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Hi,
i'm looking to buy an (Asus P5GC-MX 1333 motherboard) the board comes with 2 DIMM memory module slots that takes 4Gb of ram max.
My question is, is it necessary to run the modules in dual mode 2Gb + 2Gb in each slot = 4Gb??? or could i just use 2Gb in one slot and 1Gb in the other = 3Gb??? I'm running windows XP which means it will only read 3Gb anyway, so this is where i get confused...
If i run 4Gb windows will only read 3Gb which in effect will not be running in dual mode because the modules are unbalanced,
and if i use 2Gb + 1Gb = 3Gb again! this will be unbalanced not in dual mode,
sorry for the confusion but this is the only way i can interpret it,
so do i have to run these modules in dual mode??? or can i just use a 2Gb + 1Gb and leave it at 3gigs???
Thanks
Musicmad
Hi,
i'm looking to buy an (Asus P5GC-MX 1333 motherboard) the board comes with 2 DIMM memory module slots that takes 4Gb of ram max.
My question is, is it necessary to run the modules in dual mode 2Gb + 2Gb in each slot = 4Gb??? or could i just use 2Gb in one slot and 1Gb in the other = 3Gb??? I'm running windows XP which means it will only read 3Gb anyway, so this is where i get confused...
If i run 4Gb windows will only read 3Gb which in effect will not be running in dual mode because the modules are unbalanced,
and if i use 2Gb + 1Gb = 3Gb again! this will be unbalanced not in dual mode,
sorry for the confusion but this is the only way i can interpret it,
so do i have to run these modules in dual mode??? or can i just use a 2Gb + 1Gb and leave it at 3gigs???
Thanks
Musicmad