How many banks of RAM on a stick

kentucky

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I just built my first custom computer. I have it up and running with a small stick of RAM that I had laying around to test the system out with. I want to buy a Gig of RAM to go into the system. My question is, will my motherboard support as much of the PC3200 as it will the PC2700. I am sure at some point down the road I will want to add more RAM, and this note from Crucial.com says:

Notes
Important information about your system
When using DDR400 (PC3200) the system supports a maximum of 2 banks of memory, when using DDR333 (PC2700) the system supports a maximum of 4 banks of memory. A single DIMM will either have 1 or 2 banks of memory.

I have an ASUS A7V8X-X motherboard, with three slots. Which is the best way to go here that will allow me to upgrade my RAM later?
 

CheesePoofs

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Dec 5, 2004
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A bank is a side of ram, ie dual sided ram has two banks, single sided has one bank. Just get 2x512mb DDR400 ram, that will last you for a while, you shouldn't need to upgrade it for a few years.