Which slots are best ? need help

[GemmaStafs]

Hi guys

I have a ASUS crosshair formula IV motherboard with 4 x DDR 3 slots

At the moment I am running 4 x 2gb Kingston sticks, I have just picked up 2 X 4gb sticks again kingston (Same spec etc. )

Now there are 2 black memory slots and 2 red slots in my board

can I just stick the memory anywhere regardless of colour slots ?

or should I be putting the 2 4gb stick in the red and the two 2gb sticks in the black or vice versa ?

the way the slots are arranged are RED/BLACK/RED/BLACK

What I want to do is use the 2 new 4GB stick and use 2 of my 2GB sticks

so does anybody know what goes where ? or does it not matter

Cheers

Gemma

 

[Kei]

Check the manual to find which pair of slots are channel 1 as one set of modules will go in them and the other pair go in channel 2. They are usually colour coordinated, but not guaranteed. (I.e red slots = ch 1 & black slots = ch 2)

 

[NatTheCat]

Gemma, are you using windows 7/8 x64? If so..

You should use you're new 2x4gb in the red slots and the 2x2gb in the black slots.

Red= Channel 1 - Black= Channel 2

I cant attach the manual pdf but if you have you're book you should check out page 2.4

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/CROSSHAIR_IV_FORMULA/#support_Download_30