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[Solved] Triple channel ddr3 for AM3 Mobo?

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dodonga   09-04-2009 at 12:42:50 AM

So i was wondering if i can buy 6 gb of 3-channel ddr3 ram and stick em on an am3 mobo putting the ram on 3 slots in 2 different channels. Will it work fine?

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yes (since it would be in dual channel)
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_channel]Wiki on Dual Channel[url]

or you could buy 2 sets of 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3 for 8GB in dual channel
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scudst0rm   09-04-2009 at 12:46:54 AM

it will work, but it will only run in single channel. Any particular reason you want 6 GB instead of 4 or 8?

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dodonga   09-04-2009 at 12:53:44 AM

So all 3 will work in single channel, or will i get a double channel and a single channel

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dodonga   09-04-2009 at 12:54:50 AM

Well the prices seem to be so similar that i figured might as well get 2 extra gb of ram :P

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rockyjohn   09-04-2009 at 12:54:56 AM

If you have 4 memory slots you can buy a pair of 2 GB sticks and a pair of 1 GB sticks and they should work fine - giving you 6 GB of memory operation in dual channel mode.

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dodonga   09-04-2009 at 12:55:48 AM

would that perform better than 3x 2gb?

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mindless728   09-04-2009 at 01:09:52 AM
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yes (since it would be in dual channel)
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_channel]Wiki on Dual Channel[url]

or you could buy 2 sets of 4GB(2x2GB) DDR3 for 8GB in dual channel

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