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doro99   06-15-2009 at 11:14:44 AM

Might be a stupid question, but which is the front and rear in a bank of 4 RAM slots on a motherboard? I've been told to place the higher DDR 400 RAM at the back and the slower DDR333 RAM at the front, to avoid over cliocking. Is this true, and will it damage my motherboard/ram if I get it wrong?

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-15-2009 at 11:34:08 AM
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Might be a stupid question, but which is the front and rear in a bank of 4 RAM slots on a motherboard?


Front and rear? Usually the slot closest to the CPU is number 1. Read the MB manual for a detailed description of the DIMM slot configuration. Channel 1/Channel 2 perhaps. As in dual channel configuration.

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I've been told to place the higher DDR 400 RAM at the back and the slower DDR333 RAM at the front, to avoid over cliocking.



No matter where you place a 400MHz. DIMM combined with a 333MHz. DIMM both will default to 333Mhz. the slower of the two.

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Is this true, and will it damage my motherboard/ram if I get it wrong?



No. And no. The MB manual is where the DDIMM slot configuration is explained.

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doro99   06-15-2009 at 11:47:58 AM
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Thanks badge for your quick reply. Unfortunately I don't have a MB manual.

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Bronze Motherboards badge badge   06-15-2009 at 11:51:55 AM
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What MB do you have? The MB manual generally is available for download off the online MB product page.

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dokk2   06-15-2009 at 02:08:36 PM
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Yeah!! Not like way back when,,you could not even tell who made most mobo's..LOL:)

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