A Dumb RAM Question

[Nemesis1331]

If I get a 1GB (2x 512MB Kit) RAM is that usually two seperate sticks of 512MB that I could run side by side or still only one 1GB Stick?

 

[aliasaid]

lol thats 2 sticks of 512mb, hence the 2 X 512.

 

[bonehelm]

it'll be faster than 1 stick of 1GB ram because dual channeling is supposed to cycle faster than just 1 stick.

they are both 1024 MB in total.

 

[JohnnyX]

As for your motherboard placement, Check to make sure where to put the 2 sticks to run dual channel.

 

[Nemesis1331]

As for your motherboard placement, Check to make sure where to put the 2 sticks to run dual channel.

Do you mean my motherboard has to be able to run dual channel/be compatable or have multi RAM slots? or is that the same thing???

 

[aliasaid]

tell us what socket mobo you have and we'll tell you if it supports dual channel (if it doesn't support dual channel, then when you stick in the 2 sticks of ram, they'll work just fine, they just won't run in dual channel mode)

 

[Nemesis1331]

MSI RS482M4-L Socket 939/ PCIE/ ATI XPress200 VGA/ MATX/ DDR 400

That's the motherboard I'm getting unless you suggest something better but at the same price.

 

[SomeIranianKid]

dude get the MSI Neo4-f and get a GOOD gpu with it that piece of garbage coming with it won't run anything and make sure you get the same pin ram as the mobo

 

[JohnnyX]

Yes Nemesis1331 that motherboard will support duel channel

 

[aliasaid]

i don't see anything wrong with that mobo especially if the guy needs integrated video. if you're not using integrated video, then maybe get a differnt board. either way, that mobo supports dual channel ram. if your motherboard has 4 ram slots, then you'll have to check the manual and see which slots to stick the 2 sticks of ram in for dual channel to work.