Two Sticks or One?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Lord Xenos, Jan 27, 2006.

  1. Lord Xenos

    Lord Xenos Private E-2

    I am building a new computer and have most of the parts. I want to be able to fill all the RAM slots with 1GB each maxing at 4GB eventually, and the motherboard will support it, I've checked, but I've heard that I may need two RAM sticks to get anything running. I just thought that you needed two for dual-channel. I don't think I'm an idiot but correct me if I'm wrong.
     
    Lord Xenos, Jan 27, 2006
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  2. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    You only need 1.

    However, 4gb at this point is a waste. XP doesn't support it correctly, and it shows up as 3gb.

    This is fixed in XP64 though.
     
    Adrynalyne, Jan 27, 2006
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  3. Lord Xenos

    Lord Xenos Private E-2

    Hey thanks thats exactly what i thought. I do plan on getting x64 for that reason and others, the computer really is a beast. 3800+ Athlon X2 for the proc. I'd be upgrading here and there. As needed and wanted. Thanks.
     
    Lord Xenos, Jan 27, 2006
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  4. Adrynalyne

    Adrynalyne Guest

    Quite welcome. I recently returned to the world of windows, so I just built a machine too.
     
    Adrynalyne, Jan 27, 2006
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