I intend getting this, Asus M5A97 PRO Motherboard, silly question but if i also buy 2 x 4gb ram sticks does it matter which of the 4 slots they go in.
Many thanks.
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I intend getting this, Asus M5A97 PRO Motherboard, silly question but if i also buy 2 x 4gb ram sticks does it matter which of the 4 slots they go in.
Many thanks.
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Originally Posted by chelseaboy
Slots 1 & 3 normally for dual channel although you can do 2 & 4 if you have a cpu cooler that covers the nearest to it memory slot.
if you have problems ask GOOGLE first and then if you can't find an answer ask here, saves your time and mine.
Having read the manual if you are just using two stick, you should use the Blue slots.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD..._PRO/#download
PendragonUK
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Good spot Pen, I think he must mean are the slots matched to the module or can he stick anyone in anyone, and the answer is YES
if you have problems ask GOOGLE first and then if you can't find an answer ask here, saves your time and mine.
Many thanks chaps, but another quick question........what is best 2 x 4gb or 4 x 2gb of memory or doesn't it matter.
Cheers.
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Doesnt matter unless you are overclocking. Then the least amount of DIMMS is best.
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Always better to max out two slots, as Asce said two slots are better for stability. There is also the practical reasons it makes upgrading later easer. Get a pair of 4GB sticks now and if at a later date you need more RAM you can get another pair.
PendragonUK
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I would agree that 2 x 4gb is preferable for the reasons stated above. Additionally, 4 x 2gb will often cause the MB bios to default the memory to a lower frequency to maintain stability.
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