Normal ram work with dual memory slots?

davie23223 · 10-16-2005, 08:20 PM

I was wondering if you have a dual memory motherboard is it okay to have a non dual memory stick?

eg. You buy a 512mb ddr stick ram and put it in the computer will it work or do you have to buy another exact same ram stick and would that work because they arent dual but their exactly same kind. Do you have to buy dual ram packages fot dual motherboards only? Is dual ram just saying 2 of the same ram sticks so you can buy each seperately?

ckfordy · 10-16-2005, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by davie23223

I was wondering if you have a dual memory motherboard is it okay to have a non dual memory stick?

eg. You buy a 512mb ddr stick ram and put it in the computer will it work or do you have to buy another exact same ram stick and would that work because they arent dual but their exactly same kind. Do you have to buy dual ram packages fot dual motherboards only? Is dual ram just saying 2 of the same ram sticks so you can buy each seperately?

no you dont have to buy 2 sticks of ram for dual channel if you dont want to 1 stick will work fine

TheChef · 10-16-2005, 10:11 PM

Read RAM 101, it will explain everything.

Ram 101

diduknowthat · 10-16-2005, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by davie23223

Do you have to buy dual ram packages fot dual motherboards only?

dual ram package is just another name for 2 sticks of the same ram that you can buy in one pretty package and its a way companies charge more for the same products.

gamerman4 · 10-17-2005, 02:06 AM

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its a way companies charge more for the same products.

Not necessarily, I've seen dual channel kits for a couple of dollars less than buying 2 sticks individually. If they do charge more for the dual kit, it shouldn't be more than a $5 difference.

donjuan1jr · 10-17-2005, 02:14 AM

Dual channel is more of a technology of the motherboard than the memory is how i see it.

shupola · 10-17-2005, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gamerman4

Not necessarily, I've seen dual channel kits for a couple of dollars less than buying 2 sticks individually. If they do charge more for the dual kit, it shouldn't be more than a $5 difference.

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Dual channel is more of a technology of the motherboard than the memory is how i see it.

i dont think he is talking about dual channel. i think what he want to know is that by having two memory slots(not necessarily dual channel) do they both have to be filled in order for the system to run, in which case the answer is no.

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10-17-2005, 02:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
donjuan1jr banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Age: 22 Posts: 433	Dual channel is more of a technology of the motherboard than the memory is how i see it.