Dual channel

jdoglike · 03-08-2006, 09:18 PM

ok i have 1GB(2 x 512) of corsair vaule ram and a MSI motherboard. i started by putting the ram in the both the green slots but i only regestered 512 ram so now I have the ram in the first green slot and first purple slot and it says there 1024 ram which is correct. So here is my question is it in dual channel now or is that something i have to make it do and if its the later then how do i do that.

suprasteve · 03-09-2006, 03:17 AM

typically it should have been in dual channel in slots 1&3 or 2&4, you sure your board supports dual channel?

Waters · 03-09-2006, 04:20 AM

well i have 3 slots for ram and i just stuck 2 of em next to eachother and i checked CPU-Z and it says its running dual channel, i just put em it...as he said make sure ur mb supports dual channel

fade2green514 · 03-09-2006, 01:09 PM

he has a socket 939 that means his board and chip support dual channel. 939 socket processors have dual memory controllers, that's why

. use CPU-Z to read whether its in dual channel or not.. i'd guess that it is though. (since in the other slot it wouldn't read the extra stick)

03-08-2006, 09:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdoglike Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 114	Dual channel ok i have 1GB(2 x 512) of corsair vaule ram and a MSI motherboard. i started by putting the ram in the both the green slots but i only regestered 512 ram so now I have the ram in the first green slot and first purple slot and it says there 1024 ram which is correct. So here is my question is it in dual channel now or is that something i have to make it do and if its the later then how do i do that. __________________ Computer CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4200+ MoBo: MSI K8N Neo4-F Ram: Corsair value select 2 x 512 GFX: eVga GeForce 6800GS Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5 PSU: FSP AX450-PN OS: windows xp home Dvd burner: Nec

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fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	he has a socket 939 that means his board and chip support dual channel. 939 socket processors have dual memory controllers, that's why . use CPU-Z to read whether its in dual channel or not.. i'd guess that it is though. (since in the other slot it wouldn't read the extra stick) __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score Last edited by fade2green514; 03-09-2006 at 01:12 PM.

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03-09-2006, 03:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
suprasteve Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,355	typically it should have been in dual channel in slots 1&3 or 2&4, you sure your board supports dual channel?

03-09-2006, 04:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Waters Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 103	well i have 3 slots for ram and i just stuck 2 of em next to eachother and i checked CPU-Z and it says its running dual channel, i just put em it...as he said make sure ur mb supports dual channel