Dual Channel RAM ?

[BGuardian75]

I got an MSI Neo4-F mobo coming monday (darn UPS) and I was hoping to use my Kingston ValueRAM in dual channel. Both 512Mb modules are the same speed and model with identical latencies but one was made in 00 and one in 05. It's probable the actual chips on the DIMMS are different.

I read some boards only work with kits from the same batch, is that true?

 

[Matthias99]

There's nothing special about dual-channel RAM. Any two modules of the same size that will run at the same timings should work together just fine. I suppose you might have problems if the memory densities are different and the memory controller can't handle it (I don't know if the A64 can), but if they're the same model they should be fine.

Please use the search function; questions about dual-channel RAM get asked all the time.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
There's nothing special about dual-channel RAM. Any two modules of the same size that will run at the same timings should work together just fine. I suppose you might have problems if the memory densities are different and the memory controller can't handle it (I don't know if the A64 can), but if they're the same model they should be fine.

Please use the search function; questions about dual-channel RAM get asked all the time.

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[BGuardian75]

Sorry about that I couldn't find an exact answer to it, lots of conflicting stuff. Anyhoo, I just ordered a dual channel kit of OCZ not because I'm afraid the Kingston won't work I just decided to leave them in my current PC.

 

[FlyingPenguin]

For dual channel you IDEALLY want two closely matched sticks. In the real world they don't have to be THAT closely matched unless you're overclocking.

Same brand and model is fine. That keeps the timings the same.

The reason they charge more for twin packs is because they've supposedly selected those two sticks to be a close match, which again is preferable if you plan on over clocking.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew

Originally posted by: Matthias99
There's nothing special about dual-channel RAM. Any two modules of the same size that will run at the same timings should work together just fine. I suppose you might have problems if the memory densities are different and the memory controller can't handle it (I don't know if the A64 can), but if they're the same model they should be fine.

Please use the search function; questions about dual-channel RAM get asked all the time.

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Yep dont believe marketers. Buying them in kits is just a sales gimmick to get you to buy two of their most expensive memory sticks. If you havent noticed yet all of the value ram from those same companies does not sell in kits or pairs of two. Hmmmm.... I wonder why?

If you believed everything that marketers wanted you to believe then the world would be flat, the sun would circle around the earth, and Intel processors with UBER-Threading would be 70x times faster than AMD at the same GHz. Just look throught the hype and learn the facts.



I have as much affection twords marketers as I do for Root Canals and Tort Lawyers.

 

[Somniferum]

Just FYI, my GF has two 512 sticks of Kingston RAM (DDR333) that were manufactured several years apart, and they run in dual-channel mode just fine.