Dual Channel memory..?

[todd5854]

I'm in a MSI K9N SLI Platinum V1.2 570i Chipset.

Memory is OCZ PC2-6400, Part number OCZ2VU8001G

CPU-Z IS reporting I have 2gb of ram, but it's not reporting as dual channel memory.

I am probably doing something wrong.

Thank you

 

[Peaks]

Might have to set it up in the BIOS to read dual channel

 

[todd5854]

There's no option, I looked. Would it have to do with where the memory is on the board?

 

[scudst0rm]

yes, to enable dual channel the memory modules usually have to be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, check your motherboard manual

 

[Peaks]

yes, to enable dual channel the memory modules usually have to be in slots 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, check your motherboard manual

Ah yes that could be the problem. I am sure it will be 1 and 3 no matter the board. Make sure you have the first DIMM in slot one (often the closest slot to the CPU), then the second DIMM in slot 3 (the next but one a long). I think that if you have the second DIMM in the second slot it wont be recognised?? Not sure on that tho.

 

[todd5854]

Now in slots 2 and 4, dual channel recognized. Thank you!

 

[MrCommunistGen]

I am sure it will be 1 and 3 no matter the board.

Not necessarily, although this is probably the most common configuration. Plenty of boards don't do staggered slots at all. An old ECS NF4 board I had used side by side slots instead of every other, and so does my current board, a Gigiabyte MA-770-DS3P.

-mcg

 

[Peaks]

Well you learn a new thing everyday. Thanks for the update buddy

 

[todd5854]

Well you learn a new thing everyday. Thanks for the update buddy

Exactly! I'd like to run a PC business like Microcenter one day..