Ok, I'm spending a little loose change to upgrade my budget machine -- this is not my main family computer, but my toybox, meant to be wiped frequently experimented with, etc. It's usually a dual-boot with WinXP Home and whatever Linux distro I'm using currently. I use it for gaming, and general use.
Current Specs:
AMD64 3000+ Newcastle, Socket 754
Asus K8n Nforce3 250
1 GB Corsair VS RAM
350W Fortron PSU
EVGA 7600GS (AGP)
NEC DVD+/-RW
WD Caviar HDD 160GB
WD Caviar HDD 80GB
So I scooped up one of the Newegg OEM FX-55s at $199, and an ASRock Dual VSTA mobo with the Uli PCIe / AGP slots. So for about $269, I've gone to Socket 939, dual channel RAM, and a 600MHz clock jump (with an unlocked multiplier), leaving the door open for a PCIe GPU and dual core in the future. Still managed to leverage my RAM and GPU, which an AM2 board would have reqiured. I'm hoping the whole setup will last a year or so.
Here's my question -- I have 2 sticks of Corsair VS @ 512 MB and 2 @ 256. I'm assuming that all four sticks have to be identical to run 1.5 GB of RAM in dual channel, which is not happening. However, with I have 1 GB running in dual channel and 512MB running in single? Or will it all run in single?
Thanks in advance.
Current Specs:
AMD64 3000+ Newcastle, Socket 754
Asus K8n Nforce3 250
1 GB Corsair VS RAM
350W Fortron PSU
EVGA 7600GS (AGP)
NEC DVD+/-RW
WD Caviar HDD 160GB
WD Caviar HDD 80GB
So I scooped up one of the Newegg OEM FX-55s at $199, and an ASRock Dual VSTA mobo with the Uli PCIe / AGP slots. So for about $269, I've gone to Socket 939, dual channel RAM, and a 600MHz clock jump (with an unlocked multiplier), leaving the door open for a PCIe GPU and dual core in the future. Still managed to leverage my RAM and GPU, which an AM2 board would have reqiured. I'm hoping the whole setup will last a year or so.
Here's my question -- I have 2 sticks of Corsair VS @ 512 MB and 2 @ 256. I'm assuming that all four sticks have to be identical to run 1.5 GB of RAM in dual channel, which is not happening. However, with I have 1 GB running in dual channel and 512MB running in single? Or will it all run in single?
Thanks in advance.