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What kind of upgrade channel can I make?

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  • Gaming
  • Intel
  • PC gaming
  • RAM
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  • GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY
  • Dual Channel
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October 12, 2014 12:22:45 AM

Okay, so I'm about to buy this motherboard (Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 Micro ATX DDR3 1600 Intel Motherboards GA-B85M-D3H) and I realised that it support dual-channel. Then, I read this article, (http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/dual-channel-memor...) and its kinda confusing. I was low in budget so I'm buying the 4GB RAM 1600Mhz first (later will upgrade and buy new one), but I've some questions to ask.

1. Dual-channel mean 4 memory slot, which also mean that I can put.. four 4GB RAM on that?

2. Is 4GB RAM and 4GB RAM Dual Stick has any difference as in, the dual stick will occupied 2 memory slot on the motherboard and the noirmal one (which i'm buying) only occupied one memory slot on the motherboard?

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October 12, 2014 4:52:20 AM

Dual channel means it can use memory in sets of Pairs. So you buy a PAIR of ram sticks, put them in the same colored ram slots (they have differing colors so you know which ones are the pair) and then the CPU can access them better. It's not necesary to use dual channel ram though, you can usually do fine with just one stick. (the performance difference is minor at best)

HOWEVER, it's not a good idea to mix ram sticks sold in different sets. You only want to use a set of ram sold as a pair (up to two pairs since you probably have 4 ram slots) or a single stick by itself. Mixing ram sets can cause weird issues to pop up.
October 12, 2014 5:07:31 AM

James Mason said:
Dual channel means it can use memory in sets of Pairs. So you buy a PAIR of ram sticks, put them in the same colored ram slots (they have differing colors so you know which ones are the pair) and then the CPU can access them better. It's not necesary to use dual channel ram though, you can usually do fine with just one stick. (the performance difference is minor at best)

HOWEVER, it's not a good idea to mix ram sticks sold in different sets. You only want to use a set of ram sold as a pair (up to two pairs since you probably have 4 ram slots) or a single stick by itself. Mixing ram sets can cause weird issues to pop up.


so i either buy 2 pairs of 4gb dual stick to put on the 4 memory slot or buy four single stick 4gb ram, same brand and type (completely identical) ?
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October 12, 2014 5:46:07 AM

foresterbigboss said:
James Mason said:
Dual channel means it can use memory in sets of Pairs. So you buy a PAIR of ram sticks, put them in the same colored ram slots (they have differing colors so you know which ones are the pair) and then the CPU can access them better. It's not necesary to use dual channel ram though, you can usually do fine with just one stick. (the performance difference is minor at best)

HOWEVER, it's not a good idea to mix ram sticks sold in different sets. You only want to use a set of ram sold as a pair (up to two pairs since you probably have 4 ram slots) or a single stick by itself. Mixing ram sets can cause weird issues to pop up.


so i either buy 2 pairs of 4gb dual stick to put on the 4 memory slot or buy four single stick 4gb ram, same brand and type (completely identical) ?


You buy either:

1x 4GB stick (this is single channel)
or
1x 2x2GB pair (these are dual channel) (Or 2x4GB (for 8 total)
or
2x 2x2GB pairs from the same manufacturer running at the same Mhz and CAS timings, same brand everything. (these are still dual channel, but you just have two dual channels running) (or 2x4GB for 16GB total (which you don't need for gaming of any type, you'd only need this much if you do heavy video rendering or something)

What you DON'T do is buy a 1x 4x2GB set, that's QUAD Channel memory, something your motherboard doesn't support. (it won't work with a 3x2GB set either, that's triple channel)
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