Posted: 8/28/2015 4:23:30 PM EDT
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As a general rule, is it better to reach maximum capacity by dividing all the slots equally, or put the total in one or two slots?
ie, is it better to have 4GB in 6 slots, 8GB in 3 slots, or 16GB in one and 8GB in another to get to 24GB max? |
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As a general rule, is it better to reach maximum capacity by dividing all the slots equally, or put the total in one or two slots? ie, is it better to have 4GB in 6 slots, 8GB in 3 slots, or 16GB in one and 8GB in another to get to 24GB max? What motherboard do you have? You want memory to run in dual channel mode, so an even number of slots should be populated. So in 6 slots, to get to 24GB, you want all six slots to be populated with 4GB modules. For triple channel operation, 8GB in 3 slots is best for 24GB total. |
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Don't know motherboard, it's at home.
I do know that it has six slots, in 2 banks of three, and has two 2GB sticks and 4 empty slots. win7pro 64bit in a Dell something or other, and 24GB max. I assumed 6 x 4GB because symmetry, and it happens to be cheaper that way too. Thanks for the reply 
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Don't know motherboard, it's at home. I do know that it has six slots, in 2 banks of three, and has two 2GB sticks and 4 empty slots. win7pro 64bit in a Dell something or other, and 24GB max. I assumed 6 x 4GB because symmetry, and it happens to be cheaper that way too. Thanks for the reply You motherboard basically determines if your memory can be operated in dual or triple channel mode. So that is an important detail. |
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Quoted: Don't know motherboard, it's at home. I do know that it has six slots, in 2 banks of three, and has two 2GB sticks and 4 empty slots. win7pro 64bit in a Dell something or other, and 24GB max. I assumed 6 x 4GB because symmetry, and it happens to be cheaper that way too. Thanks for the reply You have an x58 chipset. These run triple channel, assuming you have your arm in sets of 3 (3-8's or 6-4's). Less total slots driven is easier on the IPC (memory controller on the CPU). Depending on which Dell you have, you may need ECC ram as well (Precision T3500 with an X-series Xeon or T5500/T7500-both pretty much only run CPU's that require ECC). Nick |
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Unless you are doing something specific, like video editing or running VMware, there really is no reason to get more than 8g of ram.
http://www.maximumpc.com/memory-myths-how-much-ram-is-enough/#page-1 |