memory question

[Celticsfan]

I currently have 1 stick of 512MB of RAm in my PC, I plan on adding 2 more sticks of 2GB of RAM. My question is my system going to run OK with 2.5 GB of RAM or am I better off just putting in the 2GB and taking the other stick of 512MB out. What do you guys think? Mobo is d945gtp

cheers

 

[cavemangrinder]

It will be fine with the 3 sticks of ram.

 

[muz]

supposing the mobo supports that much ram then that shouldnt be a problem

however you may gain more by taking the 512 out and having the 2gb in dual channel mode if your motherboard supports that

 

[cavemangrinder]

however you may gain more by taking the 512 out and having the 2gb in dual channel mode if your motherboard supports that

Nice addition.

 

[Celticsfan]

however you may gain more by taking the 512 out and having the 2gb in dual channel mode if your motherboard supports that

How do i tell if my mobo supports dual channel mode, please?

 

[muz]

have a look in the manual or on the manufacturers website it should say

or this is a tell tale however not prooving sign if the ram slots are two different colours

 

[cavemangrinder]

How do i tell if my mobo supports dual channel mode, please?

Seems your board has the 945g chipset http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d945gtp/index.htm. You can run dual channel, just make sure you use 2 sticks instead of the 3.

 

[Celticsfan]

Seems your board has the 945g chipset http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d945gtp/index.htm. You can run dual channel, just make sure you use 2 sticks instead of the 3.

Thanks, I was looking at this http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/tp/tp_documentation.htm

and couldn't find anything. So I should just use the two 2GB sticks? Do they need to go into certain slots and do I have to do anything special to get them to run dual channel mode? Or do I just stick the 2 GB sticks in any slots and I'll be all set?

cheers

 

[LukaszR1]

make sure your speeds match tho. cause the two sticks if they run faster then the 512mb stick...then it'll kinda be pointless having it there.

 

[Celticsfan]

http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd...d945gtp_lg.jpg this is my board

and this is from intel's site but I am not sure what board it is

http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-011965.htm#dual

so does that mean the 2 blue ones are the dual core channels?