Nforce2 question

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 7:36 pm

ok...In my system I have 3 dimms in use. all 3 are 256m sticks.

Will this be bad on an NF2? Will I need to replace them with 2 larger sticks? or what?

Greg

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:02 pm

on ze nforce, there are two channels that when used give you the 128 bit bus - they have to be matched sticks - if you populate all three slots, then you don't get the dual bus feature

1 run 2x512 in one 2x256 in the other

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:10 pm

dual channel still works with 3 sticks... bank 0(dimm1) is one channel. Bank 1(dimm2 and 3) is the 2nd channel. Pulled this right of the Epox 8RDA manual

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 9:15 pm

Eh, I ordered 2 512 3500 samsung sticks. $88 figgured might as well. I would need ram anyways.

Greg

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:09 pm

I love my Gig of Corsair and damn the price of ram has fell i should order up some more while its low...

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Fri Mar 21, 2003 11:09 pm

Doesn't have to be matching sticks....

I'm gonna get the TWIN pair of the low latency PC2700 Corsair XMS to run in a dual channel....that will hopefully preform better.