Memory Question

[ComatoseDelirium]

i have 2 x 256 MB and want 1 gig.... I read that with P4's, (I have an msi 865 PE Neo 2 board) you can run a 512 MB stick in dual channel mode with 2 x 256, is this true? I have kingston brand modules and would buy the same, my manual offers no information about it.

 

[amol]

if you aren't sentimentally tied to your RAM, you could sell the 2x256MB and get 2x512 . . .

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

Yeah I could Amol, though im on a tight budget.. and it seems like a better idea, just to get 1 stick of 512 if I can run it in dual channel.. anyways.. I heard it was possible

 

[HardWarrior]

You might want to save yourself some heartache by asking your mb OEM whether DC will work under those conditions. I ran an a7n8x dlx with 2x256 and 1x512 in DC mode and wasn't impressed with the performance. I found out later that the memory controller didn't like the configuration and that I had been running the equivalent of SC mode all along.

 

[Trashman]

Double check your manual, chapter 2 section 2-7 and 2-8 give you memory configurations, and like hardwarrior stated, with what you want to install you will be runnin' single channel.

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

ahh.. ok thanks for the help