Dual Channel in Triple Channel Board

[V-Key]

I accidentally bought some dual channel ram. But the board I am getting says that it needs triple channel. Will there be any problems with using dual channel in the EVGA Classified SR-2 board?

 

[saint19]

Hi V-Key and welcome to Tom's forum.

If you want the best performance of your rig and the CPU, i suggest to you change the RAM for a tri-channel kit.

If you can't change it, you can run the dual-channel kit in the mobo without problems.

Key Features

NVIDIA SLI Technology
USB 2.0 SupportPCI Express® 2.0 / 1.1 Support
Serial ATA II
Solid Capacitors
On-Board Clear CMOS Button
On-Board Power Button with Integrated Power Light
On-Board Reset Button with Integrated HDD Activity Light
On-Board Diagnostics LED Readout
2-Way SLI® Support
3-Way SLI® Support
Windows XP™ Support
Windows Vista / Windows 7™ Support
DDR3 Support
Triple-Channel Support
Dual-Channel Support
300% more gold content in the CPU socket
Supports EVGA's EVbot
8 Phase Digital PWM
4-Way SLI® Support
SATA III 6GB/s
Intel 5520 Chipset
USB 3.0 Support

Source

 

[COLGeek]

Hi V-Key and welcome to Tom's forum.

If you want the best performance of your rig and the CPU, i suggest to you change the RAM for a tri-channel kit.

If you can't change it, you can run the dual-channel kit in the mobo without problems.

Key Features

NVIDIA SLI Technology
USB 2.0 SupportPCI Express® 2.0 / 1.1 Support
Serial ATA II
Solid Capacitors
On-Board Clear CMOS Button
On-Board Power Button with Integrated Power Light
On-Board Reset Button with Integrated HDD Activity Light
On-Board Diagnostics LED Readout
2-Way SLI® Support
3-Way SLI® Support
Windows XP™ Support
Windows Vista / Windows 7™ Support
DDR3 Support
Triple-Channel Support
Dual-Channel Support
300% more gold content in the CPU socket
Supports EVGA's EVbot
8 Phase Digital PWM
4-Way SLI® Support
SATA III 6GB/s
Intel 5520 Chipset
USB 3.0 Support

Source

^+1. Agreed on both counts. Will it work, YES. Is it optimal, NO. Good luck!