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they'll work, just not to the full potential of dual channel. but when it only makes about 5% difference it really isnt all that inportant lol
i had 2x 256 and 1 x 512 installed in my nf7s v2 it ran fine as dual channel so long as you have the same amount of ram per channel .
starting from the cpu and going outwards install 1 x 256 , 1x 512 , 1x 256
i.e mem slot 1 &3 is onne channel , mem slot 2 is another channnel
so long as the amount of ram available to the pair is the same youll see " dual channel " showing when you POST
if you have the mobo manual its explained in it somewhere
hope this helps
starting from the cpu and going outwards install 1 x 256 , 1x 512 , 1x 256
i.e mem slot 1 &3 is onne channel , mem slot 2 is another channnel
so long as the amount of ram available to the pair is the same youll see " dual channel " showing when you POST
if you have the mobo manual its explained in it somewhere
hope this helps
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you dont need the same amount of ram on each channel, you just need some ram there. It'll work like i said, but not to the full (minute) potential of DC on a socket A board.
for this mobo each channel has to have the same amount of ram to run in dual mode . In dual mode you will get a performance increase so you may as well run it as dual mode
for example if u load them up as
S1 S2 S3
256 256 512 it wont run as dual mode
512 256 256 it wont run as dual mode
256 512 256 it will run as dual mode
this mobo has 3 memory sockets . socket 1 and socet 3 are paired , and socket 2 works as a pair even though its only a single .
i had this mobo with a barton 2500/3200 for my previous build so know how it works from my personal experience . It also details how to set it up in the manual .
hope this helps
unfortunately pinkfloyd and james are both mistaken in what they have said.
for example if u load them up as
S1 S2 S3
256 256 512 it wont run as dual mode
512 256 256 it wont run as dual mode
256 512 256 it will run as dual mode
this mobo has 3 memory sockets . socket 1 and socet 3 are paired , and socket 2 works as a pair even though its only a single .
i had this mobo with a barton 2500/3200 for my previous build so know how it works from my personal experience . It also details how to set it up in the manual .
hope this helps
unfortunately pinkfloyd and james are both mistaken in what they have said.
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no it does not. search around ive explained this hundereds of times.
there are two memory controllers. if each of them have access to a stick of ram, tis dual channel. If one stick is smaller than the other (say 256+512) then the first 256 of each stick would work in dual channel, the last 256 of the 512stick would be single. that's why i said it will work, but not fully. Try telling all the boys who ran 3x256mb stick in dualk channel that it doesnt work lol
im sorry, but you are wrong.
there are two memory controllers. if each of them have access to a stick of ram, tis dual channel. If one stick is smaller than the other (say 256+512) then the first 256 of each stick would work in dual channel, the last 256 of the 512stick would be single. that's why i said it will work, but not fully. Try telling all the boys who ran 3x256mb stick in dualk channel that it doesnt work lol
im sorry, but you are wrong.
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yeh you must be right then james i must have had a dream that i owned this board and had 2 x 256 stics of crucial pc 3200 and 1 x 512 crucial pc3200 in it .
then i must have had a dream about testing the various memory set ups in it .
them i must have had a dream about selling it all online auction and upgrading to my current system .
yeh and of course i must be wrong even though i ran that rig for 2 years as dual channel with the same ram layout that macca is asking about .
this simple fact is , that i know how this board works and how the dual channel set up works because i have owned it for two years . You can download the manual as a pdf from the abit website and find out the facts of the matter for yourself if you like . Or else go and buy one and test it .
moreover maccas asking about a 2x256 /512 mb set up not 3x 256 . the point that im trying to make is that it will work in dual channel with the ram he has if he sets it up as i have described .
then i must have had a dream about testing the various memory set ups in it .
them i must have had a dream about selling it all online auction and upgrading to my current system .
yeh and of course i must be wrong even though i ran that rig for 2 years as dual channel with the same ram layout that macca is asking about .
this simple fact is , that i know how this board works and how the dual channel set up works because i have owned it for two years . You can download the manual as a pdf from the abit website and find out the facts of the matter for yourself if you like . Or else go and buy one and test it .
moreover maccas asking about a 2x256 /512 mb set up not 3x 256 . the point that im trying to make is that it will work in dual channel with the ram he has if he sets it up as i have described .
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kidloco said:
thank you.
guess what, i had one as well.
if you have differnet sized sticks on this board as described by macca , you can run it as dual channel if you load it as 256 512 256 . this is what i described to him in detail how to do . saying that i am wrong , especially as i took the time to explain that i had this set up myself . is not helpfull to anyone .
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and you can also run dual channel using different amounts of ram on each channel.
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i dont really care. I know what you explained to him, i also know that you said dual channel doesnt work if you have different amounts of ram on each controller (more than once). funny how you change your argument when i prove you wrong
just drop it.
just drop it.
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I have similair setup in my back up pc, 256mb in slots 1 and 2 nearest cpu, and 512mb in slot 3. 256md should be single sided memory chips while the 512mb should be doublesided, (memory on boths sides of the pcb) so that you can get Dual channel with 3 sticks. 