Which slots do I put RAM in?

guska

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I have 2 existing 1gb sticks of ram in my media server, both in the yellow (A1 and B1) slots. I have another 2 1gb sticks that I'd like to add (different brand, same specs). Which slots are best to put them in? Do I go A1B1/A2B2 or A1A2/B1B2 with each set?

I know that it's never a brilliant idea to mix brands or batches, but it's a relatively temporary measure, and won't be the end of the world if they don't play nice.
 
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When you're using all your RAM slots (and ideally they would all be the same type of RAM), then it wouldn't matter which goes in which slot. If using only 2 of 4 slots, then you had the right idea, assuming the slot colors were paired in a 1/3 and 2/4 configuration.

The purpose of proper slot use is to enable the proper channel configuration for your CPU, but with all slots occupied, that becomes moot since all channels are enabled.

BadBoyGreek

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When you're using all your RAM slots (and ideally they would all be the same type of RAM), then it wouldn't matter which goes in which slot. If using only 2 of 4 slots, then you had the right idea, assuming the slot colors were paired in a 1/3 and 2/4 configuration.

The purpose of proper slot use is to enable the proper channel configuration for your CPU, but with all slots occupied, that becomes moot since all channels are enabled.
 
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