Memory Arrangement.

[B1gg3stN00b]

Does the way my memory is set into the slots effect it at all?

All 2GB is recognize, but most people's comps that I've seen have both sticks in A and A or B and B, but mine is set in two adjacent slots and still works.

Am I not getting the most from my system's memory?

 

[Pyeti]

you may not be running your memory in dual channel. you will gain performance running it in dual channel. the slots are normally 2 different colours and you should have the sticks in the same coloured slots

 

[B1gg3stN00b]

I'll definitely try that!

Thanks!

 

[Hawk1]

Yes, it's supposed to run in dual channel for a performance boost. The motherboard should have color coded slots to tell you where to put the RAM to run in dual channel (ie - on my board I have to put them both in either the orange slots or black slots - but check you manual). When you have them in the right slots, either your POST screen will tell you your memory is running dual channel, or download the latest version of CPUZ and under the memory tab, it should say it is in dual channel.

 

[JC316]

Yup dual channel is the way to go. Make sure that it's running in it.

 

[B1gg3stN00b]

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It says dual, but they're in different colored slots.

Edit: Upon further inspection I've made another dumbass mistake.

The RAM slots are grouped by color!

 

[The_Real_DeaL31]

put both stocks in the yellow slots, btw what type of ram do u have is it pc6400, 200mhz for dd2 doesnt sound right

 

[The_Real_DeaL31]

some motherboards are slots 1 and 3, or 2 and 4, or 1,2 and 3,4, to run dual channel that is