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It has been some time since I posted. If this thread belongs with my other (which was in the motherboard section I believe) I do apologize and request the move. Otherwise I can take any assistance here.

Last time I was here I was asking about rebuilding my old computer... had a new case, psu, and video card... but was having issues with my motherboard.

I have a new motherboard now! lol...

My question though is about the RAM.

I have six slots and six sticks (4@1gb and 2@2gb) of ddr3.

Here is a page from my motherboard manual.

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19452/eng/DX58OG_ProductGuide01_English.pdf

To this newbies eyes it looks like I will need either 3 and 3 or 6 of a kind... it doesnt look like I can use 2 and 4... please say Im wrong.

If I am wrong... if I can use 2@2gb and 4@1gb... where do I place them? My guess would be to put the 2gb sticks in dimm 1 and dimm 2...

Please help!
 
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Right. If you have only 3 sticks....one in each channel. A, B, C
Since you have 6 sticks...2 in each channel. Matched within the channel.
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What kind of RAM sticks do you have, usually as long as they are the same brand they should work, some need to be the same class, but yeah.
 
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To this newbies eyes it looks like I will need either 3 and 3 or 6 of a kind... it doesnt look like I can use 2 and 4... please say Im wrong.

If I am wrong... if I can use 2@2gb and 4@1gb... where do I place them? My guess would be to put the 2gb sticks in dimm 1 and dimm 2...

From the manual, pg 38:
"Optimal memory performance can be achieved by installing matched DIMMS of equal
speed and size in each channel. "

3 channels. A, B, C. Put the 2 x 2GB in one channel, and the 4 x 1GB in the other two channels.
 
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It is all Samsung... it is what came in my old dell, so it was working together before... but, im just wondering if my new motherboard makes a difference... and where I should place the RAM if it will be ok
 
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Ok, thats what i thought it meant at first too... but then the diagram shows (the one with only 3 sticks) matching sticks being placed in seperate channels... look closely, it has 1 stick in A 1 stick in B and 1 stick in C... why?
 
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Right. If you have only 3 sticks....one in each channel. A, B, C
Since you have 6 sticks...2 in each channel. Matched within the channel.
 
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Awesome. Thank you so much!
 
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