Need Help With RAM, Should I go for Single or dual channel, which one would support ?

devrajvarma

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DH61WW supports upto 8GB of RAM and Bus Clock is 1066 MHz Can I install a Single 8GB 1866 Ram on Single channel ?

This is the motherboard I have:

http://www.cnet.com/products/intel-desktop-board-dh61ww-classic-series-motherboard-micro-atx-lga1155-socket-h61-series/specs/

Guys, I need to know that if I can put a single "Kingston 8gb Hyperx Fury 1866mhz Desktop Ram" DH61WW board and get the potential of it. Or should I go for dual 4GB stick type, like currently a 1366 Kingston 4GB ram is installed, should I add another Kingston 4gb Hyperx Fury 1866mhz Desktop Ram" and make it dual channel config ? Which will work the best ?

Which would be a better choice ?
PS: budget matters.

Thanks


 
The ideal would be two new 4 GB sticks purchased as a kit, as you would get the dual channel configuration which has a 3-5% speed advantage over single channel.

I am not sure if a single 8 GB stick will work, and it will not take advantage of the dual channel performance boost. You need to review the Owner's Manual to see the max memory supported per slot. In a board with two slots, it is typically 4 GB per RAM slot.

Adding an additional 4 GB stick to your existing RAM has no guarantee of working, and has the potential to be a complete waste of money, so I would not go that route.
 

devrajvarma

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Can you clarify that if I use another new RAM that has 1866Mhz while older one is 1333Mhz....When using different speed DIMMs, the slowest memory timing is used. That means 1333Mhz would be used but would/wouldn't I get the 8 GB of Total ?
 

devrajvarma

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Even if the manufacturer is the same ? My previous RAM is from Kingston as well and its 1333mhz and new one I was planning was Kingston furry 1866mhz one. What do you think ?
 

devrajvarma

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Because to some it has worked... what happened is the newer RAM's speed gets clocked down to match primary's lower speed. For eg if one of your RAM is 1333mhz and another you're putting on is 1866 the 1866 would get clocked down automatically to match the 1333mhz. Not to mention this is pretty good feature in Kingston's RAM.