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First of all I am unsure if this is the right place to ask, and I am not exactly a very tech-y person, so I probably won't understand all of the lingo you may throw at me, but I guess I can google it.

So I have been wanting to upgrade my RAM in my computer, and currently i have 4 GBs. I have this motherboard: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3423#ov GA-870A-UD3. I see that it has a 'dual-channel' system for ram sticks, which I assume are the blue and white RAM-sockets (one channel blue, one channel white). I want to upgrade into 8 GBs of RAM and these (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J8E9014) two are the ones i've been looking at.

My question is: Since these are 'paired', (i.e. two of the same sticks), should I put both of them in the blue channel or one in each channel? And why/why not?

I saw a YouTube video on how to install ram sticks, and the guy said that you needed to install the sticks in the sockets 2 and 4, and if you did otherwise the system wouldn't start (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFHP5cGuZtU at 3:40).

Is this still relevant with a motherboard like mine?

If the question isn't understandable, please let me know as english isn't my first language!

Thank you for reading this far and hopefully thank you for helping me out!
 
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So you're saying that if I buy these two memory sticks, that I should install them in the slots 1 and 3, or 2 and 4, and that should give me the benefit that dual channel provides. Do I understand you correctly? Shouldn't both of them be in the same channel colorwise, i.e. both in the blue or both in the white?

Also, are the sticks I have chosen compatible with my motherboard (I looked for DDR3 and 1866 Speed, but should I look for more specs when choosing memory sticks?).

Also, can you explain to me what happens with dualchannel memory? I'd like to also actually know why and what I am doing, not just how to !

Thanks again for your initial reply and I hope you can help me out with these questions aswell!
 
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Most mobos go 1-3 2-4, if any doubt can check your mobo manual, but easy way to chack is install, run CPU-Z and see what it shows in the Memory tab (upper right of screen)

As for dual channel - DRAM itself is a 64 bit device, when dual channel is in use, the memory controller sees all the DRAM as a 128 bit device which allows it to run more data through at once, though it's not doubled as many thing, double channel vs single channel can offer up to about a 10-15 % performance increase
 
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Again thank you for answering quickly :) This is what CPU-Z tells me in the memory tab.
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I take it it is the "Unganged" DC mode that is relevant here.

Also the manual for the motherboard tells me that the four memory sockets are divided into two channels, where Channel A is DDR3_2 and DDR3_4, whilst Channel B is DDR3_1 and DDR3_3.

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It says that when enabling dualchannel mode (is this something I have to enable manually, if so where?), for optimum performance when using two memory sticks (as I would be doing with those two I intend on buying), it is recommended to install them in DDR3_1 and DDR3_2. Well I just learned that DDR3_2 is in Channel A and DDR3_1 is in channel B. Shouldn't they be installed in the same channel to make use of the dualchannel bonus? Why do they recommend this? And will the dualchannel system only be relevant with more than two memory sticks?..

A hefty round of questions, but all in all I just want to know where (sockets 1,2,3,4) to install the bloody sticks, so I can enjoy having increased performance!

Thanks for reading this far!
 
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Alright so to summarize.

- I will be buying those two sticks (although not from amazon, found a seller in my country), and they will be compatible with my motherboard.

- I will remove the old sticks and insert the two new ones, one in DDR3_1 and one in DDR3_2 to utilize both channels and therefore getting as much performance out of them as possible.

- I do not need to activate anything from my computer to get the most out of the sticks.

If any of this is wrong then do please correct me.
 
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Those Kingston HyperX sticks say though, that they automatically overclock. Direct quotes:
Automatic Overclocking - reach faster speeds and higher capacities by just installing the memory, no adjustments in BIOS needed
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Get in the game with HyperX FURY. Even newbies get up to speed fast, since FURY automatically recognizes its host platform and automatically overclocks to the highest frequency published - up to 1866MHz*
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*HyperX PnP memory will run in most DDR3 systems up to the speed allowed by the manufacturer's system BIOS. PnP cannot increase the system memory speed faster than is allowed by the manufacturer's BIOS.
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So surely I shouldn't do anything, they should automatically adjust themselves after they're plugged in?
 
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