Asus P5N32-E SLI

JHG120 · 02-02-08, 10:10 AM

Hi. I have Kingston Hyper X DDR2 PC2-6400 Ram. On my motherboard, there are 4 slots for the Ram. It says:

Dimm_A1
Dimm_A2
Dimm_B1
Dimm_B2

I have 2 x 1 GB sticks. Should I put them in the 1st and 3rd slot, or should I put them in the first 2 slots? I've looked in the manual, and it only shows how to install, not where to put them. Thanks for the help.

Drew@PSU · 02-02-08, 10:50 AM

JHG120,
First,

to the forums
Secondly, you have a good board there, I recently got mine back from ASUS. According to the fine print on page 2-16, you would be best off putting them in slots 1 and 3. You have to read into it a bit. You want to take advantage of dual channel mode, so you have to equal the amount of RAM in each channel. As A1 and A2 are one channel with the Bs the other, to get dual channel, you need one stick in each slot for the best performance. That said, it will still work in either method, although dual channel is faster.

Let me know if you have anymore questions about the board, I'm happy to help.
ASUS FTW!
-Drew

JHG120 · 02-02-08, 10:52 AM

Thanks Drew.

I have 1 GB stick in slot A1 and B1, so slots 1 and 3. I assumed that was correct, but wasn't able to check anywhere to see if it's truely running at DDR2 speeds. Again, thanks for the help.

sk1llz · 02-02-08, 10:56 AM

Google for CPU-Z download, run it, and check under the tab named "memory". It should say "Channels #: Dual" there and also the DRAM Frequency (memory freq). If you multiply it by 2 you'll end up with the DDR-speed of your memory.

Other tabs like "SPD" is not telling the actual frequency. Only settings stored in your sticks. Just so you know.

02-02-08, 10:10 AM	Thread Starter #1
JHG120 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC	Asus P5N32-E SLI Hi. I have Kingston Hyper X DDR2 PC2-6400 Ram. On my motherboard, there are 4 slots for the Ram. It says: Dimm_A1 Dimm_A2 Dimm_B1 Dimm_B2 I have 2 x 1 GB sticks. Should I put them in the 1st and 3rd slot, or should I put them in the first 2 slots? I've looked in the manual, and it only shows how to install, not where to put them. Thanks for the help. __________________ Cooler Master HAF X 942 Intel i7 930 @ 3.8ghz with H70 Asus Rampage III Formula OCZ Gold 6 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 EVGA GTX 580 Crucial SSD 64 GB OS / 150 GB Raptor 10,000 RPM Corsair HX-1000 Watt PSU Samsung Syncmaster T240 24" 1920x1200 HD 614 is 10-72
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02-02-08, 10:50 AM	#2
Drew@PSU Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Running from the infected	JHG120, First, to the forums Secondly, you have a good board there, I recently got mine back from ASUS. According to the fine print on page 2-16, you would be best off putting them in slots 1 and 3. You have to read into it a bit. You want to take advantage of dual channel mode, so you have to equal the amount of RAM in each channel. As A1 and A2 are one channel with the Bs the other, to get dual channel, you need one stick in each slot for the best performance. That said, it will still work in either method, although dual channel is faster. Let me know if you have anymore questions about the board, I'm happy to help. ASUS FTW! -Drew __________________ .........CPU\|Mobo\|Vid\|Mem\|Monitor\|PSU\|HDD Main: 920 D0\|Rampage II Extreme\|XFX 5870\|6GB Corsair\|Random Widescreen\|Corsair HX750\|160GB X25 - 3.6 24/7 - 4.1 POST-able, needs work HTPC: X2 4400+\|A8N-SLI\|7800GT\|2GB Value\|Westy 1080p 42" :D\|HX 520 Laptop: Inspiron 13 HEAT Project Infection Project Cataclysm Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country - JFK
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02-02-08, 10:52 AM	Thread Starter #3
JHG120 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fuquay Varina, NC	Thanks Drew. I have 1 GB stick in slot A1 and B1, so slots 1 and 3. I assumed that was correct, but wasn't able to check anywhere to see if it's truely running at DDR2 speeds. Again, thanks for the help. __________________ Cooler Master HAF X 942 Intel i7 930 @ 3.8ghz with H70 Asus Rampage III Formula OCZ Gold 6 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 EVGA GTX 580 Crucial SSD 64 GB OS / 150 GB Raptor 10,000 RPM Corsair HX-1000 Watt PSU Samsung Syncmaster T240 24" 1920x1200 HD 614 is 10-72
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02-02-08, 10:56 AM	#4
sk1llz Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Google for CPU-Z download, run it, and check under the tab named "memory". It should say "Channels #: Dual" there and also the DRAM Frequency (memory freq). If you multiply it by 2 you'll end up with the DDR-speed of your memory. Other tabs like "SPD" is not telling the actual frequency. Only settings stored in your sticks. Just so you know. __________________ • Zotac GTX 560Ti 448 Cores @ 910Mhz//1820Mhz/4100Mhz (72° LOAD) • Core i5 3570K @ 4.7Ghz @ 1.3v (at the moment, aiming for 5Ghz+ on air) • Noctua NH-U12P (87° LOAD) • Asus Maximus 4 Extreme - BIOS 3208 • 12GB DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 (2x4GB + 2x2GB Corsair Vengeance) • Corsair Force 3 60GB + 4TB \| Corsair TX750 • 3DMark Vantage: P24785 <---> 3DMark11: P6459 System @ 136W IDLE, 391W LOAD!
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