Can I run 1 stick of ddr2

Trainwreck

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OK I know this is a dumb question but can I run one stick of ddr2 ?

What is the disadvantages of doing so??

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You will lose about 5-10% performance with your PC. 1 stick for memory instead of 2 means you only have half the memory bandwith, at least if the platform you use can use a dual channel memory setup

 

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not too sure about the newer boards , I am still stuck on DDR , but in that case you arent in dual channel , but ... its ok to do that. I only run stick in all my folders except this one . Your memory wont be optimized but yeah you can .

 

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ASUS P5ND2-SLI motherboard is what I have with a 930d processor and 1- 512 stick of ddr2 waiting on another but would like to use this setup and test the stick I have
Would it cause a unstable condition during overclocking
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David

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Yep, feel free to go ahead and use one stick just now then you can add another later

 

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ahbroody

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so then running 2 512 sticks of ddr2 6400 is better than 1gb stick of same????
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ahbroody said:

so then running 2 512 sticks of ddr2 6400 is better than 1gb stick of same????
Mike

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Yes, as dual channel memory controllers can be accessing both sticks at the same time, improving performance by ~5-10%.

 

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David said:

Yep, feel free to go ahead and use one stick just now then you can add another later

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Thanks David and Klingens thats the kind of straight forward answers I was looking for.

David

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ahbroody

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So then to push this a little farther.
would 4 sticks at 512 or 2 igb sticks be better

 

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2 x 1gb sticks would give you more ocing headroom

 

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Less is more