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CinderzFTW · 31 Mar 2012 at 13:58

Memory Question

I have 4 dimms on my asrock m3n78d mobo and have 2 x 2gb ddr3 1333mhz memory.

I am currently bidding on another 2gb stick to go along side my 4gb at the moment.

I am running dual channel of course at the moment, but when I add in the other 2gb it will run single channel for a while with 6gb installed.

Even with 6gb memory (3 x 2gb) will I suffer because of single channel??? as it is not dual channel with 3 of the 4 dimms with installed memory???

This is mainly for BF3!

Thanks

Cinderz

CinderzFTW · 31 Mar 2012 at 17:16

Anyone?

Surveyor · 31 Mar 2012 at 17:40

I don't think there's one answer.

Maybe it'll all run in single channel mode or maybe you'll end up with a pair in dual channel mode and 1 stick in single channel mode.

Either way then technically performance will be lower.

You probably won't actually notice the difference but if you ran some benchmarks you'd see it.

I assume you're expecting to buy this really cheaply as you can buy another 2x2GB for less than £20.

CinderzFTW · 31 Mar 2012 at 17:52

i am bidding on some cheap ones on that auction site atm

so it shouldn't effect my games much then, or not at all

Surveyor · 31 Mar 2012 at 17:58

I'd say there would be a small drop in performance but nothing you'd really notice.

This is for DDR2 but I suppose it gives you an idea:

Test Results: Single Vs. Dual Channel RAM

CinderzFTW · 31 Mar 2012 at 18:05

Yea my mate runs single channel on his 1366 i7 920 rig with 6gb 3 x 2gb dual channel memory and his system is fast.

thanks dude

Surveyor · 31 Mar 2012 at 18:08

CinderzFTW said:
Yea my mate runs single channel on his 1366 i7 920 rig with 6gb 3 x 2gb dual channel memory and his system is fast.

thanks dude

You're welcome.

But...

If your mate has 3x2GB in a S1366 system it would (or should) be running in triple channel mode.

CinderzFTW · 31 Mar 2012 at 18:13

indeed, but like me, he is also skint lol (don't get paid enough from work

)

it will do me until i can afford another 2gb stick... but i will need that really slim line memory as my cooler obstructs one of my dimms.