trdsw20 · May 31, 2003

you need another 256 in order to use those sticks in dc.
If you already have 1 256MB and 1 512MB. You could put the 512 Mb in slot 3 by itself (slot 3 is on its own channel). Then you put the 256 in slot 1 and another 256 in slot 2 (slot 1 and Slot 2 are on the same channel). This way the sum of slot 1 & slot 2 equals 512 and slot 3 equals 512 as well.

axhed · May 31, 2003

hmmmmmm.......
i was under the impression that dual channel only worked with 2 sticks.... banks 1 and 3 or banks 2 and 3.

trdsw20 · May 31, 2003

It works with both channels

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