Is the DDR3 channel type set by RAM or motherboard

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I'm going to buy some RAM but my motherboard is triple channel not dual or quad and I cannot get the RAM I want as a kit of 3 sticks if I buy them individually and put them in the right slots on motherboard will this still be triple channel?

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It's like a gamble, sticks are not too fond of working with each other. You can pick 10 identical sticks from the factory line and still end up with only 4 of them running well with each other. I'd advise against it, a dual channel would work just fine.
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Really? Even if I bought 3 of the exact same RAM from the same shop? I just thought this was if you bought RAM of different brands
 
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It's like a gamble, sticks are not too fond of working with each other. You can pick 10 identical sticks from the factory line and still end up with only 4 of them running well with each other. I'd advise against it, a dual channel would work just fine.
 
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It's not a hard and fast rule though I take it just your opinions? will dual channel run any slower?
 
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Okay thanks. So is occupying 2 slots dual channel or just any multiple of 2 so is 4 slots used also dual on a motherboard that doesn't support quad channel
 
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