Asus P5Q (memory setup question)

drunkenmunky · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:32

It's been ages since I upgraded my memory and I forget these things but how would you recommend a dual memory setup on an Asus P5Q motherboard? The DIMM slots are coloured yellow and black. I have 2 x 2Gb of memory, so do I put them next to each other or both in the same colour slots?

ChrissyT88 · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:35

Both in the same colour (the manual recommends the yellow slots for better overclocking, so will probably be a little more stable)

drunkenmunky · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:37

ChrissyT88 said:
Both in the same colour (the manual recommends the yellow slots for better overclocking, so will probably be a little more stable)

That's what I thought, thanks for that. I have them in the yellow slots as the manual says, I just wanted to be sure. Cheers!

setter · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:37

drunkenmunky said:
It's been ages since I upgraded my memory and I forget these things but how would you recommend a dual memory setup on an Ass P5Q motherboard? The DIMM slots are coloured yellow and black. I have 2 x 2Gb of memory, so do I put them next to each other or both in the same colour slots?

use the 2 yellow slots for dual channel. beaten to it

w3bbo · 17 Jul 2008 at 00:07

As a general rule the closest ram slot to the cpu will be the most stable and also as a general rule for dual channel you put the memory in the same coloured slots.